Mateo Ponte
Uruguayan football player (born 2003) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mateo Ponte Costa (born 24 May 2003) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Botafogo.[2]
_(cropped).jpg) Ponte with Uruguay U20 in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mateo Ponte Costa[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 May 2003[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Botafogo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Danubio | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Danubio | 22 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Botafogo | 30 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Uruguay U20 | 36 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Uruguay U23 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Danubio
A youth academy graduate of Danubio, Ponte made his professional debut on 4 February 2021 in a 4–0 league win against River Plate Montevideo.[3][4]
Botafogo
On 2 August 2023, Ponte signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Botafogo.[5][6]
In August, Mateo Ponte debuted with the Botafogo shirt in the 3-0 victory over Bahia, at the Nilton Santos Stadium, in the 21st round of the Brazilian Championship.[7]
International career
Ponte is a current Uruguayan youth international.[8] He was a part of the Uruguayan side that won the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.[9][10]
In June 2023, Ponte received his first call-up to the senior team for friendlies against Nicaragua and Cuba.[11] In January 2024, he was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[12]
Career statistics
- As of 8 December 2024[2]
| Club | Season | League | State league | National cup[a] | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Danubio | 2020 | UPD | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | USD | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | UPD | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | UPD | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Total | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Botafogo | 2023 | Série A | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Série A | 17 | 3 | 6[c] | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13[d] | 0 | 39 | 3 | |
| Total | 18 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 41 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 40 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 64 | 4 | ||
- Includes Copa Uruguay, Copa do Brasil
- Appearance in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearances in Campeonato Carioca
- Appearances in Copa Libertadores
Honours
Botafogo
Uruguay U20
References
External links
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