João Matos

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Alves and the second or paternal family name is de Matos.

João Nuno Alves de Matos ComIH ComM (born 21 February 1987) is a Portuguese professional futsal player who plays for Sporting CP and the Portugal national team.^[1]

João Matos
ComIH ComM

Personal information
Full name	João Nuno Alves de Matos
Date of birth	(1987-02-21) 21 February 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Defender, winger
Team information
Current team	Sporting CP
Number	9
Youth career
2000–2002	Clube de Carnaxide
2002–2006	Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–	Sporting CP	489	(111)
International career‡
2008–	Portugal	130	(18)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:00, 11 August 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:00, 11 August 2018 (UTC)

Honours

Club

Sporting CP

• Campeonato Nacional: 2005–06, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
• Taça de Portugal: 2005–06, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2024–25
• Taça da Liga: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2023–24, 2024–25
• Supertaça de Portugal: 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2025
• UEFA Futsal Champions League: 2018–19, 2020–21

International

Portugal

• UEFA Futsal Championship: 2018, 2022
• FIFA Futsal World Cup: 2021
• Futsal Finalissima: 2022

Orders

• Commander of the Order of Prince Henry^[2]
• Commander of the Order of Merit^[3]