Marco Matias (footballer)

Marco André da Silva Lopes Matias (born 10 May 1989) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga Portugal 2 club Farense.

Marco Matias

Matias playing for Sheffield Wednesday in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Marco André da Silva Lopes Matias[1]
Date of birth	(1989-05-10) 10 May 1989 (age 36)[2]
Place of birth	Barreiro, Portugal
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Farense
Number	77
Youth career
1998–2001	Barreirense
2001–2008	Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2010	Sporting CP	0	(0)
2008–2009	→ Varzim (loan)	12	(0)
2009	→ Fátima (loan)	7	(2)
2010	→ Real Massamá (loan)	15	(0)
2010–2014	Vitória Guimarães	42	(6)
2010–2012	→ Freamunde (loan)	43	(7)
2012–2013	Vitória Guimarães B	8	(2)
2014–2015	Nacional	33	(17)
2015–2019	Sheffield Wednesday	60	(9)
2019–2020	B-SAD	27	(2)
2021–2022	Nacional	39	(5)
2022–	Farense	92	(10)
International career
2007	Portugal U18	4	(1)
2007–2008	Portugal U19	13	(1)
2009	Portugal U21	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:25, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Portugal

Born in Barreiro, Setúbal District, Matias finished his youth career at Sporting CP.^[3][4] He never represented the first team officially as a senior, being consecutively loaned to Varzim SC,^[5] C.D. Fátima^[6] and Real SC, with all the clubs but the third competing in the Segunda Liga.^[7]

Matias signed with Vitória S.C. in the summer of 2010, being immediately loaned to S.C. Freamunde of the second division for two years.^[8] He subsequently returned to Guimarães, making his debut in the Primeira Liga on 19 August 2012 by coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute in a 0–0 home draw against Sporting,^[9] and finished his first season with 20 scoreless appearances.

Matias scored his first goal in the Portuguese top flight on 31 August 2013, but in a 1–4 home loss to Vitória de Setúbal.^[10] On 19 July 2014 he joined C.D. Nacional of the same league,^[11] netting 21 times from 42 competitive games to help the Madeirans to the seventh position.^{[12][13][14][15]}

Sheffield Wednesday

In July 2015, Matias signed a four-year deal with Championship club Sheffield Wednesday.^[16] His first goal came in his fourth league appearance on 22 August, the 1–1 draw against Leeds United – a volley from 18 yards that flew in off the underside of the bar.^[17][18]

Matias was released at the end of the 2018–19 season.^[19][20] His spell at the Hillsborough Stadium was bothered by several injury problems.^[21][22]

Return to Nacional

On 26 January 2021, Matias returned to Nacional on a five-month contract, from fellow top-tier side B-SAD.^[15]

International career

Matias won five caps for the Portugal under-21 team. His first came on 11 July 2009, as he played the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 loss against Cape Verde in the Lusofonia Games.^[23]

Honours

Vitória Guimarães

• Taça de Portugal: 2012–13^[24]

Individual

• Liga Portugal 2 Team of the Season: 2022–23^[25]
• Liga Portugal 2 Player of the Month: April 2023^[26]
• Liga Portugal 2 Forward of the Month: April 2023^[27]