Mateo Ponte

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ponte and the second or maternal family name is Costa.

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]

Mateo Ponte

Ponte with Uruguay U20 in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Mateo Ponte Costa[1]
Date of birth	(2003-05-24) 24 May 2003 (age 22)[1]
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Botafogo
Number	4
Youth career
	Danubio
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2023	Danubio	22	(1)
2023–	Botafogo	34	(4)
International career
2021–2023	Uruguay U20	36	(3)
2024	Uruguay U23	6	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Uruguay FIFA U-20 World Cup Winner 2023 Argentina South American U-20 Championship Runner-up 2023 Colombia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 May 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]

In July 2025, Mateo Ponte received a $4 million offer from Al Jazira of the United Arab Emirates to leave Botafogo. Adapted, a multiple-champion, and identified with the club, the right-back declined the offer to remain with the team.^[8]

In September 2025, Botafogo announced the renewal of Mateo Ponte's contract until July 2028.^[9]

International career

Ponte is a current Uruguayan youth international.^[10] He was a part of the Uruguayan side that won the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.^[11][12]

In June 2023, Ponte received his first call-up to the senior team for friendlies against Nicaragua and Cuba.^[13] In January 2024, he was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.^[14]

Career statistics

As of 8 December 2024^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State league		National cup[a]		Continental		Total
		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

1. Includes Copa Uruguay, Copa do Brasil
2. Appearance in Copa Sudamericana
3. Appearances in Campeonato Carioca
4. Appearances in Copa Libertadores

Honours

Botafogo

• Copa Libertadores: 2024^[15]
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2024

Uruguay U20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2023^[11][12]
• South American U-20 Championship runner-up: 2023^[16]