Mateo Ponte

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[1]
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) 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 0 (0)
International career
2021–2023 Uruguay U20 36 (3)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Uruguay
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner2023 Argentina
South American U-20 Championship
Runner-up2023 Colombia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 July 2023

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]

International career

Ponte is a current Uruguayan youth international.[6] He was a part of the Uruguayan side that won the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.[7][8]

Career statistics

As of 5 August 2023[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Danubio 2020 Uruguayan Primera División 100100
2021 Uruguayan Segunda División 3030
2022 Uruguayan Primera División 1010
2023 810081
Total 221000000221
Botafogo 2023 Série A 0000
Career total 221000000221

Honours

Uruguay U20

References

  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Uruguay (URU)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 22. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. Mateo Ponte at Soccerway
  3. "Debutantes de la 4a fecha del Torneo Clausura 2020". 5 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  4. "River Plate vs. Danubio - 4 February 2021". Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  5. "Uruguaio na família" [Uruguayan in the family] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Botafogo FR. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  6. "29 futbolistas convocados para el primer entrenamiento del año". 25 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  7. "Uruguay es Campeón del Mundo". Uruguayan Football Association. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  8. Lopesino, Juan (12 June 2023). "Luciano Rodríguez vale un Mundial". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  9. "Uruguay vicecampeón del CONMEBOL SUB20". 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
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