Matthew Nogueira

Matthew Alexander Pires Nogueira (born March 18, 1998) is a Canadian professional soccer player who last played as a goalkeeper for York United.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pires and the second or paternal family name is Nogueira.
Matthew Nogueira
Personal information
Full name Matthew Alexander Pires Nogueira
Date of birth (1998-03-18) March 18, 1998
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Sporting Academy Toronto
2012–2015 Benfica
2015–2016 Toronto FC
2016–2017 Gil Vicente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Gil Vicente 0 (0)
2017–2018 Fornos de Algodres 4 (0)
2018 Águeda 6 (0)
2018–2021 Marítimo 0 (0)
2018–2021 Marítimo B 8 (0)
2022 York United 0 (0)
International career
2014 Canada U16
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 March 2022

Early life

He began playing soccer at age 4 with Sporting Academy Toronto, an affiliate of Portuguese club Sporting CP.[1] When he was 10, he was noticed by Portuguese goalkeeper Nuno Santos, who was running camps in Canada, who trained him and arranged trials for him in Portugal with the Benfica and Sporting youth academies, with Nogueira ultimately joining Benfica.[2] He later returned to Toronto ahead of the birth of his daughter, and reached out to Toronto FC who invited him to join their academy, with whom he spent a year[2] and also trialed with Toronto FC II.[3] Afterwards, he returned to Portugal, joining the youth setup of Gil Vicente.[2]

Club career

On October 8, 2016, he was an unused substitute for the Gil Vicente first-team against Olhanense.[4]

In 2017, he joined A.D. Fornos de Algodres in the third tier Campeonato de Portugal.[5] Initially serving as the backup keeper, he eventually received his opportunity as the team fell into last place, and in a match against league-leaders Águeda, he put in a man of the match performance, attracting Águeda's interest who signed him to a contract.[2] Once again finding himself as the backup, he once again received a string of starts at the end of the season, including in the final match of the season against Marítimo B, where he played well despite dislocating his finger prior to the match, impressing Marítimo, who signed him to a three-year contract in the offseason.[2] In his first season, he split time between the B team, the U23 team, and the first team, including his professional debut in a 2018–19 Taça da Liga league cup match against Estoril Praia, losing 1-0 with the goal coming from a penalty kick.[6][7]

Upon the expiry of his contract, he joined Serbian second tier side FK Zlatibor Čajetina, but would have had to wait until January 2022 to officially sign as the club underwent a transfer ban on foreign signings due to a penalty from failing to pay its players when they were in the top division,[2] however, he instead left the club to return to Canada, where he went on trial with Major League Soccer club CF Montréal[8] and Canadian Premier League club York United FC.[9] On March 10, 2022, after his trial, he signed a one-year contract plus options with York.[10][11] In July 2022, he terminated his contract with York United via mutual consent.[12]

International career

Born in Canada, Nogueira is of Portuguese descent. Nogueira was called up to a camp for the Canada U16 in 2014.[13] He appeared for Canada U16 at the 2014 Montaigu Tournament, making his debut against France.

Nogueira was named to the Canadian U-23 50-man provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2021.[14] He was named to the final squad ahead of the re-scheduled tournament on March 10, 2021.[15][16]

Career statistics
As of August 1, 2022[4]
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gil Vicente 2016–17 LigaPro 000000–00
Fornos de Algodres 2017–18 Campeonato de Portugal 4000––40
Águeda 6000––60
Marítimo 2018–19 Primeira Liga 00001[lower-alpha 1]0–10
Marítimo B 2018–19 Campeonato de Portugal 50–––50
2019–20 30–––30
Total 80———80
York United FC 2022 Canadian Premier League 0000––00
Career total 180001000190
  1. Appearance in the Taça da Liga

References
  1. "Matthew Nogueira Canada Profile". Canadian Soccer Association.
  2. Jacques, John (January 23, 2022). "Nogueira Seeks Opportunity Closer To Home". Northern Tribune.
  3. Campos, Anthony (February 22, 2016). "TFC II Defeats Vaughan 2-0 In Preseason". Toronto FC.
  4. Matthew Nogueira at Soccerway
  5. "Matthew Nogueira assina pelo Fornos de Algodres" [Matthew Nogueira signs for Fornos de Algodres]. Mundo dos Guarda-Redes (in Portuguese). August 4, 2017.
  6. Jacques, John (March 6, 2021). "Nogueira And Dias Make Canada U-23 Squad For Olympic Qualifiers". Northern Tribune.
  7. "Estoril vence (1-0) Marítimo mas não consegue apuramento para a final-four da Taça da Liga" [Estoril defeats (1-0) Marítimo but fails to qualify for the final-four of the League Cup]. Record (in Portuguese). December 29, 2018.
  8. Jacques, John (February 1, 2022). "Nogueira Begins Trial With CF Montreal". Northern Tribune.
  9. Jacques, John (February 19, 2022). "Nogueira Nearing Nine Stripes Deal". Northern Tribune.
  10. "York United FC signs Canadian goalkeeper Matthew Nogueira". York United FC. March 10, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  11. Jacques, John (March 10, 2022). "York United Adds Goalkeeper Matthew Nogueira". Northern Tribune.
  12. Jacques, John (July 19, 2022). "Nine Stripes Nix Nogueira Contract". Northern Tribune.
  13. "Canada name roster for U-16 national team camp". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  14. Davidson, Neil (February 23, 2021). "Canada names 50-man provisional roster for Olympic qualifying tournament in Mexico". CTV News.
  15. Tierney, Mitchell (March 10, 2021). "A dive into Canada's Olympic Qualifying roster". Waking the Red.
  16. Gangué-Ruzic, Alexandre (March 12, 2021). "Ranking Canada Soccer's Men's National Team's Olympic squad ahead of March 2021's CONCACAF Olympic Qualifiers by 'Surprise Rating'". Between the Sticks.
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