Mateo Ponte

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ponte and the second or maternal family name is Costa.
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 21)[1]
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 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 30 (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, correct as of 6 April 2025

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]

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]

International career

Ponte is a current Uruguayan youth international.[8] He was a part of the Uruguayan side that won the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.[9][10]

In June 2023, Ponte received his first call-up to the senior team for friendlies against Nicaragua and Cuba.[11] In January 2024, he was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[12]

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

Uruguay U20

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Uruguay (URU)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 22. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ Redação (2 August 2023). "Botafogo anuncia contratação de lateral-direito Mateo Ponte, ex-Danubio". Fogo na Rede (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  7. ^ "COM DOIS DE DIEGO COSTA, BOTAFOGO VENCE BAHIA E AMPLIA VANTAGEM NA LIDERANÇA DO BRASILEIRO". Fogo na Rede (in Brazilian Portuguese). 27 August 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  8. ^ "29 futbolistas convocados para el primer entrenamiento del año". 25 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Uruguay es Campeón del Mundo". Uruguayan Football Association. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  10. ^ a b Lopesino, Juan (12 June 2023). "Luciano Rodríguez vale un Mundial". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Los sub-20 convocados se incorporan a los entrenamientos este miércoles" (in Spanish). 13 June 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Lista final para el CONMEBOL Preolímpico 2024" (in Spanish). 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  13. ^ "Uruguayan Champion: Mateo Ponte Claims CONMEBOL Libertadores with Botafogo". 1 December 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  14. ^ "Uruguay vicecampeón del CONMEBOL SUB20". 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
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