David Mateos

Not to be confused with David Mateos Rocha.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mateosand the second or maternal family name is Ramajo.

David Mateos

Mateos being presented at Zaragoza
Personal information
Full name	David Mateos Ramajo
Date of birth	(1987-04-22) 22 April 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Guangxi Pingguo Haliao
Number	44
Youth career
1999–2006	Real Madrid
2001–2002	→ Santa Ana (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2007	Real Madrid C
2007–2013	Real Madrid B	128	(3)
2010–2013	Real Madrid	2	(0)
2011	→ AEK Athens (loan)	12	(0)
2011–2012	→ Zaragoza (loan)	15	(0)
2013–2015	Ferencváros	50	(7)
2015–2016	Orlando City	28	(1)
2017–2018	Murcia	30	(1)
2018–2019	Hapoel Hadera	30	(1)
2019–2020	Hapoel Ra'anana	27	(1)
2020	Hapoel Umm al-Fahm	3	(0)
2021	The Strongest	14	(0)
2022-	Guangxi Pingguo Haliao	23	(2)
International career
2005	Spain U17	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 February 2023

David Mateos Ramajo (born 22 April 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defender for and captains China League One club Guangxi Pingguo Haliao.

Club career

Real Madrid

Born in Madrid, Mateos joined Real Madrid's youth system at the age of 12. In the 2007–08 season he made his senior debut, playing that and the following two years with the B-team in the third division.

In late January 2010, Mateos was called to the main squad by Manuel Pellegrini for a La Liga match against Deportivo de La Coruña. ^[1] On 3 April of the same year, he also made the final list for the game against Racing de Santander, ^[2] but failed to leave the bench on either occasion.

During the 2010–11 pre-season, Real Madrid's first-team coach, José Mourinho, said:

It's a shame Mateos can't join us because I like him a lot. He defends well and knows how to instigate play from the back. That's a trait which we need here at Madrid. With the difficulties we have it is a pity that he can not play, I would like him to be part of the first team. ^{[3] [4]}

The coach's statements instigated Real Madrid to sign the player to a professional contract ^[5] and, subsequently, Mateos was called for the first match of the season against RCD Mallorca. ^[6] After the departure of Rafael van der Vaart and Royston Drenthe, to Tottenham Hotspur and Hércules CF respectively, he was promoted to the first team, being awarded the number 15 shirt previously worn by the latter. ^[7]

Mateos made his official debut for Real Madrid on 23 November 2010, against AFC Ajax in the campaign's UEFA Champions League, playing ten minutes in the 4–0 away win. After the match, he said: "I will never forget this day." ^[8]

On 29 January 2011, AEK Athens F.C. signed Mateos on a six-month loan contract with the option of retaining the player for an extra year. ^[9] In the summer, however, he moved to Real Zaragoza on loan for one season, ^[10] making his top-flight debut on 11 September in a 0–0 draw at Rayo Vallecano, ^[11] but the spell was marred by injury. ^{[12] [13]}

In late June 2012, Mateos accepted a return to Castilla for 2012–13, after the reserves promoted to the second level after an absence of five years. ^[14]

Ferencváros

On 2 September 2013, Mateos signed for Hungarian club Ferencvárosi TC. ^[15] He scored two goals in 21 games in his first season, helping his team to the third position.

Orlando City

On 29 July 2015, Mateos joined Orlando City SC of the Major League Soccer, with general manager Paul McDonough describing him as a "well-versed" player who he expected to "make an impact right away". ^[16] He was waived on 3 March 2017. ^[17]

Real Murcia

On 31 August 2017, Mateos signed for Real Murcia ^[18] for the 2017–18 season. ^[19]

Hapoel Hadera

On the summer of 2018 Mateos mutually terminated his contract with Real Murcia to join newly promoted side Hapoel Hadera for the 2018-19 season of the Israeli Premier League. ^{[20] [21] [22]}

Hapoel Ra'anana

Mateos joined Hapoel Ra'anana, for the 2019–20 season of the Israeli Premier League. ^{[23] [24]}

Hapoel Umm al-Fahm

On 14 July 2020, Mateos joined Hapoel Umm al-Fahm for the 2020–21 season of the Liga Leumit. ^[25]

The Strongest

On 5 February 2021, Mateos joined Bolivian side The Strongest for the 2021 season. ^[26]

Guangxi Pingguo Haliao

Mateos joined the newly promoted Guangxi Pingguo Haliao for the 2022 season of the China League One. ^[27]

Club statistics

As of 27 July 2022 ^[28]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Real Madrid B	2007–08	Segunda División B	34	1	–		–		–		34	1
	2008–09		30	0	–		–		–		30	0
	2009–10		33	1	–		–		–		33	1
	2012–13	Segunda División	31	1	–		–		–		31	1
	Total		128	3	–		–		–		128	3
Real Madrid	2010–11	La Liga	0	0	1	0	–		1	0	2	0
AEK Athens (loan)	2010–11	Super League Greece	10	0	2	0	–		0	0	12	0
Zaragoza (loan)	2011–12	La Liga	14	0	1	0	–		0	0	15	0
Ferencváros	2013–14	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	21	2	2	0	10	2	0	0	33	4
	2014–15		19	5	3	0	4	0	4	0	30	5
	2015–16		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	Total		40	7	5	0	14	2	5	0	63	9
Orlando City	2015	Major League Soccer	6	0	0	0	–		–		6	0
	2016		21	0	1	1	–		–		22	1
	Total		27	0	1	1	–		–		28	1
Real Murcia	2017–18	Segunda División B	25	1	5	0	–		–		30	1
Hapoel Hadera	2018–19	Ligat Ha'al	26	1	4	0	4	0	–		34	1
Hapoel Ra'anana	2019–20	Ligat Ha'al	27	1	1	0	4	0	–		32	1
Hapoel Umm al-Fahm	2020–21	Liga Leumit	3	0	0	0	0	0	–		3	0
The Strongest	2021	Bolivian Primera División	14	0	0	0	–		3	0	17	0
Guangxi Pingguo	2022	Chinese League One	23	2	0	0	–		–		23	2
Career total			337	12	25	1	22	2	8	0	392	15

Honours

Real Madrid

• Copa del Rey: 2010–11

AEK Athens

• Greek Football Cup: 2010–11

Ferencváros

• Magyar Kupa: 2014–15
• Ligakupa: 2014–15

References

1. Benzema bags double for Real Archived 24 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine ; ESPN Soccernet, 30 January 2010
2. Benzema regresa a la lista de convocados para el partido ante el Racing (Benzema returns to list of 18 for match against Racing) Archived 6 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine ; Real Madrid CF, 3 April 2010 (in Spanish)
3. We will improve with time Archived 28 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine ; Real Madrid CF, 25 August 2010
4. La llegada de Mateos, en el aire (Mateos' arrival, a doubt) Archived 29 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine ; El Diario Montañés, 26 August 2010 (in Spanish)
5. Mourinho ya puede contar con Mateos para Mallorca (Mourinho can count with Mateos against Mallorca); Diario AS, 27 August 2010 (in Spanish)
6. Lista de convocados para el partido ante el Mallorca (List of called players against Mallorca) Archived 31 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine ; Real Madrid CF, 28 August 2010 (in Spanish)
7. La LFP inscribió un 5,35% más de jugadores que la temporada pasada (PFL registered 5,35% more players than last season); Diario AS, 1 September 2010 (in Spanish)
8. Mateos: "I will never forget this day" Archived 7 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine ; Real Madrid CF, 23 November 2010
9. Την Κυριακή στην Αθήνα ο Ματέος (AEK Athens sign Mateos on loan); AEK365, 29 January 2011 (in Greek)
10. Juan Carlos y Mateos hacen las maletas para Zaragoza (Juan Carlos and Mateos get packing for Zaragoza); Marca, 7 July 2011 (in Spanish)
11. Rayo Vallecano 0–0 Real Zaragoza ^{[ permanent dead link ]}; ESPN Soccernet, 11 September 2011
12. Mateos sufrió una rotura fibrilar y será baja dos o tres semanas (Mateos suffered fibrillar disruption and will miss two to three weeks); El Periódico de Aragón, 26 September 2011 (in Spanish)
13. Mateos: "Es difícil que esté en el once" (Mateos: "It will be difficult for me to start"); Heraldo de Aragón, 9 February 2012 (in Spanish)
14. David Mateos vuelve al Castilla (David Mateos returns to Castilla); Diario AS, 21 June 2012 (in Spanish)
15. Mateos aláírt (Mateos signed) Archived 5 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine ; Ferencvárosi TC, 2 September 2013 (in Hungarian)
16. Orlando City acquires Adrian Winter and David Mateos; Orlando City, 29 July 2015
17. Orlando City SC announces roster moves ahead of season opener; Orlando City, 3 March 2017
18. "Nadjib, una perla de la cantera del Tenerife, cierra la plantilla". La Verdad (in Spanish). 1 September 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
19. Redacción. "Plantilla del Real Murcia 2017/2018". www.goldelmurcia.es (in European Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2022.
20. huelva24.com. "Sitúan al central del Mirandés Israel Puerto en la órbita del Decano". Huelva24 | Toda la información y noticias de Huelva (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2022.
21. Halickman, Joshua (23 August 2018). "Local soccer season set to kick off campaign". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
22. "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - David MATEOS RAMAJO". www.football.org.il. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
23. "Israeli Soccer Roundup: Intrigue abounds as Premier League kicks off". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
24. "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - David MATEOS RAMAJO". www.football.org.il. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
25. "Hapoel Umm El-Fahem FC on Instagram: "דויד מתאוס חתם באום אל פחם הפועל אום אל פחם החתימה את הבלם הספרדי דויד מתאוס (33) 1.90, שגדל בריאל מדריד והיה חלק מהסגל הרחב של הבלאנקוס במשך שנתיים, מחזיק ברקורד מרשים והספיק לשחק בפרנצוורוש ההונגרית, בא.א.ק אתונה היוונית, באורלנדו מליגת ה-MLS האמריקאית וגם בסראגוסה ובריאל מורסייה מהליגה השלישית בספרד , שיחק גם בישראל במדי הפועל חדרה והפועל רעננה .. #בהצלחה_דויד #יאללה_הפועל"". Instagram. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
26. "Presidenta presenta oficialmente al español Mateos – Club-thestrongest.com" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2022.
27. "Fichajes". Twitter. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
28. "David Mateos". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 June 2014.

External links

• David Mateos at BDFutbol
• David Mateos at AS.com (in Spanish)
• David Mateos at FBref.com