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 [1]
Date of birth	(1987-04-22) 22 April 1987 (age 37) [1]
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
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	0	(0)
2011	→ AEK Athens (loan)	10	(0)
2011–2012	→ Zaragoza (loan)	14	(0)
2013–2015	Ferencváros	40	(7)
2015–2016	Orlando City	27	(0)
2017–2018	Murcia	23	(1)
2018–2019	Hapoel Hadera	26	(1)
2019–2020	Hapoel Ra'anana	27	(1)
2020	Hapoel Umm al-Fahm	3	(0)
2021	The Strongest	14	(0)
2022–2023	Guangxi Pingguo Haliao	49	(3)
International career
2005	Spain U17	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:53, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

David Mateos Ramajo (born 22 April 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender.

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 Segunda División B. ^[2]

In late January 2010, Mateos was called to the main squad by Manuel Pellegrini for a La Liga match against Deportivo de La Coruña. ^[3] On 3 April that year, he also made the final list for the game against Racing de Santander, ^[4] 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. ^{[5] [6]}

The coach's statements instigated Real Madrid to sign the player to a professional contract ^[7] and, subsequently, Mateos was called for the first match of the campaign against Mallorca. ^[8] After the departure of Rafael van der Vaart and Royston Drenthe, to Tottenham Hotspur and Hércules respectively, he was promoted to the first team, being awarded the number 15 shirt previously worn by the latter. ^{[9] [10]}

Mateos made his official debut for Real Madrid on 23 November 2010, playing ten minutes in the 4–0 away win over Ajax in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League; after the match, he said: "I will never forget this day." ^[11] His last competitive appearance came the following 6 January when he started the 2–0 loss at Levante in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey, ^[12] with his side eventually claiming the trophy. ^[13]

On 29 January 2011, AEK Athens signed Mateos on a six-month contract with the option of retaining the player for an extra year. ^[14] In the summer, however, he moved to Real Zaragoza also on loan for one season, ^[15] making his top-flight debut on 11 September in a 0–0 draw at Rayo Vallecano, ^[16] but the spell was marred by injury. ^{[17] [18]}

In June 2012, Mateos accepted a return to Castilla for 2012–13, as the reserves had promoted to Segunda División after an absence of five years. ^[19]

Ferencváros

On 2 September 2013, Mateos signed for Hungarian club Ferencváros. ^[20] He scored two goals in 21 games in his first season, helping his team to third position.

Orlando City

On 29 July 2015, Mateos joined Orlando City 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". ^[21] He was waived on 3 March 2017. ^[22]

Murcia

In August 2017, Mateos signed for Spanish third-tier Real Murcia. ^[23] He scored his sole goal on 17 March 2018, opening an eventual 2–1 away defeat of Granada B. ^[24]

Israel

Mateos then took is game to Israel. He represented in quick succession Hapoel Hadera ^{[25] [26]} and Hapoel Ra'anana (both in the Premier League), ^[27] dropping down to the Liga Leumit with Hapoel Umm al-Fahm for 2020–21. ^[28]

Later career

On 22 October 2021, Mateos joined The Strongest in the Bolivian Primera División. ^[29] He switched to China League One ahead of the 2022 season, with newly promoted Guangxi Pingguo Haliao. ^{[30] [10]}

Career statistics

As of 24 November 2022 ^{[31] [32]}

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
Murcia	2017–18	Segunda División B	25	1	5	0	–		–		30	1
Hapoel Hadera	2018–19	Israeli Premier League	26	1	4	0	4	0	–		34	1
Hapoel Ra'anana	2019–20	Israeli Premier League	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 Haliao	2022	China 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 ^{[12] [13]}

AEK Athens

• Greek Football Cup: 2010–11 ^[31]

Ferencváros

• Magyar Kupa: 2014–15 ^[31]
• Ligakupa: 2014–15 ^[31]

References

1. David Mateos at AS.com (in Spanish)
2. Mateos Gil, Carlos (8 April 2020). "David Mateos: "En ciencia y tecnología en Israel están muy avanzados"" [David Mateos: "They are highly developed in Israel in science and technology"] (in Spanish). COS Panamá. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
3. "Benzema bags double for Real". ESPN Soccernet. 30 January 2010. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
4. Díaz, Arancha (3 April 2010). "Benzema regresa a la lista de convocados para el partido ante el Racing" [Benzema returns to list of 18 for match against Racing] (in Spanish). Real Madrid CF. Archived from the original on 6 April 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
5. O'Donnell, Michael J. (25 August 2010). "We will improve with time". Real Madrid CF. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
6. Torre Poo, Rafa (26 August 2010). "La llegada de Mateos, en el aire" [Mateos' arrival, a doubt]. El Diario Montañés (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 August 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
7. Forjanes, Carlos (27 August 2010). "Mourinho ya puede contar con Mateos para Mallorca" [Mourinho can already count with Mateos for Mallorca]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 July 2024.
8. Navarro, Alberto (28 August 2010). "Lista de convocados para el partido ante el Mallorca" [List of called players for match against Mallorca] (in Spanish). Real Madrid CF. Archived from the original on 31 August 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
9. "La Liga de España inscribió un 5,35% más de jugadores que la temporada pasada" [The Spanish League registered 5,35% more players than last season] (in Spanish). Fútbol Red. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
10. Lavín, June; Fenoll, Salvador (22 February 2024). "Las memorias de David Mateos antes de la decisión final: "Valdano me dijo que Mourinho me quería para el primer equipo... Entras en shock"" [David Mateos' memories before the final decision: "Valdano told me that Mourinho wanted me for the first team... You go into shock"] (in Spanish). Relevo . Retrieved 9 July 2024.
11. O'Donnell, Michael J. (23 November 2010). "Mateos: "I will never forget this day"". Real Madrid CF. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
12. Morro, Sergio (7 January 2011). "El Madrid pierde su segundo partido de la temporada en el trámite ante el Levante (2–0)" [Madrid lose their second match of the season in formality against Levante (2–0)]. Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 July 2024.
13. "Ronaldo's late goal gives Real Madrid win over Barcelona in Copa del Rey". The Guardian . 21 April 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
14. "Την Κυριακή στην Αθήνα ο Ματέος" [AEK Athens sign Mateos on loan] (in Greek). AEK 365. 29 January 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
15. Gaudioso, Sonia (7 July 2011). "Juan Carlos y Mateos hacen las maletas para Zaragoza" [Juan Carlos and Mateos get packing for Zaragoza]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2012.
16. "Rayo Vallecano 0–0 Real Zaragoza". ESPN Soccernet. 11 September 2011. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
17. "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 (in Spanish). 26 September 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
18. Mercadal, Javier (9 February 2012). "Mateos: "Es difícil que esté en el once"" [Mateos: "It will be difficult for me to start"]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2012.
19. "David Mateos vuelve al Castilla" [David Mateos returns to Castilla]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 21 June 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
20. "Mateos aláírt" [Mateos signed] (in Hungarian). Ferencvárosi TC. 2 September 2013. Archived from the original on 5 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
21. Chin, Jhamie (29 July 2015). "Orlando City acquires Adrian Winter and David Mateos". Orlando City. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
22. "Orlando City SC announces roster moves ahead of season opener". Orlando City. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
23. Gómez, A. (1 September 2017). "Nadjib, una perla de la cantera del Tenerife, cierra la plantilla" [Nadjib, Tenerife youth system gem, completes the squad]. La Verdad (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2022.
24. "El Real Murcia vence 1–2 al Granada B" [Real Murcia beat Granada B 1–2] (in Spanish). Onda Regional Murcia. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
25. "Sitúan al central del Mirandés Israel Puerto en la órbita del Decano" [Mirandés stopper Israel Puerto poised to be a member of the Dean] (in Spanish). Huelva 24. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
26. Halickman, Joshua (23 August 2018). "Local soccer season set to kick off campaign". The Jerusalem Post . Retrieved 27 July 2022.
27. Halickman, Joshua (23 August 2019). "Israeli Soccer Roundup: Intrigue abounds as Premier League kicks off". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
28. "דויד מתאוס חתם באום אל פחם" [David Mateos signed for Umm al-Fahm] (in Hebrew). Instagram. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
29. "David Mateos ficha por el The Strongest" [David Mateos signs for The Strongest]. La Razón (in Spanish). 22 October 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
30. "Fútbol en China" [Football in China] (in Spanish). Twitter. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
31. David Mateos at Soccerway
32. David Mateos at FBref.com

External links

• David Mateos at BDFutbol