Mateus Galiano da Costa played for which team from 2014 to 2016?
Mateus Galiano da Costa Mateus Galiano da Costa ( born 19 June 1984 ) , known simply as Mateus , is an Angolan professional footballer who plays forward for Portuguese club F.C . Penafiel . He spent practically all of his career in Portugal , recording 280 games and 51 goals in the Primeira Liga . He represented four teams in the division , mainly Nacional and Boavista . Mateus made his debut for Angola in 2006 and earned over 60 caps . He was selected for the 2006 World Cup and four Africa Cup of Nations tournaments . Club career . Mateus was born in Luanda . After started playing professionally for modest Portuguese teams ( he had a stint with Sporting CP , but never moved past their reserves ) , he signed in January 2006 with Gil Vicente F.C . of the Primeira Liga . He scored in his debut on 5 February , in a 5–0 home win against Vitória de Setúbal . However , Mateus was at the centre of a judicial controversy that erupted in Portuguese football , known as Caso Mateus ( Mateus Affair ) , after a supposedly illegal registration by the Barcelos club . Following a lengthy judicial battle between Gil and C.F . Os Belenenses , the former were relegated . After an uneventful season with Gil Vicente in the second division , greatly delayed by the legal consequences , Mateus joined Boavista F.C . for the 2007–08 campaign . His new team was also eventually relegated , due to irregularities . In 2008–09 , Mateus moved to Madeiras C.D . Nacional , being a regular in their attack as they qualified for the UEFA Europa League . In the same season , he played six games and scored four goals as they reached the semi-finals of the Taça de Portugal , including one in each leg of a 5–2 aggregate elimination by F.C . Paços de Ferreira . Mateus continued to be play frequently for the better part of the following years , notably netting nine goals in 24 matches in the 2011–12 season . On 7 April 2012 , he scored twice in a 4–2 away victory over Funchal rivals C.S . Marítimo . On 17 November 2013 , Mateus moved to his countrys league for the first time , signing for C.D . Primeiro de Agosto for the new year . In December 2015 , he agreed a move back to Portugals top flight , joining F.C . Arouca for the remainder of the campaign with the option of one more . Mateus returned to Boavista on 23 June 2017 , signing a one-year deal a decade after first joining the club . After six goals from 31 appearances in his first season back at the Estádio do Bessa , he extended his link until 2020 . International career . An Angola international since 2006 , Mateus was called up to that years FIFA World Cup , playing all three group stage matches including the entire 0–1 loss against Portugal . He also added three substitute appearances in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations , as the Palancas Negras reached the quarter-finals . On 8 October 2011 , Mateus scored as Angola won 2–0 away to Guinea-Bissau to pip Uganda to a spot at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations . At the tournament in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea , he scored the first goal of their opening 2–1 defeat of Burkina Faso , but Lito Vidigals team were eliminated from the group . A year later , he started all three games as the team exited at the same stage . Mateus scored four times in qualification for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations , coming in braces in wins over Mauritania ( 4–1 ) and Burkina Faso ( 2–1 ) . He captained the side at the finals in Egypt , falling again at the first hurdle . International goals . ( Angola score listed first , score column indicates score after each Mateus goal ) Honors . Angola - COSAFA Cup runner-up : 2006