Mateus Galiano da Costa

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Mateus
Personal information
Full name Mateus Galiano da Costa
Date of birth January 18, 1984 (1984-01-18) (age 24)
Place of birth    Angola
Height 1.74m (5ft 8¾in)
Playing position midfielder
Club information
Current club Boavista F.C.
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005
2006-2007
2007-
D.Beja
Sporting CP B
Casa Pia
Lixa
Gil Vicente
Boavista F.C.
- (-)
23 (8)
35 (14)
10 (3)
16 (7)   
National team2
2006- Angola 7 (2)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 21 June 2006.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 21 June 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

Mateus Galiano da Costa (born 18 January 1984), better known as Mateus, is an Angolan football midfielder who currently, as of August 2007, plays for Boavista F.C.

He is a member of the national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup.

In 2006, Mateus was at the centre of a judicial controversy that has erupted in Portuguese football, better known as "Caso Mateus" (Mateus Affair or the Mateus's files). This resulted in Gil Vicente being relegated.