Marc Mateu
Personal information
Full name Marc Mateu Sanjuán[1]
Date of birth (1990-06-16) 16 June 1990[1]
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Eldense
Number 23
Youth career
El Planter
2006–2008 Levante
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Levante B 28 (2)
2008–2012 Levante 12 (0)
2010 → Real Unión (loan) 8 (1)
2011 → Badajoz (loan) 9 (0)
2012 → Zaragoza B (loan) 15 (0)
2012–2013 Zaragoza B 34 (4)
2013–2014 Villarreal C 26 (2)
2014–2015 Villarreal B 30 (2)
2015–2020 Numancia 172 (7)
2020–2021 Castellón 38 (4)
2021–2023 Huesca 71 (6)
2023– Eldense 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:30, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

Marc Mateu Sanjuán (born 16 June 1990) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CD Eldense. Mainly a central midfielder, he can also play as a winger.

Club career

Mateu was born in Valencia. Having emerged through local Levante UD's youth academy, he made his first-team debut during the 2008–09 season, in a Segunda División game against Córdoba CF (3–0 home win, 25 minutes played).[2]

On 10 August 2010, Mateu signed his first professional contract, running until 2013, and was loaned to Segunda División B club Real Unión.[3] He subsequently served loans at CD Badajoz[4] and Deportivo Aragón,[5] signing permanently with the latter side after cutting ties with Levante in July 2012.[6]

On 30 May 2013, Mateu was released by Zaragoza after a bout of indiscipline.[7] He moved to Villarreal CF's C team in October,[8] and was promoted to the reserves the following year.[9]

On 28 July 2015, Mateu signed for CD Numancia of the second tier.[10] He scored his first professional goal on 3 April 2016, the decider in a 3–2 home victory over SD Huesca.[11]

Mateu was a regular starter during his spell at the Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos,[12][13] leaving after relegation in 2020. On 23 August that year, he agreed to a two-year deal with CD Castellón, recently returned to the second division.[14]

On 29 June 2021, after another relegation, Mateu signed a two-year contract with SD Huesca still in division two.[15] He terminated his link with the club on 25 July 2023,[16] and agreed to a two-year deal at CD Eldense in the same league later that day.[17]

Career statistics

As of 16 June 2018[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Levante 2008–09 Segunda División 30000030
2009–10 Segunda División 90000090
2010–11 Segunda División 00000000
2011–12 La Liga 00000000
Total 1200000120
Real Unión (loan) 2010–11 Segunda División B 813000111
Badajoz (loan) 2010–11 Segunda División B 90000090
Zaragoza B (loan) 2011–12 Segunda División B 1500000150
Zaragoza B 2012–13 Segunda División B 3440000344
Villarreal B 2014–15 Segunda División B 3020000302
Numancia 2015–16 Segunda División 2911000301
2016–17 Segunda División 3930000393
2017–18 Segunda División 4625100513
Total 114661001207
Career totals 22213910023114

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "Mateu". Diario AS. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
    2. ↑ El Levante arrolló a un Córdoba que jugó media hora con nueve (Levante crushed Córdoba who played half an hour with nine); Marca, 20 December 2008 (in Spanish)
    3. ↑ Marc Mateu, cedido una temporada al Real Unión (Marc Mateu, loaned one season to Real Unión); Marca, 10 August 2010 (in Spanish)
    4. ↑ Marc Mateu rescinde con el Real Unión de Irún y jugará cedido en el Badajoz hasta final de temporada (Marc Mateu cuts ties with Real Unión de Irún and will play on loan at Badajoz until the end of the season); Levante UD, 19 January 2011 (in Spanish)
    5. ↑ Marc Mateu se marcha cedido al Zaragoza B (Marc Mateu goes on loan to Zaragoza B); Marca, 31 January 2012 (in Spanish)
    6. ↑ El Levante UD y Marc Mateu llegan a un acuerdo para la rescisión de su contrato (Levante UD and Marc Mateu reach agreement for the termination of his contract); Levante UD, 6 July 2012 (in Spanish)
    7. ↑ El Real Zaragoza B despide a cuatro futbolistas por indisciplina (Real Zaragoza B fire four footballers due to indiscipline); Heraldo de Aragón, 30 May 2013 (in Spanish)
    8. ↑ Tano deja Paterna y se viene al Villarreal (Tano leaves Paterna and comes to Villarreal); El Periódico de Aragón, 24 October 2013 (in Spanish)
    9. ↑ El Villarreal B incorpora a su plantilla jugadores del tercer equipo (Villarreal B add players from the third team to their squad); La Segunda B, 10 July 2014 (in Spanish)
    10. ↑ Marc Mateu, presentado como nuevo jugador del Numancia (Marc Mateu, presented as new player of Numancia); CD Numancia, 28 July 2015 (in Spanish)
    11. ↑ "3–2 El Numancia toma oxígeno ante el Huesca" [3–2 Numancia take a breather against Huesca] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 3 April 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
    12. ↑ "El Numancia amplía los contratos de Marc Mateu y Carlos Gutiérrez" [Numancia extend Marc Mateu and Carlos Gutiérrez's contracts] (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
    13. ↑ "Descanso para Mateu" [Rest for Mateu] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Soria. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
    14. ↑ "FICHAJE: Marc Mateu, nuevo jugador del CD Castellón" [SIGNING: Marc Mateu, new player of CD Castellón] (in Spanish). CD Castellón. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
    15. ↑ "Marc Mateu, calidad y visión de juego para la SD Huesca" [Marc Mateu, skill and vision for SD Huesca] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
    16. ↑ "Acuerdo para la desvinculación de Marc Mateu" [Agreement for the release of Marc Mateu] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
    17. ↑ "Marc Mateu, nuevo jugador del CD Eldense" [Marc Mateu, new player of CD Eldense] (in Spanish). CD Eldense. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
    18. ↑ Marc Mateu at Soccerway
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