Marc Mateu

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

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mateu and the second or maternal family name is Sanjuán.
Marc Mateu
Personal information
Full name Marc Mateu Sanjuán
Date of birth (1990-06-16) 16 June 1990
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Castellón
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– Castellón 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 September 2020

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 second division game against Córdoba CF (3–0 home win, 25 minutes played).[1]

On 10 August 2010, Mateu signed his first professional contract, running until 2013, and was loaned to third level club Real Unión.[2] He subsequently served loans at CD Badajoz[3] and Real Zaragoza B,[4] signing permanently with the latter side after cutting ties with Levante in July 2012.[5]

On 30 May 2013, Mateu was released by Zaragoza after a bout of indiscipline.[6] He moved to Villarreal CF's C team in October,[7] and was promoted to the reserves the following year.[8]

On 28 July 2015, Mateu signed for CD Numancia of the second tier.[9] He scored his first professional goal on 3 April 2016, the decider in a 3–2 home victory over SD Huesca.[10]

Mateu was a regular starter during his spell at the Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos,[11][12] leaving after relegation in 2020. On 23 August of that year, he agreed to a two-year deal with CD Castellón, recently returned to the second division.[13]

Career statistics
As of 4 February 2018[14]
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 2425100293
Total 9266100987
Career totals 20013910020914

    References
    1. 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)
    2. Marc Mateu, cedido una temporada al Real Unión (Marc Mateu, loaned one season to Real Unión); Marca, 10 August 2010 (in Spanish)
    3. 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) Archived 28 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Levante UD, 19 January 2011 (in Spanish)
    4. Marc Mateu se marcha cedido al Zaragoza B (Marc Mateu goes on loan to Zaragoza B); Marca, 31 January 2012 (in Spanish)
    5. 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) Archived 28 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Levante UD, 6 July 2012 (in Spanish)
    6. 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)
    7. Tano deja Paterna y se viene al Villarreal (Tano leaves Paterna and comes to Villarreal); El Periódico de Aragón, 24 October 2013 (in Spanish)
    8. 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)
    9. Marc Mateu, presentado como nuevo jugador del Numancia (Marc Mateu, presented as new player of Numancia); CD Numancia, 28 July 2015 (in Spanish)
    10. "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.
    11. "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.
    12. "Descanso para Mateu" [Rest for Mateu] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Soria. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
    13. "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.
    14. Marc Mateu at Soccerway
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