Sténio
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sténio Nivaldo Matos dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Mindelo, Cape Verde | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Botev Plovdiv | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Académica do Mindelo | ? | (?) |
| 2009–2010 | CS Mindelense | ? | (?) |
| 2010–2014 | Feirense | 85 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | Cherno More | 56 | (7) |
| 2016– | Botev Plovdiv | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012– | Cape Verde | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2016 | |||
Sténio Nivaldo Matos dos Santos (born 6 May 1988), commonly known as Sténio, is a Cape Verde international footballer who plays as a midfielder for Botev Plovdiv.
Career
Born in Mindelo, Sténio started his career at hometown club Académica do Mindelo. In 2009 he joined the other club in the town CS Mindelense.
On 1 July 2014, Sténio joined Cherno More Varna in Bulgaria on a two-year contract.[1] On 30 May 2015, Sténio was sent off with a second yellow card after 38 minutes in the 2015 Bulgarian Cup Final against Levski Sofia, but his team managed to prevail after extra time despite its numerical disadvantage.
In July 2016, he signed a one-year contract with Botev Plovdiv.[2]
International career
Sténio received his first call-up to the Cape Verde squad in May 2012, for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Sierra Leone on 2 June. He made his debut in the match, playing from the start in central midfield.
In January 2013, Sténio was named in Cape Verde's squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, but did not feature in any of the four games Cape Verde played.
Career statistics
Club
As of 22 May 2016[update]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Portugal | League | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2010–11 | Feirense | Segunda Liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | Primeira Liga | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Segunda Liga | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2013–14 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 33 | 2 | |||
| Bulgaria | League | Bulgarian Cup | --- | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2014–15 | Cherno More | A Group | 28 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 35 | 7 | ||
| 2015–16 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 141 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 160 | 14 | ||
Honours
Club
- Cherno More
References
- ^ "Черно море подписа със Стенио" (in Bulgarian). sportvox.net. 1 July 2014.
- ^ "Ботев" (Пловдив) привлече Стенио дос Сантос" (in Bulgarian). bta.bg. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- Cape Verdean footballers
- Cape Verde international footballers
- CS Mindelense players
- C.D. Feirense players
- PFC Cherno More Varna players
- PFC Botev Plovdiv players
- Primeira Liga players
- Bulgarian A Football Group players
- 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Association football midfielders
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria
- People from Mindelo
- Cape Verdean football biography stubs