David Mateos

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Not to be confused with David Mateos Rocha.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mateos and the second or maternal family name is Ramajo.

David Mateos
File:David Mateos.png
Mateos being presented at Zaragoza
Personal information
Full name David Mateos Ramajo[1]
Date of birth (1987-04-22) 22 April 1987 (age 39)[1]
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Jiangxi Dingnan United
Number 44
Youth career
1999–2006 Real Madrid
2001–2002 → Santa Ana (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Real Madrid C
2007–2013 Real Madrid B 128 (3)
2010–2013 Real Madrid 0 (0)
2011 → AEK Athens (loan) 10 (0)
2011–2012 → Zaragoza (loan) 14 (0)
2013–2015 Ferencváros 40 (7)
2015–2016 Orlando City 27 (0)
2017–2018 Murcia 23 (1)
2018–2019 Hapoel Hadera 26 (1)
2019–2020 Hapoel Ra'anana 27 (1)
2020 Hapoel Umm al-Fahm 3 (0)
2021 The Strongest 14 (0)
2022–2023 Guangxi Pingguo Haliao 49 (3)
2024–2025 Móstoles 7 (0)
2025– Jiangxi Dingnan United 1 (0)
International career
2005 Spain U17 4 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:40, 24 March 2025 (UTC)

David Mateos Ramajo (born 22 April 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Chinese club Jiangxi Dingnan United.

Club career

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Real Madrid

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Born in Madrid, Mateos joined Real Madrid's youth system at the age of 12. In the 2007–08 season he made his senior debut, playing that and the following two years with the B team in the Segunda División B.[2]

In late January 2010, Mateos was called to the main squad by Manuel Pellegrini for a La Liga match against Deportivo de La Coruña.[3] On 3 April that year, he also made the final list for the game against Racing de Santander,[4] but failed to leave the bench on either occasion.

During the 2010–11 pre-season, Real Madrid's first-team coach, José Mourinho, said:

It's a shame Mateos can't join us because I like him a lot. He defends well and knows how to instigate play from the back. That's a trait which we need here at Madrid. With the difficulties we have it is a pity that he can not play, I would like him to be part of the first team.[5][6]

The coach's statements instigated Real Madrid to sign the player to a professional contract[7] and, subsequently, Mateos was called for the first match of the campaign against Mallorca.[8] After the departure of Rafael van der Vaart and Royston Drenthe, to Tottenham Hotspur and Hércules respectively, he was promoted to the first team, being awarded the number 15 shirt previously worn by the latter.[9][10]

Mateos made his official debut for Real Madrid on 23 November 2010, playing ten minutes in the 4–0 away win over Ajax in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League; after the match, he said: "I will never forget this day."[11] His last competitive appearance came the following 6 January when he started the 2–0 loss at Levante in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey,[12] with his side eventually claiming the trophy.[13]

On 29 January 2011, AEK Athens signed Mateos on a six-month contract with the option of retaining the player for an extra year.[14] In the summer, however, he moved to Real Zaragoza also on loan for one season,[15] making his top-flight debut on 11 September in a 0–0 draw at Rayo Vallecano,[16] but the spell was marred by injury.[17][18]

In June 2012, Mateos accepted a return to Castilla for 2012–13, as the reserves had promoted to Segunda División after an absence of five years.[19]

Ferencváros

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On 2 September 2013, Mateos signed for Hungarian club Ferencváros.[20] He scored two goals in 21 games in his first season, helping his team to third position.

Orlando City

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On 29 July 2015, Mateos joined Orlando City of the Major League Soccer, with general manager Paul McDonough describing him as a "well-versed" player who he expected to "make an impact right away".[21] He was waived on 3 March 2017.[22]

Murcia

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In August 2017, Mateos signed for Spanish third-tier Real Murcia.[23] He scored his sole goal on 17 March 2018, opening an eventual 2–1 away defeat of Granada B.[24]

Israel

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Mateos then took is game to Israel. He represented in quick succession Hapoel Hadera[25][26] and Hapoel Ra'anana (both in the Premier League),[27] dropping down to the Liga Leumit with Hapoel Umm al-Fahm for 2020–21.[28]

Later career

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On 22 October 2021, Mateos joined The Strongest in the Bolivian Primera División.[29] He switched to China League One ahead of the 2022 season, with newly promoted Guangxi Pingguo Haliao.[30][10]

Career statistics

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As of 24 November 2022[31][32]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Madrid B 2007–08 Segunda División B 34 1 – – – 34 1
2008–09 30 0 – – – 30 0
2009–10 33 1 – – – 33 1
2012–13 Segunda División 31 1 – – – 31 1
Total 128 3 – – – 128 3
Real Madrid 2010–11 La Liga 0 0 1 0 – 1 0 2 0
AEK Athens (loan) 2010–11 Super League Greece 10 0 2 0 – 0 0 12 0
Zaragoza (loan) 2011–12 La Liga 14 0 1 0 – 0 0 15 0
Ferencváros 2013–14 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 21 2 2 0 10 2 0 0 33 4
2014–15 19 5 3 0 4 0 4 0 30 5
2015–16 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 40 7 5 0 14 2 5 0 63 9
Orlando City 2015 Major League Soccer 6 0 0 0 – – 6 0
2016 21 0 1 1 – – 22 1
Total 27 0 1 1 – – 28 1
Murcia 2017–18 Segunda División B 25 1 5 0 – – 30 1
Hapoel Hadera 2018–19 Israeli Premier League 26 1 4 0 4 0 – 34 1
Hapoel Ra'anana 2019–20 Israeli Premier League 27 1 1 0 4 0 – 32 1
Hapoel Umm al-Fahm 2020–21 Liga Leumit 3 0 0 0 0 0 – 3 0
The Strongest 2021 Bolivian Primera División 14 0 0 0 – 3 0 17 0
Guangxi Pingguo Haliao 2022 China League One 23 2 0 0 – – 23 2
Career total 337 12 25 1 22 2 8 0 392 15

Honours

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Real Madrid

AEK Athens

Ferencváros

References

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