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) | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cherno More | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2009 | Académica do Mindelo | ? | (?) |
| 2009–2010 | CS Mindelense | ? | (?) |
| 2010–2014 | Feirense | 85 | (2) |
| 2014– | Cherno More | 53 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012– | Cape Verde | 6 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 May 2016. | |||
Sténio Nivaldo Matos dos Santos (born 6 May 1988), commonly known as Sténio, is a Cape Verdean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cherno More Varna in the Bulgarian A Football Group.
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.
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 6 May 2016
| 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 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 138 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 157 | 14 | ||
Honours
Club
- Cherno More
References
- ↑ "Черно море подписа със Стенио" (in Bulgarian). sportvox.net. 1 July 2014.
External links
- Sténio at National-Football-Teams.com
- Sténio profile at ForaDeJogo
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