Tânia Mateus

Tânia Rita Pontes Mateus (born 6 August 1998) is a Portuguese footballer and futsal player who plays as a striker for Greek A Division club REA.

Club
Tânia Mateus started playing football in the academy of Real Madrid and at the age of 15 she was chosen by the Portuguese side Marítimo, where she stayed for 4 years. She competed simultaneously in both the youth and senior teams, winning the regional championship several times. She then moved to the futsal club GD Apel for 4 years, which was competing in the Portuguese second division, before returning to Marítimo at the age of 21, making her professional debut in Portugal's 1st division, where she remained until 2023.

International
Tânia Mateus was part of the Portuguese U17 team that competed at the 2015 UEFA U17 Women's Development Tournament, in which she scored 3 goals in 3 matches. She also made 5 appearances for the U19 team, scoring 1 goal in a 3–1 defeat to Poland. She has participated in the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification.