| Mateo Ponte | |
| Full Name: | Mateo Ponte Costa[1] |
| Birth Date: | 24 May 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Position: | Right-back |
| Currentclub: | Botafogo |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Youthclubs1: | Danubio |
| Years1: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Danubio |
| Caps1: | 22 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2023– |
| Clubs2: | Botafogo |
| Caps2: | 22 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021–2023 |
| Nationalteam1: | Uruguay U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 36 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2024 |
| Nationalteam2: | Uruguay U23 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 23 November 2024 |
Mateo Ponte Costa (born 24 May 2003) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Botafogo.
A youth academy graduate of Danubio, Ponte made his professional debut on 4 February 2021 in a 4–0 league win against River Plate Montevideo.[2] [3]
On 2 August 2023, Ponte signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Botafogo.[4] [5]
In August, Mateo Ponte debuted with the Botafogo shirt in the 3-0 victory over Bahia, at the Nilton Santos Stadium, in the 21st round of the Brazilian Championship.[6]
Ponte is a current Uruguayan youth international.[7] He was a part of the Uruguayan side that won the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.[8] [9]
In June 2023, Ponte received his first call-up to the senior team for friendlies against Nicaragua and Cuba.[10] In January 2024, he was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[11]
| Club | Season | League | State league | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Danubio | 2020 | UPD | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | USD | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | UPD | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | UPD | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |||
| Total | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |||
| Botafogo | 2023 | Série A | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Série A | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 37 | 3 | ||
| Total | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 39 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 38 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 62 | 4 | |||
Botafogo
Uruguay U20