Pio Matos Jr. | |
Position: | Point guard |
Height M: | 1.85 |
League: | Mozambican League |
Team: | Ferroviário de Maputo |
Number: | 8 |
Birth Date: | 29 November 1990 |
Birth Place: | Quelimane, Mozambique |
Nationality: | Mozambican |
Years1: | –2015 |
Team1: | Desportivo Maputo |
Years2: | 2015–present |
Team2: | Ferroviário de Maputo |
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Pio da Silva Matos Júnior (born 29 November 1990) is a Mozambican professional basketball player for Ferroviário de Maputo of the Mozambican Division I Basketball League.
Matos was named league most valuable player (MVP) in 2015 and has won two championships: with Desportivo de Maputo in 2015 and with Ferroviário de Maputo in 2018.[1] He is a regular member of the Mozambican national team and has experience at AfroBasket.[2]
Matos has a twin brother, Augusto, who plays professional basketball in Mozambique and for the national team. Their older brother, Amarildo, also plays basketball at the professional level.[3]