Pio Matos Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cavele . Aristides . Matos: um apelido, três manos na final . SAPO Moçambique . 27 October 2019 . Portuguese . 5 September 2019.
  2. Web site: It's all about self-confidence for Mozambique's Pio Matos . . 27 October 2019.
  3. Web site: Sitoe . Duarte . Pio Matos o mais valioso basquetebolista de Moçambique . Verdade . 27 October 2019 . Portuguese . 29 July 2015.