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{{Short description|Brazilian footballer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name                 = Mateus dos Anjos
| image                = Mateus dos Anjos CPFC USA.jpg
| image_size           = 175px
| fullname             = <!-- If different-->
| birth_date           = {{Birth date and age|1983|6|10}}
| birth_place          = [[Brasília]], Brazil
| height               = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}
| position             = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]/[[Midfielder]]
| currentclub          =
| youthyears1          = 2001–2002
| youthclubs1          = [[Rockland Community College|Rockland Hawks]]
| youthyears2          = 2003–2004
| youthclubs2          = [[Southern Connecticut State University|Southern Connecticut State Owls]]
| years1               = 2005
| clubs1               = [[Atlanta Silverbacks]]
| caps1         =    | goals1         = 
| years2               = 2006
| clubs2               = [[Western Mass Pioneers]]
| caps2         = 6 | goals2         = 0
| years3               = 2006
| clubs3               = [[Guarani Esporte Clube (MG)|Guarani de Deivinopolis]]
| caps3         =    | goals3         = 
| years4               = 2006
| clubs4               = [[FC Olimpia Bălţi|Olimpia Bălţi]]
| caps4         =    | goals4         = 
| years5               = 2007
| clubs5               = [[Crystal Palace Baltimore]]
| caps5         = 18 | goals5         = 0
| years6               = 2007
| clubs6               = → [[Fort Lauderdale Strikers (2006–2016)|Miami FC]] (loan)
| caps6         = 6 | goals6         = 0
| years7               = 2007
| clubs7               = [[New Jersey Ironmen]] (indoor)
| caps7         =    | goals7         = 
| years8               = 2008
| clubs8               = [[Real Maryland Monarchs]]
| caps8         = 5 | goals8         = 0
| years9               = 2008–2009
| clubs9               = [[Crystal Palace Baltimore]]
| caps9         = 16 | goals9         = 0
| years10 = 2009 | clubs10 = [[Comayagua F.C.|Hispano]] | caps10 = | goals10 = 
| pcupdate             = 
}}

'''Mateus dos Anjos''' (born June 10, 1983) is a Brazilian former [[Association football|soccer]] player.

==Career==

===College===
Dos Anjos grew up in [[Belo Horizonte]], but moved from his native Brazil to the United States in 2001 to attend and play [[College soccer in the United States|college soccer]] at [[Rockland Community College]], and later [[Southern Connecticut State University]]. At Rockland he was named to his all-Conference teams in both his years there, while at Southern Connecticut State he was named to the All Conference second team in 2003 and the All Conference first team in 2004.

===Professional===
Dos Anjos trained with the [[MetroStars]] of [[Major League Soccer]] in 2004 before turning professional in 2005 with the [[Atlanta Silverbacks]] of the [[USL First Division]] Since then, Dos Anjos's career has taken him from the United States, to Brazil, and even [[Moldova]], and has included stints with the [[Western Mass Pioneers]], [[FC Olimpia Bălţi]], [[Miami FC (2006)|Miami FC]] and twice with [[Crystal Palace Baltimore]]. After leaving CP Baltimore in July 2009, Dos Anjos travelled to Honduras and signed a contract with Hispano FC in the Honduran Premier League where he played for one season. At the end of the 2009 season, he was released from his contract for personal reasons.

Dos Anjos also has indoor soccer experience, having played with the [[New Jersey Ironmen]] of the [[Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008)|Major Indoor Soccer League]] since September 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.misl.net/news/?cat=1&id=5142|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012181112/http://misl.net/news/?cat=1&id=5142|url-status=dead|title=Ironmen Sign Midfielder Osni Neto, Defender/Midfielder Mateus Dos Anjos|archivedate=12 October 2007|accessdate=18 March 2023}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
:''(correct as of 30 June 2009)''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="3"|Cup<ref>Includes [[Lamar Hunt US Open Cup]]</ref>
!colspan="3"|Play-Offs
!colspan="3"|Total
|-
!Apps
!Goals
!Assists
!Apps
!Goals
!Assists
!Apps
!Goals
!Assists
!Apps
!Goals
!Assists
|-
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[Western Mass Pioneers]]
|2005
|6||0||0||?||?||?||-||-||-||6||0||?
|-
|[[Crystal Palace Baltimore]]
|2007
|18||0||0||1||0||0||-||-||-||19||0||0
|-
|[[Real Maryland Monarchs]]
|2008
|5||0||0||2||0||0||-||-||-||7||0||0
|-
|[[Crystal Palace Baltimore]]
|2008
|6||0||0||0||0||0||2||0||0||8||0||0
|-
|[[Crystal Palace Baltimore]]
|2009
|10||0||1||1||0||0||0||0||0||11||0||1
|- style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#eeeeee;"
|'''Career Total'''||2007–present||45||0||1||4||0||0||2||0||0||51||0||1
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090519234855/http://www.crystalpalaceusa.com/PLAYER-Anjos.php Crystal Palace Baltimore bio]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090109155017/http://www.infosportinc.com/mateuslosanjos.htm InfoSport combine bio]

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[[Category:1983 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Footballers from Brasília]]
[[Category:Brazilian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
[[Category:Southern Connecticut Owls men's soccer players]]
[[Category:Atlanta Silverbacks FC players]]
[[Category:Western Mass Pioneers players]]
[[Category:Guarani Esporte Clube (MG) players]]
[[Category:FC Bălți players]]
[[Category:Crystal Palace Baltimore players]]
[[Category:Fort Lauderdale Strikers (2006–2016) players]]
[[Category:New Jersey Ironmen (MISL) players]]
[[Category:Real Maryland F.C. players]]
[[Category:Comayagua F.C. players]]
[[Category:USL First Division players]]
[[Category:USL Second Division players]]
[[Category:Brazilian expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States]]
[[Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova]]
[[Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Honduras]]
[[Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Honduras]]
[[Category:21st-century Brazilian sportsmen]]