Simão Mate Junior

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Simão Junior
Personal information
Full name	Simão Mate Junior
Date of birth	July 23, 1988 (1988-07-23) (age 19)
Place of birth	Mozambique
Height	1.78 m
Playing position	Defender, Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	Panathinaikos FC
Number	23
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003-2007 2007-present	Clube Ferroviário de Maputo Panathinaikos FC	16 (0)
National team
2006-	Mozambique
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 30 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Simão Mate Junior^[1] (born 23 July 1988) is a football player from Mozambique currently playing as a defensive midfielder or a central defender for Panathinaikos FC. The young footballer went to Greece in the summer of 2007, until then he played for Mozambique side Clube Ferroviário de Maputo^[2]. In which he joined at 2003. He underwent a two-weeks trial and eventually he signed a 4 year deal with Panathinaikos FC^[3]. Since then he has managed to surprise his coach and the team's fans with his solidness and tenaciousness. Despite his young age, he has made some first-team appearances and has become a precious solution for his coach José Peseiro. Although he was signed in order to play as a defender, circumstances and teammates' injuries made the team's coach to use Simão as a defensive midfielder, actually the player is established at fans' minds as a midfielder rather than a defender.

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• Mate Junior Simao at Panathinaikos FC

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