Mateo Ponte


Mateo Ponte Costa is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Botafogo.
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Club career

Danubio

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.

Botafogo

On 2 August 2023, Ponte signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Botafogo.
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.
In July 2025, Mateo Ponte received a $4 million offer from Al Jazira of the United Arab Emirates to leave Botafogo. Adapted, a multiple-champion, and identified with the club, the right-back declined the offer to remain with the team.
In September 2025, Botafogo announced the renewal of Mateo Ponte's contract until July 2028.

International career

Ponte is a current Uruguayan youth international. He was a part of the Uruguayan side that won the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.
In June 2023, Ponte received his first call-up to the senior team for friendlies against Nicaragua and Cuba. In January 2024, he was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.

Honours

Botafogo
Uruguay U20