Mateus Uribe


Andrés Mateus Uribe Villa is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Categoría Primera A club Atlético Nacional.
After coming through the ranks of Envigado's youth academy, Uribe made his professional debut with Argentine third division side Deportivo Español before returning to Envigado in 2012. After a loan to Deportes Tolima in 2015, he joined Atlético Nacional, where he won the Copa Colombia in 2016, and the league title in 2017. Uribe then signed with Liga MX side Club América, where he won an Apertura title, the 2019 Copa MX|Copa MX Clausura], and the Campeón de Campeones title. In 2019, he joined Portuguese side Porto and won eight trophies with the club, including two Primeira Liga, three Taça de Portugal, one Taça da Liga and two Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira titles. In 2023, Uribe moved to Qatar Stars League side Al Sadd on a free transfer. In 2023, Uribe joined Qatar Stars League side Al Sadd on a free transfer and went on to win the Emir Cup the following year, scoring the decisive goal in the final.
A full international with Colombia from 2017 to 2024, he played for the side at the 2018 FIFA World Cup as well as the 2019, 2021, and 2024 Copa América, where the latter finished runners-up to Argentina.
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Club career

Early career

Born in Medellín, Uribe was formed at Envigado FC. As first-team opportunities were limited, he played a year in the regional league of Antioquia Department, and his first professional games at Deportivo Español in the Primera B Metropolitana, on the third tier of the Argentine football league system. He scored twice in four games during his experience in Buenos Aires. On returning home, he played regularly in the Categoría Primera A for Envigado, Deportes Tolima and Atlético Nacional.

América

On 1 August 2017, Uribe joined Club América of the Mexican Liga MX. He scored 14 goals across all competitions in his first season in Mexico City, including two in a 4–1 win at Pumas UNAM on 3 May 2018 in the 2018 Liga MX championship stage|Clausura Liguilla quarter-finals]. He was named in the 2018 Clausura Best XI.

Porto

Uribe joined Portuguese club FC Porto on 4 August 2019, on a four-year deal for a €10 million fee, earning a net annual salary of €3 million. Nine days later, he made his debut for the Dragons in their UEFA Champions League first qualifying round second leg at home to FC Krasnodar; he came on in the 49th minute for the injured Sérgio Oliveira in a 3–2 loss. In November, he and teammates Luis Díaz, Agustín Marchesín and Renzo Saravia were suspended from the derby game against Boavista F.C. for having partied the night before; the incident was involuntarily exposed by his wife Cindy Álvarez García on Instagram.
Uribe scored his first goal for Porto – already crowned champions – to open a 2–1 loss at S.C. Braga on 25 July 2020, the last day of the season. However, he was substituted with injury moments later. The following 10 February in a Taça de Portugal semi-final 1–1 draw at the same opponents, after compatriot Díaz had already been sent off, he joined him by headbutting Ricardo Esgaio.

Al Sadd

On 5 June 2023, Uribe signed a three-year contract with Qatari club Al Sadd on a free transfer.
On 24 June 2024, he netted his first goal for Al Sadd in the Amir Cup, scoring a 118th minute goal against Qatar SC to clinch his first title with the club.
On 4 January 2025, Al Sadd announced that they had terminated Uribe's contract by mutual consent.

International career

Uribe made his debut for the Colombia national team on 25 January 2017, against Brazil at the Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos in Rio de Janeiro. He played the full 90 minutes of the 1–0 defeat.
On 4 June 2018, Uribe was named in Colombia's final 23-man 2018 [FIFA World Cup squads#Colombia|squad] for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He played in three of Colombia's four matches in the tournament, starting the game against Senegal. Uribe hit the crossbar with his penalty during Colombia's 4–3 penalty shootout defeat against England in the 2018 FIFA [World Cup knockout stage#Round of 16|round of 16], after the game had finished 1–1 after extra time.
Uribe scored his first international goals on 9 June 2019, two of a 3–0 friendly win away to Peru ahead of his participation in the Copa América tournament in Brazil.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
19 June 2019Estadio Monumental "U", Lima, Peru1–03–0Friendly
29 June 2019Estadio Monumental "U", Lima, Peru2–03–0Friendly
319 November 2019Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States1–01–0Friendly
43 June 2021Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru2–03–02022 [FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]
524 March 2022Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia3–03–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
612 October 2023Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia2–12–22026 FIFA [World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]

Honours

Atlético Nacional
América
Porto
Al Sadd
Individual