en Pio Matos

Pio Matos Jr.
No. 8 – Ferroviário de Maputo
Position	Point guard
League	Mozambican League
Personal information
Born	29 November 1990 (age 34); Quelimane, Mozambique
Nationality	Mozambican
Listed height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Career history
0000–2015	Desportivo Maputo
2015–present	Ferroviário de Maputo
Career highlights and awards
	3× Mozambican League champion (2015, 2018, 2019); Mozambican League MVP (2015);

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]

References

^ Cavele, Aristides (5 September 2019). "Matos: um apelido, três manos na final". SAPO Moçambique (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 October 2019.
^ "It's all about self-confidence for Mozambique's Pio Matos". FIBA. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
^ Sitoe, Duarte (29 July 2015). "Pio Matos o mais valioso basquetebolista de Moçambique". Verdade (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 October 2019.

External links

[cavele-1] Cavele, Aristides (5 September 2019). "Matos: um apelido, três manos na final". SAPO Moçambique (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 October 2019.

[fiba-2] "It's all about self-confidence for Mozambique's Pio Matos". FIBA. Retrieved 27 October 2019.

[sitoe-3] Sitoe, Duarte (29 July 2015). "Pio Matos o mais valioso basquetebolista de Moçambique". Verdade (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 October 2019.

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