Pio Matos Jr.
No. 8 Ferroviário de Maputo
PositionPoint guard
LeagueMozambican League
Personal information
Born (1990-11-29) 29 November 1990
Quelimane, Mozambique
NationalityMozambican
Listed height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Career history
0000–2015Desportivo Maputo
2015–presentFerroviário de Maputo
Career highlights and awards

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

  1. Cavele, Aristides (5 September 2019). "Matos: um apelido, três manos na final". SAPO Moçambique (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. "It's all about self-confidence for Mozambique's Pio Matos". FIBA. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  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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