Marc Mateu Sanjuán (born 16 June 1990) is a Spanish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays for

CD Tenerife Club Deportivo Tenerife, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. Founded in 1922, the club plays in the Segunda División, holding home matches at the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez L� ...

. Mainly a

left-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categ ...

, he can also play as a

central midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ...

or a winger.

Club career

Mateu was born in

Valencia Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...

. Having emerged through local

Levante UD Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club in Valencia, in the Valencian Community, namesake autonomous community. Founded on 6 September 1909, the club will compete in La Liga for the 2025– ...

's youth academy, he made his first-team debut during the 2008–09 season, in a

Segunda División The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commonly known as Segunda División or La Liga 2, and officially known as LaLiga HyperMotion for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spa ...

game against

Córdoba CF Córdoba Club de Fútbol (), is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Córdoba, Andalusia, Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1954 after the dissolution of RCD Córdoba. Currently it plays ...

(3–0 home win, 25 minutes played). On 10 August 2010, Mateu signed his first professional contract, running until 2013, and was loaned to

Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...

club

Real Unión Real Unión Club, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Irun, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, in the province of Gipuzkoa, near the border with France. Founded on 15 May 1915 it currently plays in Primera División RF ...

. He subsequently served loans at

CD Badajoz Club Deportivo Badajoz is a Spanish football team based in Badajoz, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1905, it currently plays in , and holds home games at '' Estadio Nuevo Vivero'', with a 15,198-seat capacity. History Fo ...

and

Deportivo Aragón Real Zaragoza Deportivo Aragón is the reserve team of Real Zaragoza, a Spanish football club based in Zaragoza, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded in 1958, currently plays in , holding home matches at '' Ciudad Deportiva del Real Za ...

, signing permanently with the latter side after cutting ties with Levante in July 2012. On 30 May 2013, Mateu was released by Zaragoza after a bout of indiscipline. He moved to

Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D., usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Villarreal, in the Province of Castellón, Castellón province of easte ...

's C team in October, and was promoted to the reserves the following year. On 28 July 2015, Mateu signed for

CD Numancia Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in , holding home games at '' Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos''. Besides football it ...

of the second tier. He scored his first professional goal on 3 April 2016, the decider in a 3–2 home victory over

SD Huesca Sociedad Deportiva Huesca, S.A.D., is a Spanish football club based in Huesca, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded in 1910, the club competes in the Segunda División, having played in the Spanish top division for the first time in th ...

. Mateu was a regular starter during his spell at the

Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos is a multi-purpose stadium in Soria, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and is the home ground of CD Numancia. The stadium holds 8,261 seats and was built in 1999. It is notori ...

, leaving after relegation in 2020. On 23 August that year, he agreed to a two-year deal with

CD Castellón Club Deportivo Castellón, S.A.D. is a professional List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Castellón de la Plana, in the Valencian Community. Founded on 20 July 1922, it currently plays in , holding home games at ''Nou E ...

, recently returned to the second division. On 29 June 2021, after another relegation, Mateu signed a two-year contract with

still in division two. He terminated his link with the club on 25 July 2023, and agreed to a two-year deal at

CD Eldense Club Deportivo Eldense is a Spanish football team based in Elda, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1921, the club plays in the Segunda División, and holds home matches at '' Estadio Municipal Nuevo Pepico Amat'', which has a ...

in the same league later that day. During the 2023–24 campaign, Mateu was converted into a

and established himself as a starter in that position. On 9 June 2025, after suffering relegation, he agreed to a two-year deal with

, which also had dropped down a level.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mateu, Marc 1990 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Valencia Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football midfielders Men's association football wingers Men's association football utility players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Atlético Levante UD players Levante UD footballers Real Unión footballers CD Badajoz players Deportivo Aragón players Villarreal CF C players Villarreal CF B players CD Numancia players CD Castellón footballers SD Huesca footballers CD Eldense footballers CD Tenerife players 21st-century Spanish sportsmen