Anxo Mato

Spanish footballer

Anxo
Personal information
Full name	Ángel Mato Pose
Date of birth	(1982-03-30) 30 March 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Laxe, Spain
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
1996–1997	Baio
1997–1998	Galicia Gaiteira
1998–1999	Bergantiños
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2002	Compostela B
2000–2004	Compostela	60	(7)
2002–2003	→ Burgos (loan)	26	(3)
2004–2008	Ourense	87	(15)
2008–2009	Ceuta	20	(0)
2009–2010	Racing Villalbés	14	(2)
2010	Villanovense	18	(2)
2010–2011	Santa Comba	15	(1)
2011–2016	Villanovense	175	(28)
2016–2017	Valdivia	2	(2)
2017–2018	Santa Amalia	24	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 April 2018

Ángel Mato Pose (born 30 March 1982), commonly known as Anxo, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a winger.

Club career

Born in Laxe, A Coruña, Galicia, Anxo graduated from Bergantiños FC's youth academy. He joined SD Compostela in 1999, being initially assigned to the reserves.

On 3 September 2000, Anxo played his first match as a professional, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–0 home draw against Real Betis in the Segunda División championship.^[1]^[2] He scored his first goal on 5 November, netting the first of a 2–1 home win over UD Salamanca.^[3]

In the summer of 2002, Anxo moved to Burgos CF of Segunda División B in a season-long loan deal.^[4] He eventually returned to Compos in June of the following year, after struggling with injuries.^[5]

In 2004, Anxo signed for CD Ourense also in the third level. On 4 July 2008, after scoring nine goals during the campaign, he joined fellow league club AD Ceuta.^[6]

Anxo subsequently resumed his career in the third division but also in Tercera División, representing RC Villalbés, CF Villanovense (two stints)^[7] and Santa Comba CF.^[8]

References

^ El Betis no logra pasar del empate ante el 'Compos' (Betis can not get more than a draw against 'Compos'); Mundo Deportivo, 4 September 2000 (in Spanish)
^ Anxo debutó con dieciocho años en el Compostela (Anxo made debut with Compostela at the age of eighteen); La Voz de Galicia, 5 September 2000 (in Spanish)
^ El Compostela fue más agresivo (Compostela were more aggressive); Mundo Deportivo, 6 November 2000 (in Spanish)
^ Goles para el «Nunca máis» (Goals for "Never more"); La Voz de Galicia, 16 December 2002 (in Spanish)
^ "Me marcho con cierta decepción" ("I leave a bit disappointed"); Diario AS, 6 June 2003 (in Spanish)
^ Anxo del Ourense se convierte en el segundo fichaje del Ceuta (Anxo from Ourense becomes Ceuta's second signing) Archived 5 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine; El Pueblo de Ceuta, 4 July 2008 (in Spanish)
^ Anxo regresa al Villanovense (Anxo returns to Villanovense); Hoy, 10 January 2011 (in Spanish)
^ Anxo, el pescador del gol (Anxo, the goal fisher); El Periódico de Extremadura, 27 November 2012 (in Spanish)