Mateo Ponte Costa (born 24 May 2003) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Botafogo.
A youth academy graduate of Danubio, Ponte made his professional debut on 4 February 2021 in a 4âÂÂ0 league win against River Plate Montevideo.
On 2 August 2023, Ponte signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Botafogo.
In August, Mateo Ponte debuted with the Botafogo shirt in the 3âÂÂ0 victory over Bahia, at the Nilton Santos Stadium, in the 21st round of the Brazilian Championship.
In July 2025, Mateo Ponte received a $4 million offer from Al Jazira of the United Arab Emirates to leave Botafogo. Adapted, a multiple-champion, and identified with the club, the right-back declined the offer to remain with the team.
In September 2025, Botafogo announced the renewal of Mateo Ponte's contract until July 2028.
Ponte is a current Uruguayan youth international. He was a part of the Uruguayan side that won the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.
In June 2023, Ponte received his first call-up to the senior team for friendlies against Nicaragua and Cuba. In January 2024, he was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.
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