Sónia Patricia Pereira Matias (born 17 May 1983) is a Portuguese former football defender who played for Prainsa Zaragoza and RCD Espanyol of Spain's Primera División.[1] She also played for SU 1º Dezembro in Portugal's Campeonato Nacional. With the Portugal national team[2] she won 55 caps between 2005 and 2012, scoring four goals.

Sónia Matias

Matias in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Sónia Patricia Pereira Matias
Date of birth	(1983-05-17) 17 May 1983 (age 39)
Place of birth	Loures, Portugal
Height	169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	S.U. 1º de Dezembro
2007–2010	Prainsa Zaragoza
2010–2014	RCD Espanyol
National team
2005–2012	Portugal	55	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

She ended her playing career in summer 2014,[3] after Espanyol decided not to renew her contract.[4] She remained in Catalonia and in October 2014 she took a job as women's football co-ordinator at Molins de Rei CF.[5]

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• Sónia Matias – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Profile at aupaAthletic.com (in Spanish)
• Profile at Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)

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