SUNY Cortland Athletics

2024: Mateo repeated as a first team United Soccer Coaches All-American, becoming just the second two-time first team All-American in program history...Was a first team all-region and first team All-SUNYAC honoree for the third straight year...Selected to the SUNYAC All-Tournament Team and as SUNYAC Tournament MVP for the second year in a row after scoring nine points on four goals and one assist across three games in the SUNYAC Tournament...Played in and started 18 games for the Red Dragons...Recorded 32 points on 13 goals and six assists for the season...Netted four game-winning goals...Scored three goals, including the game-winning goal, in a 4-0 victory over Penn State-Behrend...Netted both of Cortland's goals in a 2-2 home tie against Scranton...Scored both Cortland goals in a 2-0 home victory over Oswego in the SUNYAC First Round...Had a goal and an assist in a 3-1 victory at Buffalo State in the SUNYAC Finals...Scored the game-winning goals in victories over Rochester and at Catholic...Scored a goal in home ties against Rowan and New Paltz, and also in a tie at Oneonta in the SUNYAC Semifinals...Assisted on Cortland's goal in the NCAA Div. III first round...Provided an assist in wins over St. Lawrence, at Ithaca, against Plattsburgh, and in a tie against Buffalo State...Converted all five of his penalty kicks, and also scored both attempts in penalty-kick shootouts against Oneonta and Messiah...Selected as the SUNYAC Offensive Athlete of the Week on Sept. 9.

2023: Mateo earned first team United Soccer Coaches All-America honors...Earned first team all-region and first team All-SUNYAC honors...Named the SUNYAC Offensive Player of the Year and SUNYAC Tournament MVP...Saw the field in 19 games with 14 starts...Scored 33 points on 11 goals and 11 assists...Led the team with three game-winning goals...Tallied six points with two goals and two assists in a 5-0 shutout during the SUNYAC Semifinals against Buffalo State...Tallied six points with two goals and two assists in a 7-0 shutout versus Fredonia...Scored the game-winning goal in the 70th minute in a 2-1 home victory versus Catholic University...Scored a game-wining goal with an assist in a 2-0 victory over Plattsburgh...Scored a game-winning goal in the 80th minute in a 3-1 home victory against Oswego.

2022: Mateo earned first team all-region and first team All-SUNYAC honors...Named to the SUNYAC All-Tournament Team...Selected as the United Soccer Coaches Div. III National Player of the Week for the week ending Oct. 9...Played in all 22 games with 20 starts...Second on the team in scoring with 27 points on nine goals and a team-best nine assists...Led the team with four game-winning goals...Scored the game-winning goal in the sixth minute, added a second goal in the 49th minute and assisted on Cortland's third goal in the 69th minute in a 3-0 win at Hobart...Tallied a goal in the 21st minute and recorded two assists in a 5-2 victory at Oswego...Assisted on the game-winning goal in the 21st minute and Cortland's second goal and scored a goal in the 49th minute in a 5-0 home win versus Fredonia...Scored the game winner in the 83rd minute in a 3-2 victory versus Mary Washington...Tallied the game-winning goal in the 34th minute in a 2-0 home win versus Geneseo...Recorded the game winner in the 54th minute in a 3-0 victory at Buffalo St...Scored Cortland's first goal 2:44 into the game in a 3-1 home win versus Rowan...Tallied the team's second goal in the 70th minute at home versus Brockport in the SUNYAC Semifinals...Registered two assists, including one on the game-winning goal in the 60th minute, in a 3-1 victory at Ithaca...Assisted on Cortland's fourth goal in the 64th minute in a 5-2 win at Widener and on the game winner in the 30th minute in a 4-0 victory at Swarthmore.

Prior to Cortland: Attended St. John's University...Member of the Dean's List and the soccer program.

High School: A 2019 graduate of Ossining...Three-year starter in soccer...Earned all-section honors as a junior and senior...All-region, all-state selection, league MVP and Section One Large School MVP as a senior...Scored 57 points on 24 goals and nine assists as a senior...Team reached sectional final...Played one year of basketball.

Other: Six-year captain of his club soccer team...Brother Mariano is a member of the men's soccer team at Plattsburgh...Brother Miguel played soccer at Chestnut Hill College...Cousins Fernando Denis, Daniela Denis, Billy Castro and Emma Moran are Cortland graduates.