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I am a Sports Science professor at leading universities in Portugal and Spain, specialising in team sports performance analysis, comprehensive player monitoring during training and off-training periods, sports technology, and data analysis and visualization. My expertise is demonstrated through an extensive portfolio of scientific publications and has been recognised with awards, distinctions, and research grants. I have been invited to share my insights with coaches and practitioners, reflecting the practical impact of my work. Beyond academia, I have contributed significantly to youth sports training, data collection, and the application of cutting-edge technologies, collaborating with national and international professional sports teams.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Nuno Mateus
Gender
Male

Citation names

  • Mateus, N

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
1B10-EC64-497A
ORCID iD
0000-0001-7275-9161

Email addresses

  • nmateus@utad.pt (Professional)
  • nmateus@utad.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Sport and Fitness Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2019 - 2023
Concluded
 PhD in Sports Science (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
"LINKING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, SEDENTARY BEHAVIOUR, SPORTS PERFORMANCE AND HEALTH: A CLUSTER CONTROLLED TRIAL IN YOUTH ATHLETES" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2020 - 2021
Concluded
 UEFA C Football Coach, Level I Certification (PT) (Outros)
Federação Portuguesa de Futebol, Portugal
2020 - 2021
Concluded
 First English Test (Cambridge English - FIRST) (Outros)
Cambridge English, United Kingdom
 B2
2020 - 2020
Concluded
 Data Analysis with MATLAB Software for Excel Users (Postgraduate Certificate)
StackSkills, United States
2020 - 2020
Concluded
 Development of Socio-Emotional Skills in Children and Adolescents through the Skills4Genius Methodology (Outros)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2015 - 2016
Concluded
 Level II Basketball Coach (PT, EU) (Outros)
Federação Portuguesa de Basquetebol, Portugal
2013 - 2015
Concluded
 Master’s in Sports Science – Specialisation in Team Sports (Mestrado)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal
2013 - 2014
Concluded
 Level I Rugby Coach (PT, EU) (Outros)
Federação Portuguesa de Rugby, Portugal
2010 - 2013
Concluded
 Bachelor’s in Sports Science – Specialisation in Team Sports (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/12 - 2024/06 Postdoc (Research) Centro de Investigação em Desporto Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Portugal
Universidade da Maia, Portugal
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Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023 - Current Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade da Maia, Portugal
2023 - Current Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2023 - Current Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade Europeia, Portugal
2023/09 - 2024/01 Invited Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico da Guarda, Portugal
2022 - 2023 Invited Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico da Guarda, Portugal
2021 - 2023 Visiting Professor (University Teacher) Escuela Universitaria Real Madrid | Universidad Europea, Spain
2019 - 2023 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2020 - 2022 Visiting Professor (University Teacher) Fundación General de la Universidad de Valladolid, Spain
2020 - 2021 Visiting Professor (University Teacher) Erasmus+ programme - União Europeia, Belgium
2016 - 2019 Trainee Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023 - Current Integrated Member of the Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD) Centro de Investigação em Desporto Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Portugal
2020 - Current Trainer for the Level III Basketball Coaching Course Federação Portuguesa de Basquetebol, Portugal
2019 - 2023 PhD Research Fellow, funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2021 - 2022 Member of the Positional Data Monitoring and Evaluation Committee for the Under-20 European Handball Championship Federação Europeia de Andebol, Australia
2019 - 2022 Coordinator of the Mini-Basketball Teams for the Vila Real Basketball Association Associação de Basquetebol de Vila Real, Portugal
2019 - 2022 Head Coach for the Under-14 Boys’ District Basketball Team of the Vila Real Basketball Association Associação de Basquetebol de Vila Real, Portugal
2016 - 2022 Coach at the Vila Real Sports Talent Programme Centro de Investigação em Desporto Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Portugal
2012 - 2022 Researcher at the CreativeLab-CIDESD Centro de Investigação em Desporto Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Portugal
2016 - 2019 Research Fellow at the Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), UTAD, Vila Real Centro de Investigação em Desporto Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Portugal
2012 - 2019 Head Coach for the Under-12 Boys’ District Basketball Team of the Vila Real Basketball Association Associação de Basquetebol de Vila Real, Portugal
2012 - 2016 Basketball Coach across various youth age groups (Under-12, Under-14, Under-16, and Under-18) Associação de Basquetebol de Vila Real, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2016 - 2019 NANOSTIMA - Macro-to-Nano Human Sensing: Towards Integrated Multimodal Health Monitoring and Analytics
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000016
Research Fellow
Centro de Investigação em Desporto Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Portugal
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2020 - 2022 Skills4Genius Methodology implemented in primary schools across the Vila Real municipality
241121
Principal investigator
Centro de Investigação em Desporto Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Portugal
 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Concluded
2014 - 2016 Effects of Two different eight-week training programs on Portuguese Firefighters’ on-duty performance
09/CIDESD/RM
Researcher
Centro de Investigação em Desporto Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Portugal
Concluded
2014 - 2016 Sports Talent in Schools – A Multidimensional Project
Grant 219/CIDESD/NL
Researcher
Centro de Investigação em Desporto Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Mateus, Nuno; Gonçalves, B; Sampaio, Jaime. "Home Advantage in Basketball". In Home Advantage in Sport, Causes and the Effect on Performance. 2021.
    Published
  2. Sampaio, Jaime; Gonçalves, B; Mateus, Nuno; Zhang, S; Leite, N. "Basketball". In Modelling and simulation in sport and exercise, 108-126. Routledge, 2018.
    Published
  3. Gonçalves, B; Santos, S; Mateus, Nuno; Sampaio, Jaime; Leite, N; Silva, A. "Individual and Collective Creativity in Young Footballers". In Egitania Sciencia, 33-39. Egitania Sciencia, 2015.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Teixeira, Andreia; Mateus, N; Exel, Juliana; Amaral, António; Santarém, Daniel; Abrantes, Catarina. "Exploring movement variability in running across diverse task constraints: A non-linear analysis". Paper presented in Health-UNorte Conference, Guimarães, 2023.
    Published
  2. Diogo Coutinho; Bruno Gonçalves; Mateus, Nuno; Bruno Travassos; Sara Santos; Sampaio, Jaime. "Effects of limiting players’ verbal communication during football small-sided games in youth players". Paper presented in World Congress on Science and Football 2023, 2023.
  3. Teixeira, Andreia; Mateus, N; Sampaio, Jaime; Santarém, Daniel; Amaral, António; Abrantes, Catarina. "Comparative Analysis of Entropy in Accelerations and Muscular Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) Signals during Running: Dominant versus Non-Dominant Legs". Paper presented in CIDESD International Congress, Vila Real, 2023.
    Published
  4. Teixeira, Andreia; Amaral, António; Santarém, Daniel; Exel, Juliana; Mateus, N; Sampaio, Jaime; Abrantes, Catarina. "Assessing Movement Variability in Different Running Variations Using Entropy Measures". Paper presented in 28th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, Paris, 2023.
    Published
  5. Figueira, Bruno; Mateus, Nuno; Pedro Esteves; Sampaio, Jaime; Paulauskas, R. "Physiological responses and technical-tactical performance of youth basketball players - a brief comparison between 3vs3 and 5vs5 basketball". Paper presented in Conference of Baltic Society of Sport Sciences - challenges and solutions in sport science, Kaunas, 2022.
    Published
  6. Simões, D; Manuel, S; Mateus, Nuno; Pedro Esteves. "Bigger Budget, More Victories”? Association Between Market Value and League Position in Four European Leagues During the 2020/2021 Season". Paper presented in 9º Congresso da Sociedade Científica de Pedagogia do Desporto, Leiria, 2022.
    Published
  7. Andreia Teixeira; António Amaral; Isabel Machado; Santarém, Daniel; Sampaio, Jaime; Mateus, Nuno; Isabel Gomes; Catarina Abrantes. "Muscle oxygen saturation kinetics, heart rate and perceived exertion during six variations of push-up exercise". Paper presented in In 2nd International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Physiology, Coimbra, 2022.
    Published
  8. Andreia Teixeira; António Amaral; Isabel Machado; Santarém, Daniel; Sampaio, Jaime; Catarina Abrantes. "Muscle reoxygenation kinetics during six different variations of push-up exercise". Paper presented in In 2nd International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Physiology, Coimbra, 2022.
    Published
  9. Diogo Coutinho; Maria João Lagoa; Mateus, Nuno; Marinho, A; Sampaio, Jaime; Sara Santos. "Relationship Between Motor Competence and Motor Creativity in Primary School Children". Paper presented in XVII Seminário de Desenvolvimento Motor da Criança, Faro, 2022.
    Published
  10. Sara Santos; Diogo Coutinho; Mateus, Nuno; Marinho, A; Nogueira, A; Sampaio, Jaime; Maria João Lagoa. "Effect of the Skills4Genius Program on Motor Skills, Adaptability, Problem-Solving, and Creative Thinking in Primary School Children". Paper presented in XVII Seminário de Desenvolvimento Motor da Criança, Faro, 2022.
  11. Diogo Coutinho; Maria João Lagoa; Mateus, Nuno; Marinho, A; Sampaio, Jaime; Sara Santos. "Relação entre a competência motora e criatividade motora em crianças do primeiro ciclo do ensino básico". Paper presented in XVII Seminário de Desenvolvimento Motor da Criança, Faro, 2022.
    Published
  12. Mateus, Nuno; Exel, Juliana; Gonçalves, B; Sampaio, Jaime. "The relationship between sedentary behaviour, physical activity and sports performance among adolescents". Paper presented in CIDESD 2019, Exercise and Health, Sports and Human Development International Congress, Maia, 2019.
    Published
  13. Exel, Juliana; Mateus, Nuno; Gonçalves, B; Abrantes,C; Sampaio, Jaime. "Linking action and cognition through variability: short-memory, kinematic and physiological regularity in different running environments of training". Paper presented in CIDESD 2019, Exercise and Health, Sports and Human Development International Congress, Maia, 2019.
    Published
  14. Mateus, Nuno; Goncalves, B; Abade, E; Leite, N; Gomez, M; Sampaio, Jaime. "Performance profiles in NBA playoffs: differences between the first and the last game of the series". Paper presented in CIDESD 2016, Exercise and Health, Sports and Human Development, Évora, 2017.
    Published
  15. Mateus, Nuno; Leite, N; Sampaio, Jaime. "Team sports in special groups and the use of technology: a review". Paper presented in CIDESD 2016, Exercise and Health, Sports and Human Development, Évora, 2017.
    Published
  16. Mateus, Nuno; Skrupskelis, T; Leite, N. "Early sports involvement and improvements in reaction time: a specific training program approach". Paper presented in CIDESD 2016, Exercise and Health, Sports and Human Development, 2017.
    Published
  17. Zhang, S; Lorenzo, A; Gómez, M; Mateus, Nuno; Gonçalves, B; Sampaio, Jaime. "Performance profiles of basketball players in NBA according to anthropometric attributes and playing experience". Paper presented in Complex systems in sport, international congress linking theory and practice, Barcelona, 2017.
  18. Exel, Juliana; Abrantes, C; Mateus, Nuno; Gonçalves, B; Sampaio, Jaime. "Different familiarity with running routes changes the complexity of kinematic and physiological responses: A pilot study on recreational middle-distance runners". Paper presented in Complex Systems in Sport, International Congress Linking Theory and Practice, Barcelona, 2017.
    Published
  19. Exel, Juliana; Mateus, Nuno; Travassos, B; Leite, N; Sampaio, Jaime. "Young athletes' physical activity sedentary behaviour during non-training times". Paper presented in XIII Sieflas, Seminário Internacional de Educação Física, Lazer & Saúde, Guarda, 2017.
    Published
  20. Stringfellow, R; Silva, J; Costa, J; Carvalho, P; Mateus, Nuno; Leite, N. "Relative age effect, final classification, MVP and time played in the U14 Regional Basketball Tournament". Paper presented in CIDESD 2016, Exercise and Health, Sports and Human Development, Évora, 2017.
    Published
  21. Silva, A; Santos, S; Gonçalves, B; Mateus, Nuno; Sampaio, Jaime; Leite, N. "Fostering creativity in sports settings". Paper presented in II International Seminar on Critical Thinking, Vila Real, 2015.
    Published
  22. Mateus, Nuno; Gomes, I; Leite, N; Sampaio, Jaime. "Performance and variability profiles in competition of NBA players: comparing between all-star and non-all-star players". Paper presented in CIDESD 2014, International Congress of Exercise and Sports Performance, Guarda, 2014.
    Published
  23. Santos, S; Mateus, Nuno; Sampaio, Jaime; Leite, N. "The influence of early sport involvement in a basketball enrichment training program". Paper presented in CIDESD 2014, International Congress of Exercise and Sports Performance, Guarda, 2014.
    Published
  24. Silva, A; Gonçalves, B; Santos, S; Mateus, Nuno; Sampaio, Jaime; Leite, N. "Individual and collective creativity in young footballers". Paper presented in CIDESD 2014, International Congress of Exercise and Sports Performance, Guarda, 2014.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Sara Santos; Diogo Coutinho; Maria João lagoa; Kelly O'Hara; Rui Araújo; Mateus, N; Nuno Leite; Jaime Sampaio; Veronica Richard. "Sparking social emotional skills and motor competence with the skills4genius". Paper presented in CIDESD International Congress, Vila Real, 2023.
  2. Andreia Teixeira; Sampaio, Jaime; Exel, Juliana; Mateus, N; António Amaral; Santarém, Daniel; Catarina Abrantes. "Movement variability in six running conditions: a complex systems approach". Paper presented in 28th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, Paris, 2023.
Journal article
  1. Enrique Flórez; Mateus, N; Sampaio, Jaime; Eduardo Abade. "Examining the impact of different re warm-up strategies on non-starter basketball players’ physical performance". Journal of Sports Sciences (2025):
    Under revision
  2. Bruno Figueira; Eduardo Abade; Mateus, N; Anthony Weldon; Sampaio, Jaime; Rutenis Paulauskas. "Effect of Weekly Plyometric Training Frequency on Youth Female Basketball Players: A Comparison of Two vs. Four Sessions". Plos One (2025):
    Under revision
  3. Mateus, N; Eduardo Abade; Diogo Coutinho; Miguel-Ángel Gómez ; Carlos Lago Peñas ; Sampaio, Jaime. "Empowering the Sports Scientist with Artificial Intelligence in Training, Performance, and Health Management". Sensors (2024): https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/25/1/139.
    Accepted
  4. Mateus, N; Diogo Coutinho; Sara Santos; Bruno Gonçalves; Catarina Abrantes; Sampaio, Jaime. "Clustered Lifestyle Profiles of Adolescent Football Players: Examining the Relationship between Off-Training Lifestyle and Training Performance". Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (2024):
    Accepted
  5. Nuno Mateus; Juliana Exel; Sara Santos; Bruno Gonçalves; Jaime Sampaio; Mateus, Nuno; Exel, Juliana; Sampaio, Jaime. "Effectiveness of wearable technology to optimize youth soccer players’ off-training behaviour and training responses: a parallel group randomized trial". Science and Medicine in Football (2023): https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2022.2114604.
    Published • 10.1080/24733938.2022.2114604
  6. Sergio L. Jiménez; Nuno Mateus; Anthony Weldon; Álvaro Bustamante-Sánchez; Adam L. Kelly; Jaime Sampaio; Sergio Jimenez; et al. "Analysis of the most demanding passages of play in elite youth soccer: a comparison between congested and non-congested fixture schedules". Science and Medicine in Football (2023): https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2022.2117404.
    Published • 10.1080/24733938.2022.2117404
  7. Pedro Esteves; Domingues, D; Santos, C; Mateus, Nuno; Bruno Travassos; Mário Costa. "Within-season Adaptations in Physical, Physiological and Technical-tactical Performance of Experimented Futsal Players". Sport Mont 20 3 (2022): 23-28. https://doi.org/10.26773/smj.221004.
    Open access • Published
  8. Anthony Weldon; Sing T Wong; Nuno Mateus; Michael J Duncan; Neil D Clarke; Matthew Pears; Adam L Owen; Chris Bishop. "The strength and conditioning practices and perspectives of soccer coaches and players". International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching (2022): https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541211072242.
    10.1177/17479541211072242
  9. Figueira, Bruno; Mateus, Nuno; Pedro Esteves; Ruta Dadeliene; Rutenis Paulauskas. "Physiological Responses and Technical-Tactical Performance of Youth Basketball Players: A Brief Comparison between 3x3 and 5x5 Basketball". Journal of Sports Science and Medicine 21 2 (2022): 332-340. https://www.jssm.org/jssm-21-332.xml%3EFulltext.
    Published
  10. Nuno Mateus; Bruno Gonçalves; Jose Luis Felipe; Javier Sánchez-Sánchez; Jorge Garcia-Unanue; Anthony Weldon; Jaime Sampaio. "In-season training responses and perceived wellbeing and recovery status in professional soccer players". PLOS ONE (2021): https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254655.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0254655
  11. Mateus, Nuno; Exel, Juliana; Gonçalves, Bruno; Weldon, Anthony; Sampaio, Jaime. "Off-training physical activity and training responses as determinants of sleep quality in young soccer players". Scientific Reports 11 1 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-89693-4.
    10.1038/s41598-021-89693-4
  12. Nuno Mateus; Pedro Esteves; Bruno Gonçalves; Ivan Torres; Miguel Angel Gomez; Jorge Arede; Nuno Leite. "Clustering performance in the European Basketball according to players’ characteristics and contextual variables". International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching 15 3 (2020): 405-411. https://doi.org/10.1177/1747954120911308.
    10.1177/1747954120911308
  13. Mateus, N.; Gonçalves, B.; Exel, J.; Esteves, P.; Sampaio, J.; Nuno Mateus; Bruno Gonçalves; et al. "Short-term effects of adding 1-m wide to each side of the basketball court on youth players' performance". Cuadernos de Psicologia del Deporte 20 3 (2020): 82-94. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85091791269&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.6018/cpd.376321
  14. Nuno Mateus; Bruno Gonçalves; Anthony Weldon; Jaime Sampaio. "Effects of using four baskets during simulated youth basketball games". PLOS ONE (2019): https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221773.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0221773
  15. Juliana Exel; Nuno Mateus; Catarina Abrantes; Nuno Leite; Jaime Sampaio. "Physical activity and sedentary behavior in amateur sports: master athletes are not free from prolonged sedentary time". Sport Sciences for Health 15 2 (2019): 385-391. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11332-019-00527-3.
    10.1007/s11332-019-00527-3
  16. Rubén Dehesa; Alejandro Vaquera; Bruno Gonçalves; Nuno Mateus; Miguel Ángel Gomez-Ruano; Jaime Sampaio. "Key game indicators in NBA players’ performance profiles". Kinesiology (2019): https://doi.org/10.26582/k.51.1.9.
    10.26582/k.51.1.9
  17. Exel, J.; Mateus, N.; Gonçalves, B.; Abrantes, C.; Calleja-González, J.; Sampaio, J.; Exel, Juliana; et al. "Entropy measures can add novel information to reveal how runners' heart rate and speed are regulated by different environments". Frontiers in Psychology 10 JUN (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85068619557&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01278
  18. Juliana Exel; Nuno Mateus; Bruno Travassos; Bruno Gonçalves; Isabel Gomes; Nuno Leite; Jaime Sampaio. "Off-Training Levels of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Young Athletes: Preliminary Results during a Typical Week". Sports (2018): http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/6/4/141.
    10.3390/sports6040141
  19. Nuno Mateus; Bruno Gonçalves; Abade, E; Leite, N; Gómez, A; Sampaio, Jaime. "Exploring game performance in NBA playoffs". Kinesiology 50 1 (2018): 89-96. https://doi.org/10.26582/k.50.1.7.
    10.26582/k.50.1.7
  20. Paulauskas, R; Masiulis, N.; Cárdenas, D.; Figueira, B; Mateus, Nuno; Sampaio, Jaime. "The effect of repeated sprint ability on physiological and physical profiles of young basketball players". RICYDE. Revista Internacional de Ciencias del Deporte 14 54 (2018): 309-320. https://www.redalyc.org/jatsRepo/710/71065382002/html/.
    Published
  21. Zhang, S.; Lorenzo, A.; Gómez, M.-A.; Mateus, N.; Gonçalves, B.; Sampaio, J.; Mateus, Nuno. "Clustering performances in the NBA according to players’ anthropometric attributes and playing experience". Journal of Sports Sciences 36 22 (2018): 2511-2520. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85045749309&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1080/02640414.2018.1466493
  22. Paulauskas, R.; Masiulis, N.; Cárdenas, D.; Figueira, B.; Mateus, N.; Sampaio, J.. "The effect of repeated sprint ability on physiological and physical profiles of young basketball players,El efecto de esprints repetidos en los perfiles fisiológicos y físicos de jóvenes jugadores de baloncesto". RICYDE: Revista Internacional de Ciencias del Deporte 14 54 (2018): 309-320. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85054724975&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.5232/ricyde2018.05402
  23. Santos, S.; Mateus, N.; Sampaio, J.; Leite, N.; Mateus, Nuno. "Do previous sports experiences influence the effect of an enrichment programme in basketball skills?". Journal of Sports Sciences 35 17 (2017): 1759-1767. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84989214570&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1080/02640414.2016.1236206
  24. Mateus, Nuno; Gonçalves, B.; Abade, E.; Liu, H.; Torres-Ronda, L.; Leite, N.; Sampaio, J.. "Game-to-game variability of technical and physical performance in NBA players". International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport 15 3 (2015): 764-776. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/24748668.2015.11868829.
    Published • 10.1080/24748668.2015.11868829
  25. Mateus, Nuno; Santos, S.; Vaz, L.; Gomes, I.; Leite, N.. "The effect of a physical literacy and differential learning program in motor, technical and tactical basketball skills". Revista de Psicología del Deporte 24 1 (2015): 73-76. https://www.redalyc.org/pdf/2351/235143644016.pdf.
    Published
  26. Santos, S.; Mateus, Nuno; Gonçalves, B.; Silva, A.; Sampaio, Jaime; Leite, N.. "The influence of previous sport experiences in transfer of behaviour patterns among team sports". Revista de psicología del deporte 24 1 (2015): 89-92. https://www.redalyc.org/pdf/2351/235143644019.pdf.
    Published
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024 Strategies for Building Interactive Dashboards to Optimise Sports Performance Football Analysis Course
Sportrail
2024 Interactive Report for Individual Performance Analysis in Football Open Lecture – Postgraduate Programme in Football Match Analysis
Universidade da Maia
2024 Innovation and Research in Sports Performance and Training Monitoring 2nd Barlavento Regional Youth Forum 2024
Institute of Sport and Youth of Cape Verde (Cape Verde)
2024 Sedentary Behaviour of Football Players XVIII International Football Congress, themed "Pathway to the Future"
Universidade da Maia
2024 The Contribution of Science and Technology to Football Match Analysis Multidimensional Analysis of Football Match Play
Universidade Europeia
2024 Physical Activity, Sleep, and Sports Performance: An AI-Based Perspective AI in Team Sports
CIDESD-Elite
2023 The Contribution of Science and Technology to Training Load Optimisation and Planning Player Monitoring and Assessment Supported by Positional Data
Universidade Europeia
2022 Technology in the Daily Training and Competition of Team Sports Inside Team Sports – Technology in Team Sports with Practical Application
CIDESD-Elite (Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024 - Current Differential Learning as an Optimisation Strategy in Football Goalkeeper Training
Co-supervisor
 PhD in Sports Science
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2024 - Current Internship Report at Atromitos Athens, Under-19 Football Team, during the 2024/2025 Season
Supervisor
 Master’s in Football Match Analysis (Master)
Universidade da Maia, Portugal
2024 - Current Internship Report at Kitchee Sports Club, Senior Football Team, during the 2024/2025 Season
Supervisor
 Master’s in Football Match Analysis (Master)
Universidade da Maia, Portugal
2024 - Current Internship Report at União Sport Clube Paredes, Senior Football Team, during the 2024/2025 Season
Supervisor
 Master’s in Football Match Analysis (Master)
Universidade da Maia, Portugal
2024 - Current Internship Report at GDRC Os Sandinenses, Senior Football Team, during the 2024/2025 Season
Supervisor
 Master’s in Football Match Analysis (Master)
Universidade da Maia, Portugal
2024 - Current Internship Report at Abambres Sport Club, Senior Football Team, during the 2024/2025 Season
Co-supervisor
 Master’s in Sports Science, Specialisation in Team Sports (Master)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2024 - Current Internship Report at Sporting Clube de Braga, Under-13 Football Team (Juniors D), during the 2024/2025 Season
Co-supervisor
 Master’s in Sports Science, specialising in Team Sports (Master)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2024 - Current Internship Report at Sport Clube de Vila Real, Under-15 Football Team (Juniors C), during the 2024/2025 Season
Co-supervisor
 Master’s in Sports Science, Specialisation in Team Sports (Master)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2023 - Current Effects of Plyometric Training Frequency on the Physical Profile of Youth Football Players
Supervisor
 Master’s in Sports Science – Specialisation in Exercise Prescription and Health (Master)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2021 - 2022 Exploring the multidimensional dynamics´ from the responses to several training drills
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado Internacional em Análise da Performance Desportiva (Master)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024 - Current Moderator for the Webinar: Game Analysis in Football – Women’s Football Edition (Online Conference, 2024). Speakers: José Pedro, Analyst for the Portuguese Women’s National Football Team, and Bruno Pasquarelli, Head Coach of the Bahrain Women’s National Team
Conference
 Webinar on Game Analysis in Football – Women's Football Edition
Universidade da Maia, Portugal
2024 - Current Moderator for the Webinar: Football Match Analysis – Euro 2024 Edition (Online Conference, 2024). Speakers: Performance Analysts from national and international football teams
Conference
 Webinar on Football Match Analysis – Euro 2024 Edition
Universidade da Maia, Portugal
2023 - Current Moderator at the Sportrail Football Science Conference 2023 (Online Conference, 2023). Speaker: Martin Buchheit. Presentation: Loading Patterns and Monitoring Practices in Elite Soccer Sportrail Football Science Conference 2023
Sportrail, Portugal
2023 - Current Moderator at the Sportrail Football Science Conference 2023 (Online Conference, 2023). Speaker: Carlos Balsalobre-Fernández. Presentation: Performance Evaluation Using Mobile Apps
Conference
 Sportrail Football Science Conference 2023
Sportrail, Portugal
2023 - Current Moderator at the Sportrail Football Science Conference 2023 (Online Conference, 2023). Speaker: Rick Cost. Presentation: Case Study: Recovery Approach at the Qatar World Cup
Conference
 Sportrail Football Science Conference 2023
Sportrail, Portugal
2023 - Current Moderator at the Sportrail Football Science Conference 2023 (Online Conference, 2023). Speaker: Andrea Riboli. Presentation: Contextualizing Peak Demands to Maximise Performance in Soccer
Conference
 Sportrail Football Science Conference 2023
Sportrail, Portugal
2023 - Current Moderator at the Sportrail Football Science Conference 2023 (Online Conference, 2023). Speaker: Ismael Fernández Cuevas. Presentation: Thermography in Sports
Conference
 Sportrail Football Science Conference 2023
Sportrail, Portugal
2023 - Current Moderator at the Sportrail Football Science Conference 2023 (Online Conference, 2023). Speaker: Richard Bucciarelli. Presentation: Talent Identification and Player Speed: What the Research Says
Conference
 Sportrail Football Science Conference 2023
Sportrail, Portugal
2023 - Current Moderator at the Sportrail Football Science Conference 2023 (Online Conference, 2023). Speaker: Sara Santos. Presentation: The Role of Enrichment Environments in Fostering Creativity in Soccer
Conference
 Sportrail Football Science Conference 2023
Sportrail, Portugal
2023 - Current Moderator at the Sportrail Football Science Conference 2023 (Online Conference, 2023). Speaker: Bruce Williams. Presentation: High-Performance Footcare: Improving Comfort, Mitigating Injury, and Optimising Performance in Soccer
Conference
 Sportrail Football Science Conference 2023
Sportrail, Portugal
2023 - Current Moderator at the Sportrail Football Science Conference 2023 (Online Conference, 2023). Speaker: Alex Calder. Presentation: Peak Performance in Professional Soccer
Conference
 Sportrail Football Science Conference 2023
Sportrail, Portugal
2023 - Current Moderator at the Sportrail Football Science Conference 2023 (Online Conference, 2023). Speaker: Adam Centofanti. Presentation: Achieving Fitness Through Soccer
Conference
 Sportrail Football Science Conference 2023
Sportrail, Portugal
2023 - Current Moderator at the Sportrail Football Science Conference 2023 (Online Conference, 2023). Speaker: Bram van de Vinne. Presentation: Optimising Microcycles: Strategies for Managing Maximal Intensity Periods
Conference
 Sportrail Football Science Conference 2023
Sportrail, Portugal
2023 - Current Moderator at the Sportrail Football Science Conference 2023 (Online Conference, 2023). Speaker: John Grace. Presentation: Coaching Training Autonomy
Conference
 Sportrail Football Science Conference 2023
Sportrail, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024 Analysis of the Impact of a Spatial Occlusion Program on Passing Performance in Football
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Tomás Miguel Ferreira Rebocho de Jesus Recatia (Master)
Instituto Politécnico da Guarda, Portugal
2024 Internship Report at Juventude de Pedras Salgadas, Senior Football Team, during the 2021/2022 Season
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Luís Miguel Chaves Martins (Master)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2024 Supervised Teaching Practice Report
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Bruna Ferreira Fernandes (Master)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2024 Supervised Teaching Practice Report
(Thesis) Main arguer
 José Pedro Pinto Madureira (Master)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2023 Supervised Teaching Practice Report
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Daniel Rodrigues Santarém (Master)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2023 Supervised Teaching Practice Report
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Bruno Miguel Morais Teixeira (Master)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023 - Current International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport
2023 - Current Biology of Sport
2023 - Current Journal of Sports Sciences
2021 - Current Scientific Reports
2021 - Current Plos One
2021 - Current Science and Medicine in Football
2020 - Current Chaos, Solitons & Fractals
2020 - Current Human Movement Science
2020 - Current Cuadernos de Psicología del Deporte
2019 - Current Frontiers in Psychology
2019 - Current European Journal of Sport Science

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2024 - 2025 Member of the Scientific Committee for the CIDESD 2025 International Congress
Member
 Centro de Investigação em Desporto Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Portugal

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2024 - Current 90 segundos de Ciência Impacto do Sedentarismo em jovens atletas de alto rendimento
Distinctions

Award

2021 Menção Honrosa - trabalho de excelência - apresentado no evento EliteSci 2021 Student-conference
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2020 Investigação no Basquetebol, 2020
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal

Associação Nacional de Treinadores de Basquetebol (ANTB) , Portugal

Other distinction

2014 Diploma de Bolsa por Mérito, aproveitamento escolar excecional no ano letivo 2013-2014
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal