Mateus Alberto Contreiras Gonçalves (born 7 March 1983), commonly known as Manucho, is a former Angolan professional footballer who played as a striker.

[1][2][3] Before playing a game for United, however, he was loaned out to Greek side Panathinaikos for the remainder of the 2007–08 season due to issues with obtaining a UK work permit.

[4] Manucho received a work permit soon after returning to Manchester United for pre-season training in July 2008,[5] and made his debut for the club in the League Cup against Middlesbrough on 23 September 2008.

Under the guidance of his coach and father, Alberto Gonçalves, Manucho plied his trade as a left winger, becoming one of the club's top stars.

He then moved to Luanda-based side Petro Atlético, where he initially struggled to break into the team due to the presence of striker Flávio Amado.

At the end of the 2007–08 season, Manucho returned to United for pre-season training and the club's summer tour of South Africa.

[12] On 28 August, the Manchester Evening News reported that Manucho had received a work permit earlier that summer,[13] which was confirmed on the official website.

[14] He was handed the number 26 shirt for the 2008–09 season, made his competitive first team debut as a substitute on 23 September in a League Cup Third Round tie at home to Middlesbrough.

Manucho made his league debut for United on 15 November, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute for Carlos Tevez in a home match against Stoke City.

[16] Having found first team opportunities hard to come by at Manchester United, on 16 January 2009 Manucho agreed to join Hull City on loan until the end of the 2008–09 season.

[18] After his loan spell with Hull, Manucho was deemed surplus to requirements at Manchester United, and on 17 July 2009, the club agreed a deal with Real Valladolid for the player's transfer.

Despite Angola's elimination in the group stage, Manucho's three goals meant he finished as the tournament's joint-top scorer, along with Houssine Kharja of Morocco, Christopher Katongo and Emmanuel Mayuka of Zambia, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Gabon, Didier Drogba of Ivory Coast and Cheick Diabaté of Mali.