MexicoCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Antônio Naelson Matias, known as Sinha or Zinha, is a former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Born in Brazil, he played for the Mexico national team. He is regarded as one of the best playmakers to have played in Mexican football. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-20
In the line-ups
1 appearance in recorded line-ups · 2006The archive holds 1 team sheet naming Sinha in Mexico's starting line-up, on 2006-06-16.
1 appearance in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
5 goals across 5 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 2004–2006| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-06-11 |  Iran | W3–1(n) | 79' | FIFA World Cup | Nuremberg |
| 2005-06-16 |  Japan | W2–1(n) | 39' | Confederations Cup | Hanover |
| 2005-06-04 |  Guatemala | W2–0(a) | 41' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Guatemala City |
| 2005-03-27 |  United States | W2–1(h) | 33' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Mexico City |
| 2004-10-13 |  Trinidad and Tobago | W3–0(h) | 19' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Puebla |
Honours
8 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours8 | ||||
| Mexican Primera División | ×5 | 2000, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2010 | Toluca | |
| Campeón de Campeones | ×2 | 2003, 2006 | Toluca | |
| CONCACAF Champions' Cup | ×1 | 2003 | Toluca | |
| Individual honours5 | ||||
| Player of the year · 2 | ||||
| Mexican Primera División Golden Ball | ×2 | 2008, 2010 | ||
| More honours · 3 | ||||
| Mexican Primera División Best Attacking Midfielder | ×2 | 2008, 2010 | ||
| FIFA Confederations Cup Best Goal | 2005 | |||