Celton Biai

Bissau-Guinean footballer (born 2000)

Celton Biai
Personal information
Full name Celton Anssumane Biai
Date of birth (2000-08-13) 13 August 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Dordrecht
Number 63
Youth career
2009–2019 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Benfica B 0 (0)
2020–2024 Vitória Guimarães B 52 (0)
2020–2024 Vitória Guimarães 5 (0)
2024– Dordrecht 0 (0)
International career‡
2017 Portugal U17 5 (0)
2018 Portugal U18 4 (0)
2018–2019 Portugal U19 15 (0)
2019 Portugal U20 2 (0)
2021–2023 Portugal U21 13 (0)
2023– Guinea-Bissau 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:01, 19 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023

Celton Anssumane Biai (born 13 August 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eerste Divisie club Dordrecht. Born in Portugal, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.

Club career

Biai is a youth product of the academy Benfica, having joined them at the age of 9 in 2009. On 14 September 2018, he signed his first professional contract with Benfica until 2023.[1] He was the named the goalie of the season for the U23 Liga Revelação for the 2018–19 season.[2] On 30 January 2020, he transferred to Vitória SC where he was initially assigned to their reserves.[3] He made his senior debut with Vitória SC in a 3–1 Taça de Portugal win over Canelas on 15 October 2022.[4]

In January 2024, Biai signed for Dutch Eerste Divisie club Dordrecht on a two-and-a-half year contract with the option for a further year.[5]

International career

Born in Portugal, Biai is of Bissau-Guinean descent.[6] He is a youth international for Portugal, having played up to the Portugal U21s.[7]

In March 2023 he was called up to the senior Portugal squad for a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier against Luxembourg.[8]

In October 2023, Biai was called up to the Guinea-Bissau national team for friendly matches against Guinea and Togo.[9]

Career Statistics

Club

As of match played 14 January 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Benfica B 2019–20 LigaPro 0 0 — — — 0 0
Vitória SC B 2019–20 Campeonato de Portugal 0 0 — — — 0 0
2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal 19 0 — — — 19 0
2021–22 Liga 3 22 0 — — — 22 0
2023–24 Campeonato de Portugal 11 0 — — — 11 0
Total 52 0 — — — 52 0
Vitória SC 2022–23 Primeira Liga 5 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 10 0
Career Total 57 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 60 0

References

  1. ^ Group, Global Media (14 September 2018). "Celton Biai brilha na Liga Revelação e é do Benfica até 2023". O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Liga Revelação: Celton Biai recebeu o prémio de melhor guarda-redes". www.slbenfica.pt.
  3. ^ "Celton Biai e Iuri Tavares trocam Benfica pelo V. Guimarães". www.ojogo.pt.
  4. ^ "V. Guimarães arrumou o Canelas em jogo para a Taça de Portugal". www.cmjornal.pt.
  5. ^ "Spectaculaire transfer voor FC Dordrecht" [Spectacular transfer for FC Dordrecht]. fcdordrecht.nl (in Dutch). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Celton Biai em Bissau para impulsionar prática de futebol". SAPO Desporto.
  7. ^ "Celton Biai: "Mais um jogo sem sofrer golos pode fazer a diferença"". www.ojogo.pt.
  8. ^ "Luxembourg 0-6 Portugal". BBC. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Celton Biai convocado para a Guiné-Bissau após representar sub-21 de Portugal" [Celton Biai called up by Guinea-Bissau after representing Portugal's U21s] (in European Portuguese). O Jogo. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  10. ^ Celton Biai at Soccerway

External links

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FC Dordrecht – current squad