Geny Catamo
Mozambican footballer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Geny Cipriano Catamo | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-01-26) January 26, 2001 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Beira, Mozambique | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, wing-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting CP | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Black Bulls | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Amora | 4 | (1) |
| 2019–2022 | Sporting CP B | 30 | (2) |
| 2021– | Sporting CP | 18 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Vitória Guimarães (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Marítimo (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Marítimo B (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Mozambique U17 | |||
| 2018 | Mozambique U20 | 1 | (1) |
| 2019– | Mozambique | 23 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:54, 19 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:10, 22 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Geny Cipriano Catamo (born 26 January 2001) is a Mozambican professional footballer who plays as a winger or wing-back for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Mozambique national team.
Club career
On 11 June 2019, Catamo signed a professional contract with the youth academy of Sporting for 2 years.[1] He made his first bench for the first team in September 2021 against Porto, wearing jersey number 57.[2]
On 22 December 2023, Catamo signed a new five-year contract with Sporting CP, with his release clause being set at €60 million.[3]
International career
Catamo represented the Mozambique U20 in December 2018, scoring on his debut in the 2018 COSAFA U-20 Cup.[4] He had previously played in the 2017 COSAFA Under-17 Championship.[5]
Catamo debuted with the senior Mozambique national football team in a 2-0 win over Mauritius on 10 September 2019, again scoring in his debut.[6] In October 2021 he scored in a world cup qualifier with his goal being Mozambique's only goal in a 3–1 loss to Cameroon.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 19 February 2024[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Amora | 2018–19 | Campeonato de Portugal | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Sporting CP B | 2020–21 | Campeonato de Portugal | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Liga 3 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 30 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 2 | ||||||
| Sporting CP | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | — | 26 | 3 | ||
| Total | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||
| Vitória SC (loan) | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Marítimo (loan) | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Marítimo B (loan) | 2022–23 | Campeonato de Portugal | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 72 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 8 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances on Primeira Liga relegation play-offs
International
- As of match played 22 January 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | 2019 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 23 | 5 | |
- Scores and results list Mozambique's goal tally first.[8]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 September 2019 | Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique |  Mauritius | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 8 October 2021 | Japoma Stadium, Douala, Cameroon |  Cameroon | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 8 June 2022 | Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin |  Benin | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 4. | 18 June 2023 | Stade Huye, Huye, Rwanda |  Rwanda | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 5. | 16 October 2023 | Estádio Municipal, Albufeira, Portugal |  Nigeria | 1–0 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 6. | 22 January 2024 | Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |  Ghana | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations |
References
- ^ hdc-uc-acsweb1/aceyus45/Dash_Viewer.aspx?DashID=5028
- ^ Geny Catamo at Soccerway
- ^ "Geny Catamo vai continuar de Leão ao peito" [Geny Catamo will remain with a Lion at his chest] (in European Portuguese). Sporting CP. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Torneio Cosafa sub-20: Mambinhas vencem com golo de Geny Catamo". December 5, 2018.
- ^ "COSAFA Under-17 Championship". Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "Mundial2022: Moçambique vence Ilhas Maurícias e está na fase de grupos". Maisfutebol.
- ^ Geny Catamo at Soccerway
- ^ "Geny Catamo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
External links
- ZeroZero Profile
- Geny Catamo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Sporting Profile
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