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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Geny Cipriano Catamo | ||
| Date of birth | January 26, 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Maputo, Mozambique | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, wing-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting CP | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Maxaquene | |||
| Black Bulls | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Amora | 4 | (1) |
| 2019–2022 | Sporting CP B | 30 | (2) |
| 2021– | Sporting CP | 40 | (7) |
| 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 | 29 | (9) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 26 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editMaxaquene and Black Bulls
editIn Mozambique, he started his football training in CD Maxaquene,[1] becoming a youth international for Mozambique, and then he moved on to the Black Bulls youth academy, another club from Maputo.[2][3][4] Under a protocol with FC Porto, the Black Bulls' best players travelled to Porto in 2018 to play with FC Porto's youth team. Catamo played well, but bureaucratic problems at the beginning and different views on the transfer model with the Black Bulls prevented Catamo from moving to FC Porto. He also had a trial at Benfica, but he didn't stay there either. He ended up at Amora FC, a Portuguese club whose football SAD was owned[5][6] at the time by Mozambican investors.[7][8]
Amora FC
editCatamo arrived in Portugal in 2018. His performances for Amora FC's junior and senior teams prompted Sporting CP to recruit Catamo in 2019.[2][3]
Sporting CP
editOn 11 June 2019, Catamo joined the youth academy of Sporting CP from Amora FC in a loan deal. Catamo signed a professional contract with Sporting in September 2020 after spending the 2019–2020 season at the club's Cristiano Ronaldo Academy. [9] He made his first bench for the first team in September 2021 against Porto, wearing jersey number 57.[10]
After two loan spells with Vitória Guimarães and Marítimo, and back to the Sporting CP's main squad, on 22 December 2023, Catamo signed a new five-year contract with Sporting CP, with his release clause being set at €60 million.[11]
On 6 April 2024, Sporting CP beat SL Benfica with two goals from Catamo and this victory increased their lead at the top of the league.[12] With his two goals in Sporting CP's 2-1 home win in the Lisbon derby, Catamo decided the game, helped his team win the three points and was the player of the match.[13]
International career
editCatamo represented the Mozambique U20 in December 2018, scoring on his debut in the 2018 COSAFA U-20 Cup.[14] He had previously played in the 2017 COSAFA Under-17 Championship.[15]
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.[16] 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.
Style of play
editCatamo stands out above all in attack, with many duels won per game, a statistic that reflects the assertiveness of his actions. Added to this is his effective dribbling and finishing ability.[17] Another skill he excels at is his ability to add speed to his team's play down the right.[18]
Personal life
editCatamo is the partner of Jennifer Bule, also Mozambican and daughter of DJ Damost.[19]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 10 December 2024[20]
| 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 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7[a] | 0 | — | 41 | 6 | ||
| 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[b] | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 21 | 3 | |
| Total | 40 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 9 | ||
| 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[d] | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Marítimo B (loan) | 2022–23 | Campeonato de Portugal | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 94 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 119 | 14 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
- ^ Appearances on Primeira Liga relegation play-offs
International
edit- As of match played 14 October 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | 2019 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 4 | |
| Total | 29 | 9 | |
- Scores and results list Mozambique's goal tally first.[21]
| 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 |
| 7. | 10 June 2024 | Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium, El Jadida, Morocco |  Guinea |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8. | 6 September 2024 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali |  Mali |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 9. | 14 October 2024 | Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela, South Africa |  Eswatini |
3–0 | 3–0 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
editSporting CP
References
edit- ^ ""O Messi do Maxaquene" que tem brilhado em Alvalade: Geny é a "coqueluche" para CAN". TSF Rádio Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ a b "Quanto é que o Black Bulls vai receber do dossier Geny Catamo?". MZNews (in European Portuguese). 2023-11-18. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ a b "Geny Catamo, o Messi de Moçambique que ganhou a confiança de Amorim e dos adeptos". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ "Sporting «Geny era o Messi do Maxaquene» | Abola.pt". Abola.pt (in Portuguese). 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ "Amora: SAD avança com investimento moçambicano". Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ "Americanos compram Amora. Projeto promete revolucionar baía". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ "REPORTAGEM A BOLA Uma viagem às origens de Catamo: «É um milagre o que Amorim está a conseguir dele» | Abola.pt". Abola.pt (in Portuguese). 2024-04-07. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ Vaza, Marco (2024-04-07). "Geny de nome, génio nos pés". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ "Sporting: aquisição do passe de Geny Catamo em marcha | Abola.pt". Abola.pt (in Portuguese). 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Fernandes, Mariana (2024-04-06). "Sporting vence Benfica com dois golos de Catamo e aumenta vantagem na liderança do Campeonato (2-1) - como aconteceu". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ "Geny Catamo, quem é o herói de Alvalade que só espera "receber um beijo quando chegar a casa"". CNN Portugal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ "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 já fez jogos melhores? O que dizem os números". Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ Abola.pt (2023-10-23). "Sporting: o desafio que Geny Catamo ultrapassou para chegar à equipa A | Abola.pt". Abola.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ Cascão, Tomás. "Geny Catamo - A mulher a quem o jogador do Sporting dedicou o derby: "Está grávida"". Revista Nova Gente (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ Geny Catamo at Soccerway
- ^ "Geny Catamo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
External links
edit- ZeroZero Profile
- Geny Catamo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Sporting Profile
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