Witi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Witiness Chimoio João Quembo | ||
| Date of birth | 26 August 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Beira, Mozambique | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nacional | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Liga Muçulmana | |||
| 2014–2015 | Nacional | ||
| 2015 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Nacional | 1 | (0) |
| 2015– | Nacional | 19 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | Mozambique | 21 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2019 | |||
Witiness Chimoio João Quembo (born 26 August 1996), known as Witi, is a Mozambican professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club C.D. Nacional as a winger.
Club career
Born in Beira, Witi began his career with Sporting Club da Beira. In the Summer of 2014, he moved to Portugal, joining the youth ranks of C.D. Nacional.
On 11 January 2015, Witi made his senior debut with Nacional in a home win against Boavista F.C., for Primeira Liga.[1] Just three days later, he scored his first professional goal in a Taça da Liga match against Moreirense F.C.. Later that month, Witi signed a deal with S.L. Benfica until the end of the season.[2]
In June 2015, Witi returned to Nacional.[3]
International career
Witi made his debut for Mozambique in 2015, and represented the nation at the 2015 COSAFA Cup.
International goals
- Scores and results list Mozambique's goal tally first.[4]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 26 May 2019 | King Zwelithini Stadium, Umlazi, South Africa |  Namibia |
1–1 | 1–2 | 2019 COSAFA Cup |
| 2. | 18 November 2019 | Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia, Cape Verde |  Cape Verde |
2–2 | 2–2 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
References
- ^ "Nacional 2 - 1 Boavista" (in Portuguese). ZeroZero. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Benfica contrata avançado do Nacional para os juniores" [Benfica sign Nacional' winger for the youth team] (in Portuguese). MaisFutebol. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Witi deixa Benfica e regressa à Choupana" [Witi leaves Benfica and returns to Choupana] (in Portuguese). Record. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Witi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
External links
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from Beira, Mozambique
- Mozambican footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Primeira Liga players
- C.D. Nacional players
- Mozambique international footballers
- Mozambican expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Mozambican expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Mozambican football biography stubs