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Geovany Quenda

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Tcherno and the second or paternal family name is Quenda.
Geovany Quenda
Personal information
Full name Geovany Tcherno Quenda
Date of birth (2007-04-30) 30 April 2007 (age 17)
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Sporting CP
Number 57
Youth career
2016–2017 Damaiense
2017–2019 Benfica
2021–2024 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2024 Sporting CP B 9 (2)
2023– Sporting CP 4 (0)
International career‡
2023–2024 Portugal U17 18 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:42, 2 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:42, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

Geovany Tcherno Quenda (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒiuˈvɐ̃ˈkẽdɐ]; born 30 April 2007) is a Portuguese football player who plays as forward for Sporting CP.

Coming through Sporting CP's youth system, Quenda was promoted to the first-team in 2024 and subsquently established himself as an integral player for them. Born in Guinea-Bissau, he represented Portugal at youth level, being part of the under-17 team that finished as runners-up in the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.

Club Career

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Early career

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Geovany Quenda was born in Guinea-Bissau on 30 April 2007.[1] He moved to Portugal as a child and began his footballing career in Amadora, at the Damaiense's under-10s in the 2016–17 season. He attracted the interest of Benfica who took him to the Benfica Campus in Seixal. After two full seasons with Benfica's youth ranks (2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons),[2] Quenda, who was 13 at the time, decided to leave the club for Sporting CP after Benfica failed to provide a room for him at the Benfica Campus as promised.[3]

Sporting CP

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2022–24: Youth career

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In the 2021–22 season, already fully integrated as a youth player in Sporting CP's Cristiano Ronaldo Academy, he played for Sporting CP's under-15s team, winning the national championship, and the under-17s, scoring 20 goals in that season. In August 2023, he signed a professional contract with Sporting CP.[4]

In the 2023–24 season, Geovany Quenda was part of Sporting CP's under-23 team in the Liga Revelação (U-23 league), despite being only 16 years old at the time.[5][6][7] He also began to be called up by manager Rúben Amorim for the first team on several occasions, although as an unused substitute.[8][9] On 17 February 2024, Quenda became the youngest ever player to play for Sporting's reserve team, when he started a Liga 3 game against Amora at the age of 16.[10][11]

2024–25: Rise to the first team and breakthrough

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The following season, Quenda was fully integrated to the first team, where he was adapted to play as a right wing-back, despite being naturally a right winger. He made his first team debut on 3 August, and he became the youngest player aged (17 years and 95 days) to score for the club, netting the third goal in a 4–3 loss to rivals Porto in the 2024 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.[12] After impressing both offensively and defensively, especially for his young age, acording to Rúben Amorim, he earned a place as a starter, with Quenda making his league debut for the club on 9 August in a 3–1 home win over against Rio Ave.[13]

International career

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Quenda chose to represent Portugal internationally. With the under-17 side, Quenda participated in the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Cyprus. Portugal finished as runners-up, after losing in the final 3–0 to Italy. For his performances throughout the competition, he was named in the "Team of the Tournament".[14][5][15]

He was called up to the senior side for the first time, on 30 August 2024, ahead of the opening UEFA Nations League matches against Croatia and Scotland the following month.[16]

Style of play

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In 2024, he was praised by Portugal's national coach Roberto Martinez in an interview with A Bola, who called him "a creative player" and praised his "one-on-one quality".[17]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 31 August 2024[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sporting CP B 2023–24 Liga 3 9 2 — — — — 9 2
Sporting CP 2024–25 Primeira Liga 4 0 0 0 0 0 0[a] 0 1[b] 1 5 1
Career Total 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14 3
  1. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

Honours

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Portugal U17

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Geovany Tcherno Quenda". www.sporting.pt (in European Portuguese). 2021-08-26. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  2. ^ "Geovany Quenda :: Sporting :: Perfil do Jogador :: zerozero.pt". www.zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  3. ^ "Geovany Quenda e o quarto que o colocou no rival: "O Benfica voltou com a palavra atrás"". OneFootball (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  4. ^ "Geovany Quenda assina contrato profissional e aponta à equipa principal". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  5. ^ a b "Geovany Quenda". FPF (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  6. ^ Abola.pt (2023-11-01). "Geovany Quenda: o 'Maradona' de Alcochete que já é opção de Rúben Amorim | Abola.pt". Abola.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  7. ^ "Geovany Quenda assina contrato de formação com o Sporting". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  8. ^ "Quenda tem nova oportunidade para estrear-se pelo Sporting e pode bater recorde europeu do clube". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  9. ^ "Rúben Amorim sobre Geovany Quenda: "Tem-se comportado muito bem..."". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  10. ^ "Geovany Quenda é o mais jovem de sempre a jogar no Sporting B". O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  11. ^ Nóbrega, Diogo (2024-02-20). "HISTÓRICO! GEOVANY QUENDA ATINGE FEITO INACREDITÁVEL EM PLENO SEIXAL; PRODÍGIO DO SPORTING EM GRANDE". Leonino – Onde o Sporting é notícia (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  12. ^ "Porto pull off stunning comeback to beat Sporting in seven-goal Super Taça thriller". PortuGOAL. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Rúben Amorim assume que objetivo do Sporting é "chegar à fase seguinte"". Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Rodrigo Mora e Geovany Quenda no onze ideal do Europeu sub-17". Record. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Um golaço num momento de inspiração de Geovany Quenda". Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  16. ^ "Nations League: Trincão, Quenda e Pedro Gonçalves called up to the national team". Público. 30 August 2024.
  17. ^ Abola.pt (2024-01-30). "Sporting: Geovany Quenda foi desviado do Benfica e já está na mira de Roberto Martínez | Abola.pt". Abola.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  18. ^ Geovany Quenda at Soccerway
  19. ^ "UEFA Under-17 EURO final report: Italy 3-0 Portugal". UEFA.com. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  20. ^ "2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
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