Tomás Dabó

Tomás Dabó
Personal information
Full name	Tomás Soares Dabó
Date of birth	20 October 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Youth career
2011–2012	Braga
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2014	Braga B
2013–2014	Braga
2014–2016	Arouca
2017	Farense
2017	Dacia
2018	Metaloglobus București
2018–2019	Rieti
2019–2020	iClinic Sereď
International career‡
2012–2013	Portugal U20
2017–	Guinea-Bissau
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 July 2020; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2019

Tomás Soares Dabó (born 20 October 1993) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a right back.

Club career

Born in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, Dabó finished his formation with S.C. Braga. He made his professional debut with their reserves on 11 August 2012, in a 2–2 second division away draw against S.L. Benfica B where he featured the full 90 minutes.^[2]

Dabó played his first match in the Primeira Liga on 26 August 2013, again starting in a 2–1 home win over C.F. Os Belenenses.^[3] After leaving the Minho Province, he was sparingly played over two seasons at fellow league team F.C. Arouca.^[4]

Dabó settled rarely in the following years, representing in quick succession S.C. Farense (Portuguese third level), FC Dacia Chișinău (Moldovan National Division), FC Metaloglobus București (Romanian Liga II), F.C. Rieti (Italian Serie C)^[5] and ŠKF Sereď (Slovak Super Liga).^[6]

International career

Dabó represented Portugal at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey, playing in the 2–2 group stage draw against South Korea^[7] as the tournament ended in round-of-16 exit. In 2014, he was called by the Guinea-Bissau national team.^[8]

Dabó was selected for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations by manager Baciro Candé, even though he did not have a club at the time.^[9] He earned his first cap on 14 January in the group stage opener, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw against Gabon.^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Portugal" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
^ "Benfica B-Sp. Braga B, 2–2: André Gomes dá empate nos descontos" [Benfica B-Sp. Braga B, 2–2: André Gomes for the draw in injury time]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 August 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
^ "Sp. Braga derrota Belenenses com auxílio "santo"" [Sp. Braga defeat Belenenses with help of a "saint"] (in Portuguese). Relvado. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
^ Frederico, Francisco (13 June 2014). "Arouca: Tomás Dabo deixa Sp. Braga e assina por três épocas" [Arouca: Tomás Dabo leaves Sp. Braga and signs for three seasons] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
^ "Dabo, un pilastro per la difesa: "A Rieti per fare bene"" [Dabo, a pillar for the defence: "At Rieti to do well"] (in Italian). F.C. Rieti. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
^ Lopes, Gervásio (31 August 2019). "Eslováquia: Tomás Dabó reforça KF Sered" [Slovakia: Tomás Dabó bolsters KF Sered] (in Portuguese). Sou Djurtu. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
^ "Portugal empata com a Coreia (2–2)" [Portugal draw with Korea (2–2)]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 24 June 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
^ "Amido Baldé convocado para a seleção nacional guineense" [Amido Baldé called for the Guinean national team]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
^ "Um treinador, 18 'portugueses' e alguns velhos conhecidos" [One coach, 18 'Portuguese' and some old acquaintances]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 12 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
^ "Gabon 1–1 Guinea-Bissau". BBC Sport. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.

External links

Tomás Dabó at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Tomás Dabó national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
Tomás Dabó at National-Football-Teams.com
Tomás Dabó – FIFA competition record (archived)
Tomás Dabó at Soccerway

[FIFA_U-20_2013-1] "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Portugal" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.

[2] "Benfica B-Sp. Braga B, 2–2: André Gomes dá empate nos descontos" [Benfica B-Sp. Braga B, 2–2: André Gomes for the draw in injury time]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 August 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2018.

[3] "Sp. Braga derrota Belenenses com auxílio "santo"" [Sp. Braga defeat Belenenses with help of a "saint"] (in Portuguese). Relvado. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2014.

[4] Frederico, Francisco (13 June 2014). "Arouca: Tomás Dabo deixa Sp. Braga e assina por três épocas" [Arouca: Tomás Dabo leaves Sp. Braga and signs for three seasons] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 29 October 2018.

[5] "Dabo, un pilastro per la difesa: "A Rieti per fare bene"" [Dabo, a pillar for the defence: "At Rieti to do well"] (in Italian). F.C. Rieti. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.

[6] Lopes, Gervásio (31 August 2019). "Eslováquia: Tomás Dabó reforça KF Sered" [Slovakia: Tomás Dabó bolsters KF Sered] (in Portuguese). Sou Djurtu. Retrieved 24 September 2019.

[7] "Portugal empata com a Coreia (2–2)" [Portugal draw with Korea (2–2)]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 24 June 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2018.

[8] "Amido Baldé convocado para a seleção nacional guineense" [Amido Baldé called for the Guinean national team]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.

[9] "Um treinador, 18 'portugueses' e alguns velhos conhecidos" [One coach, 18 'Portuguese' and some old acquaintances]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 12 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.

[10] "Gabon 1–1 Guinea-Bissau". BBC Sport. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.

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