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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 15 November 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Luanda, Angola | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Mendrisio-Stabio | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2003 | Étoile Carouge | 17 | (5) |
2003–2004 | Valence | 3 | (0) |
2004–2007 | Twente | 32 | (2) |
2007–2008 | Veendam | 44 | (6) |
2009–2012 | Sion | 17 | (2) |
2009–2010 | → Grasshopper (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2010–2011 | → Lugano (loan) | 29 | (10) |
2012–2013 | Vaduz | 15 | (1) |
2013–2014 | 1º de Agosto | 3 | (3) |
2014–2015 | Kabuscorp | ? | (?) |
2016–???? | FC Azzurri LS 90 | ? | (?) |
2019– | Mendrisio-Stabio | ? | (?) |
International career‡ | |||
2006 | Switzerland U21 | 1 | (0) |
2013– | Angola | 6 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2013 |
Guilherme Afonso (born 15 November 1985) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Mendrisio-Stabio. He has dual Angolan-Swiss nationality.[1][2]
Club career
Afonso has played club-football in Switzerland for Étoile Carouge, Sion, Grasshopper, Lugano and FC Vaduz; in France for Valence; and in the Netherlands for Twente and Veendam.[3][4][5] In 2009 he scored the winning goal as Sion defeated BSC Young Boys 3–2 in the Swiss Cup Final.[6]
In the summer 2012 he signed a two-year contract with FC Vaduz.[7] In the summer of 2013 he signed a year and half contract with Primeiro de Agosto.[8]
Afonso signed with Mendrisio-Stabio in December 2018.[9]
International career
Afonso, who has previously played for Switzerland at under-21 level, was selected by Angola for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[10]
International goals
- Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first.[11]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 7 June 2013 | Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2. | 7 September 2013 | Estádio Nacional da Tundavala, Lubango, Angola | ![]() |
3–0 | 4–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Sion
References
- ^ Tope Agboola (20 June 2005). "Afonso eyes Angola switch". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Football without borders in the Lowlands". FIFA. 30 June 2005. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007.
- ^ "Guilherme Afonso". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 7 March 2008.
- ^ "Guilherme Afonso". weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Guilherme Afonso". Ronald Zwiers (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 1 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Switzerland Cup Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Afonso verlässt Sitten Richtung Vaduz". fussball.ch (in German). 27 June 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ "Guilherme Afonso pledges commitment to new club". ANGOP. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ Savigliano, Walter (21 December 2018). "Altro colpaccio del Mendrisio, arriva la punta Guilherme Afonso!". chalcio.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 26 January 2019.
- ^ "Angola pick Guilherme Afonso in final Nations Cup squad". BBC Sport. 8 January 2013.
- ^ "Guilherme Afonso". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
External links
- Guilherme Afonso at Soccerway
- Guilherme Afonso at FootballDatabase.eu