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Full name | Martinho Martins Mukana | ||
Date of birth | July 5, 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Maputo, Mozambique | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Playing position | Left back | ||
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Current club | Neuchâtel Xamax | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
Sporting CP | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2001–2003 | Sporting B | 52 | (2) |
2003–2005 | Sporting CP | 24 | (0) |
2006 | → Vitória Guimarães (loan) | 16 | (1) |
2006–2007 | Mallorca | 0 | (0) |
2006–2007 | → Braga (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2007–2010 | Sion | 77 | (3) |
2010– | Neuchâtel Xamax | 29 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2002– | Mozambique | 32 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 June 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
Martinho Martins Mukana, aka Paíto (born 5 July 1982), is a Mozambican footballer who plays for Neuchâtel Xamax in Switzerland, as a left defender.
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Born in Maputo, Paíto began his professional career at Sporting Clube de Portugal, in 2002–03. He became a regular in his third year and, on January 26, 2005, scored his only goal for the Lions, in a 3–3 Portuguese Cup draw against Sport Lisboa e Benfica (penalty shootout loss), in a solo effort.[1]
After the arrival in January 2006, on loan from Valencia CF, of Portuguese international Marco Caneira, Paíto was deemed surplus to requirements and left, also loaned, to Vitória de Guimarães where he was an undisputed starter as the Minho side eventually dropped down a level.
Purchased by La Liga side RCD Mallorca, Paíto immediately returned to Portugal, being loaned to Sporting de Braga for the campaign's duration.[2] Released by the Balearic Islands without making any official appearances, he joined FC Sion.
After three solid seasons in the Swiss Super League, Paíto stayed in Switzerland, signing with fellow league side Neuchâtel Xamax.
Paíto started representing Mozambique at age 20. He was recalled in April for the 2002 COSAFA Cup, nearly two years after his last international.[3] Additionally, he took part in the 2003 COSAFA Cup,[4] the 2006 FIFA World Cup 2006 World Cup qualification, the 2004 COSAFA Cup,[5] 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification and the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.
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