Marco Airosa

Marco Airosa
Personal information
Full name	Marco Ibraim de Sousa Airosa
Date of birth	(1984-08-06) 6 August 1984
Place of birth	Luanda, Angola
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Right back
Club information
Current team	AEL Limassol
Number	21
Youth career
1994–2003	Pescadores
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2003–2004	Pescadores
2004–2005	Alverca	25	(0)
2005–2006	Barreirense	27	(0)
2006–2007	União Leiria	0	(0)
2006–2007	→ Olhanense (loan)	19	(0)
2007–2008	Fátima	19	(4)
2008–2014	Nacional	1	(0)
2010–2011	→ Aves (loan)	20	(0)
2011–2014	→ AEL Limassol (loan)	65	(0)
2014–	AEL Limassol
National team^‡
2006–	Angola	27	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 May 2014. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 January 2013

Marco Ibraim de Sousa Airosa (born 6 August 1984) is an Angolan footballer who plays for Cypriot club AEL Limassol as a right back.

Football career

Airosa was born in Luanda. During his Portuguese career he represented G.D.P. Costa de Caparica, F.C. Alverca, F.C. Barreirense, S.C. Olhanense – loaned by U.D. Leiria, for whom he never appeared – C.D. Fátima and C.D. Nacional (where he made his first division debuts).

In 2011, aged 27, Airosa moved countries and signed for AEL Limassol in Cyprus. A member of the Angolan national team, he was called up to the 2006 FIFA World Cup and the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations.

AEL Limassol – current squad

1 Fegrouche 2 España 4 Sielis 5 Sachetti 6 Sambou 7 Tagbajumi 8 Stavrou 11 Caló 12 Nicolaou 14 Lillis 15 Sema 19 Edmar 20 Bebê 21 Airosa 23 Carlitos 25 Mendy 27 Eleftheriou 30 Romero 32 Ioniță 33 Guidileye 40 Georgiou 44 Nadeau 45 Kyriakou 77 Sardinero 94 Ohene Manager: Christoforou

Angola squads

Angola squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup

1 J. Ricardo 2 Airosa 3 Jamba 4 Lebo Lebo 5 Kali 6 Miloy 7 Figueiredo 8 André 9 Mantorras 10 Akwá (c) 11 Mateus 12 Lamá 13 Édson 14 Mendonça 15 R. Marques 16 Flávio 17 Zé Kalanga 18 Love 19 Titi Buengo 20 Locó 21 Delgado 22 Mário 23 Abreu Coach: Gonçalves

Angola squad – 2008 Africa Cup of Nations

1 Lamá 2 Airosa 3 Jamba 4 Machado 5 Kali 6 Yamba Asha 7 Figueiredo 8 A.Macanga 9 Mateus 10 Maurito 11 Gilberto 12 Nuno 13 Édson 14 Mendonça 15 Rui Marques 16 Flávio 17 Zé Kalanga 18 Love 19 Dédé 20 Locó 21 Delgado 22 Mário 23 Manucho Coach: O.Gonçalves

Angola squad – 2012 Africa Cup of Nations

1 Wilson 2 Airosa 3 Osório 4 Dani Massunguna 5 Kali 6 Dédé 7 Djalma 8 André Macanga 9 Manucho 10 Zuela 11 Gilberto 12 Jaime 13 Carlos 14 Amaro 15 Miguel 16 Flávio 17 Mateus 18 Love 19 Rafael 20 Manucho Barros 21 Mingo Bile 22 Hugo 23 Vunguidica Coach: Vidigal

Angola squad – 2013 Africa Cup of Nations

1 Lamá 2 M.Airosa 3 Lunguinha 4 Dani Massunguna 5 Fabrício 6 Dédé 7 Djalma 8 Manucho Diniz 9 Manucho 10 Zuela 11 Gilberto 12 Landú 13 Bastos 14 Amaro 15 Miguel 16 Pirolito 17 Mateus 18 Geraldo 19 Yano 20 Mingo Bile 21 Manuel 22 Neblú 23 Guilherme Coach: Ferrín