Guilherme Afonso
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 November 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Luanda, Angola | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Primeiro de Agosto | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| 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– | 1º de Agosto | 3 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Switzerland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013– | Angola | 6 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 August 2013. | |||
Guilherme Afonso (born 15 November 1985) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Primeiro de Agosto. 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 the summer 2012 he signed a two-year contract with FC Vaduz.[6] In the summer of 2013 he signed a year and half contract with Primeiro de Agosto [7]
International career
Afonso, who has previously played for Switzerland at under-21 level, was selected by Angola for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[8]
References
- ↑ Tope Agboola (20 June 2005). "Afonso eyes Angola switch". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "Football without borders in the Lowlands". FIFA. 30 June 2005.
- ↑ (Dutch) Profile at Voetbal International
- ↑ (German) Profile at Weltfußball.de
- ↑ (Dutch) Profile at Ronald Zwiers
- ↑ "Afonso verlässt Sitten Richtung Vaduz" (in German). fussball.ch. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ↑ "Guilherme Afonso pledges commitment to new club". ANGOP. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
- ↑ "Angola pick Guilherme Afonso in final Nations Cup squad". BBC Sport. 8 January 2013.
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