Umaro Embaló
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 May 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fortuna Sittard | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2015 | AD Oeiras | ||
| 2015–2020 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Benfica B | 59 | (6) |
| 2022– | Fortuna Sittard | 27 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | → Cartagena (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Rio Ave (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Portugal U16 | 12 | (6) |
| 2016–2018 | Portugal U17 | 27 | (16) |
| 2019 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Portugal U19 | 13 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2019 | |||
Úmaro Embaló (born 6 May 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Dutch Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard.[2] Born in Guinea-Bissau, he was a youth international for Portugal.
Club career
[edit]Benfica
[edit]Embaló progressed through Benfica's youth academy, after being scouted AD Oeiras in 2015.[3] On 12 September 2017, Embaló made his debut for the under-19 team in the UEFA Youth League in a 5–1 home victory against CSKA Moscow, replacing Jota in the 75th minute and scoring the final goal of the game in the 89th minute.[4]
On 27 October 2018, he made his debut for Benfica's reserves in the Segunda Liga, coming on as a late substitute for Chris Willock in a 3–2 home win against Sporting da Covilhã.[5] In the 2018–19 season, he appeared in all six games with the under-19 team in the UEFA Youth League, scoring once and reaching the knockout stage, where they eventually lost to Montpellier.[2][6] He made three appearances for the reserves in the second division that season.[2]
Embaló scored his first Segunda Liga goal on 11 August 2019 against Estoril, catching opposing goalkeeper António Filipe on the wrong foot with a misplaced cross which sailed into the top corner, to secure a 2–1 victory.[7] He played in nine games in the second division and scored twice that season, before it was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal.[8] In the UEFA Youth League, the team made it to the final after defeating Dinamo Zagreb (3–1) and Ajax (3–0).[9][10] However, Benfica lost 3–2 to Real Madrid's under-19s in the final in which Embaló started, despite Gonçalo Ramos' brace.[11] Embaló made seven appearances and scored three goals in the Youth League that season.[2][12][13]
In the 2020–21 season, he missed the entire first half of the season due to various reasons, including testing positive for COVID-19. In the second half of the season, he made sixteen appearances.[2] During his time at Benfica, he was reported to having received interest by Real Madrid, Manchester United, RB Leipzig and PSV Eindhoven, but a move failed to come to fruition.[3][14]
Fortuna Sittard
[edit]In August 2022, Embaló signed a four-year contract with Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard for a fee reported to be in the region of €1 million with a 50% sell-on clause.[15] He made his debut for the club on 17 September in a 1–0 league victory against Excelsior, replacing Tijjani Noslin in the 55th minute.[16] On 2 October, he scored on his first ever start for Fortuna, curling a strike from distance into the top corner in a 2–0 Eredivisie win over Volendam.[17][18]
On 29 August 2023, Embaló was loaned to Spanish Segunda División side Cartagena for the 2023–24 season.[19] On 31 January 2024, he moved on a new loan to Rio Ave.[20]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 21 May 2023[2]
| Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benfica B | 2018–19 | LigaPro | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | LigaPro | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||||
| 2020–21 | LigaPro | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | LigaPro | 31 | 4 | — | — | — | 31 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 59 | 6 | — | — | — | 59 | 6 | |||||
| Fortuna Sittard | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 85 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 9 | ||
Honours
[edit]Benfica U19
- Campeonato Nacional de Juniores: 2017–18[2]
- UEFA Youth League runner-up: 2019–20[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Úmaro Embaló – Profiel". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g Umaro Embaló at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ a b "'PSV gaat bij Benfica bod van twintig miljoen uitbrengen op toptalent'". GOAL (in Dutch). 28 March 2019. Archived from the original on 11 February 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "SL Benfica – CSKA Moskva 5:1 (Youth Youth League 2017/2018, Group A)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "SL Benfica B – Sporting Covilhã 3:2 (Segunda Liga 2018/2019, 7. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Montpellier–Benfica | UEFA Youth League 2018/19". UEFA.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Reviravolta encarnada colocou justiça no resultado". S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). 11 August 2019. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Nacional e Farense sobem, Casa Pia e Cova da Piedade despromovidos". Record (in European Portuguese). 5 May 2020. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Dinamo Zagreb–Benfica | UEFA Youth League 2019/20". UEFA.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Ajax–Benfica | UEFA Youth League 2018/19". UEFA.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Desfecho imerecido, mas honraram a camisola até ao fim!". S.L. Benfica. 26 August 2020. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Real Madrid keep eye on Benfica starlet Umaro Embalo". Tribuna. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Manchester United target Umaro Embalo reveals Red Devils flop and current PSG star Angel Di Maria to be his idol". GOAL. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ Jakobs, Geert-Jan (31 August 2022). "Fortuna Sittard gaat op Deadline Day nog voor aanvaller van Benfica". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ Kleinen, Jelle (31 August 2022). "Fortuna Sittard haalt Úmaro Embaló van Benfica B". 1limburg (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ "Fortuna Sittard vs. Excelsior – 17 September 2022". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ Puts, Wim (2 October 2022). "Embaló en Özyakup leiden Fortuna naar belangrijke zege". 1limburg (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ Smit, Gideon (2 October 2022). "FC Volendam overtuigt niet op het moment dat het moet; Fortuna Sittard met 2-0 te sterk". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ "Umaro Embaló, velocidad y desequilibrio para reforzar ambas bandas" [Umaro Embaló, speed and skill to bolster both wings] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Úmaro Embaló é reforço do Rio Ave FC" [Úmaro Embaló is a Rio Ave FC reinforcement] (in European Portuguese). Rio Ave. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
External links
[edit]- Umaro Embaló at BDFutbol
- Umaro Embaló at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Umaro Embaló national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
