![]() Ary Papel in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Manuel David Afonso | ||
Date of birth | 3 March 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Cabinda, Angola | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al Akhdar | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2016 | 1º de Agosto | 85 | (36) |
2017–2018 | Sporting CP B | 31 | (0) |
2017 | → Moreirense (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2019 | → 1º de Agosto (loan) | 23 | (7) |
2019–2020 | 1º de Agosto | 15 | (11) |
2020 | Al Taawoun | 0 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Ismaily | 22 | (6) |
2021– | Al Akhdar | (43) | |
International career‡ | |||
2012– | Angola | 52 | (9) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 October 2025 |
Manuel David Afonso (born 3 March 1994), known as Ary Papel, is an Angolan professional footballer who plays as winger for in Libyan Premier League club Al Akhdar.
In 2018–19, he returned to Primeiro de Agosto in Angola's premier league, the Girabola after a stint in Liga NOS with Sporting CP B. [1]
On 7 October 2020, Saudi club Al-Taawoun announced that Ary Papel would join them for two years. [2] Three weeks later, he joined Egyptian club Ismaily. [3]
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 15 October 2014 | Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola | ![]() | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
2. | 21 June 2015 | Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba, Swaziland | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2016 African Nations Championship qualification |
3. | 17 October 2015 | Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2016 African Nations Championship qualification |
4. | 25 January 2016 | Stade Amahoro, Kigali, Rwanda | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2016 African Nations Championship |
5. | 2–0 | |||||
6. | 8 October 2021 | Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola | ![]() | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
7. | 26 March 2022 | Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior, Rio Maior, Portugal | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
8. | 3–1 | |||||
9. | 8 October 2025 | Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba, Eswatini | ![]() | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |