Beto (footballer, born 1998)

For other people named Beto, see Beto (disambiguation).

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Gomesand the second or paternal family name is Betuncal.

Beto

Personal information
Full name	Norberto Bercique Gomes Betuncal [1]
Date of birth	(1998-01-31) 31 January 1998 (age 26) [1]
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal [1]
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) [1]
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Everton
Number	14
Youth career
2007–2011	União Tires
2011–2012	Benfica
2012–2013	União Tires
2013–2014	Oeiras
2014–2015	União Tires
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2018	União Tires	25	(4)
2018–2019	Olímpico Montijo	34	(21)
2019–2022	Portimonense	44	(13)
2021–2022	→ Udinese (loan)	28	(11)
2022–2023	Udinese	34	(10)
2023–	Everton	38	(4)
International career‡
2024–	Guinea-Bissau	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:44, 23 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:15, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Norberto Bercique Gomes Betuncal (born 31 January 1998), known as Beto, is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Everton. Born in Portugal, he represents Guinea-Bissau at international level.

Club career

Early years

Born in Lisbon of Bissau-Guinean descent, Beto started his senior career with amateurs União de Tires in the Lisbon Football Association, while working at KFC. ^[2] In 2018 he signed with Olímpico do Montijo of the third division, finishing second in the scoring charts in his only season with 21 goals. ^{[3] [4]}

Portimonense

Beto moved straight to the Primeira Liga on 3 June 2019, joining Portimonense on a four-year contract. ^[5] He made his debut in the competition on 9 August, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute in a 0–0 home draw against B-SAD. ^[6] He finished the campaign with a further ten league appearances, all from the bench.

Beto scored his first goal in the Portuguese top division on 8 November 2020, but in a 3–1 away loss to Porto. ^[7] He added ten more during the season, best in the squad. ^[8]

Udinese

On the last day of the 2021 summer transfer window, Beto was transferred to Italian club Udinese on a season-long loan with an obligation to buy. ^[9] He scored four times in his first ten Serie A appearances, helping his team earn six points in the process. ^[10]

Beto netted a hat-trick in a 5–1 home win over Cagliari on 3 April 2022. ^[11]

Everton

On 29 August 2023, Beto joined Premier League club Everton on a four-year deal for a reported fee of around £25.8 million (€30 million). ^{[12] [13]} The following day, he made his debut and scored his first goal for the Toffees in a 2–1 victory at Doncaster Rovers in the second round of the EFL Cup. ^[14] His league bow took place on 2 September, when he featured the entire 2–2 draw away to Sheffield United. ^[15]

Beto scored his first goal in the league on 7 December 2023, closing the 3–0 win over Newcastle United at Goodison Park after playing the last minutes in place of Dominic Calvert-Lewin. ^[16] Twelve days later, he equalised 1–1 against Fulham in the League Cup quarter-finals and later converted his penalty shootout attempt, but the opposition advanced with a 7–6 victory. ^[17]

International career

In October 2022, Beto was named in a preliminary Portugal 55-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. ^[18] Two years later, he accepted an offer from Guinea-Bissau manager Luís Boa Morte to represent their national team. ^[19] He won his first cap on 11 October, in a 1–0 away loss to Mali for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. ^[20] He scored his first goal on 19 November, equalising an eventual 2–1 home defeat against Mozambique in the same stage. ^[21]

Personal life

Beto idolised Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o as a child, and signed his name as "Beto'o". He named Beethoven's Ninth as his music to listen to before training. ^{[2] [22]}

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 November 2024 ^[23]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		League cup [b]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Olímpico Montijo	2018–19	Campeonato de Portugal	34	21	2	0	—		36	21
Portimonense	2019–20	Primeira Liga	11	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
	2020–21	Primeira Liga	30	11	1	0	—		31	11
	2021–22	Primeira Liga	3	2	0	0	2	0	5	2
	Total		44	13	1	0	2	0	47	13
Udinese (loan)	2021–22	Serie A	28	11	1	0	—		29	11
Udinese	2022–23	Serie A	33	10	1	0	—		34	10
	2023–24	Serie A	1	0	1	1	—		2	1
	Total		62	21	3	1	—		65	22
Everton	2023–24	Premier League	30	3	3	0	4	2	37	5
	2024–25	Premier League	8	1	0	0	2	0	10	1
	Total		38	4	3	0	6	2	47	6
Career total			178	59	9	1	8	2	195	62

1. Includes Taça de Portugal, Coppa Italia and FA Cup
2. Includes Taça da Liga and EFL Cup

International

As of match played 19 November 2024 ^[23]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Guinea-Bissau	2024	4	1
Total		4	1

Scores and results list Guinea-Bissau's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Beto

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	19 November 2024	Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau	Mozambique	1–1	1–2	2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Individual

• Primeira Liga Goal of the Season: 2020–21 ^[24]

References

1. "Beto" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
2. Monteiro, Bernardo R. (18 February 2022). "Beto: "Há três anos jogava no Tires e trabalhava no KFC"" [Beto: "Three years ago I played for Tires and I worked at KFC"]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
3. Moita, Alexandre; Lopes, João (30 April 2019). "Beto tem proposta para quatro épocas" [Beto, assim abandonando a carreira musical has four-season offer]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 March 2021.
4. Lopes, Gervásio (3 June 2019). "Beto goleador do Campeonato de Portugal é reforço do Portimonense" [Beto Campeonato de Portugal scorer is a Portimonense addition] (in Portuguese). Sou Djurtu. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
5. Moita, Alexandre (3 June 2019). "Portimonense ganha corrida a Sporting, Alavés e Lille e Beto assina por quatro épocas" [Portimonense win race against Sporting, Alavés and Lille and Beto signs for four seasons]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 August 2019.
6. "Portimonense e Belenenses SAD empatam a zero no arranque da I Liga" [Portimonense and Belenenses SAD draw all-nil to kickstart I League]. A Voz do Algarve (in Portuguese). 10 August 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
7. Esteves Teixeira, Sofia (8 November 2020). "F. C. Porto vence Portimonense no Dragão. Veja os golos e os casos" [F. C. Porto beat Portimonense at the Dragão. Watch goals and controversies]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 March 2021.
8. "Portimonense revela interesse do Sporting em contratar Beto; leões negam" [Portimonense disclose Sporting interest in signing Beto; lions deny] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
9. Campanale, Susy (31 August 2021). "Ufficiale: l'Udinese ingaggia l'attaccante portoghese Beto" [Official: Udinese sign Portuguese forward Beto] (in Italian). Football Italia. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
10. "Beto volta a marcar e dá um pontapé certeiro na crise da Udinese" [Beto scores again and kicks Udinese crisis straight in the face]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 7 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
11. "Udinese-Cagliari 5–1, gol e highlights. Beto torna al gol con una tripletta" [Udinese-Cagliari 5–1, goals and highlights. Beto returns to goals with a hat-trick] (in Italian). Sky Sport. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
12. "Beto signs for Everton". Everton F.C. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
13. "Everton sign Portuguese striker Beto from Udinese". Reuters. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
14. Thomas, Marissa (30 August 2023). "Doncaster Rovers 1–2 Everton". BBC Sport . Retrieved 30 August 2023.
15. Hafez, Shamoon (2 September 2023). "Sheffield United 2–2 Everton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
16. "Everton out of bottom three after 3–0 win over Newcastle". Reuters. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
17. Hafez, Shamoon (19 December 2023). "Everton 1–1 Fulham (7–6 to Fulham on pens): Tosin Adarabioyo scores winning penalty". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
18. "A lista de pré-convocados da Seleção para o Mundial'2022: conheça todos os nomes" [The pre-selected for the 2022 World Cup: know all the names]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
19. Venâncio, Bruno (2 October 2024). "Luís Boa Morte convence Beto: "Está convocado, e se assim é..."" [Luís Boa Morte convinces Beto: "He has been called, and if so..."]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 October 2024.
20. "Beto estreia-se pela Guiné-Bissau com derrota" [Beto makes Guinea-Bissau debut with a loss] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
21. Simões, Luís Filipe (19 November 2024). "Assistência de Geny Catamo dá qualificação para o CAN a Moçambique" [Geny Catamo assist qualifies Mozambique for CAN]. A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 November 2024.
22. Torrisi, Antonio (18 February 2022). "Beto si racconta a DAZN: "Lavoravo al KFC, da piccolo mi firmavo 'Beto'o', è il mio idolo"" [Beto tells DAZN: "I worked at KFC, when I was little I signed my name as "Beto'o", he is my idol] (in Italian). Goal . Retrieved 16 September 2023.
23. Beto at Soccerway
24. "Kick-Off 2021/22: os premiados, as declarações e o sorteio dos calendários" [Kick-Off 2021/22: awardees, statements and schedule draw]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2023.

External links

• Beto at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Portuguese League profile (in Portuguese)
• Beto at National-Football-Teams.com