Celton Biai

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Celton Biai
Personal information
Full name Celton Anssumane Biai
Date of birth (2000-08-13) 13 August 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Dordrecht
Number 63
Youth career
2009–2019 Benfica
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 Benfica B 0 (0)
2020–2024 Vitória Guimarães B 52 (0)
2020–2024 Vitória Guimarães 5 (0)
2024– Dordrecht 16 (0)
International career
2017 Portugal U17 5 (0)
2018 Portugal U18 4 (0)
2018–2019 Portugal U19 15 (0)
2019 Portugal U20 2 (0)
2021–2023 Portugal U21 13 (0)
2023– Guinea-Bissau 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023

Celton Anssumane Biai (born 13 August 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eerste Divisie club Dordrecht. Born in Portugal, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.

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Club career

Biai is a youth product of the academy Benfica, having joined them at the age of 9 in 2009. On 14 September 2018, he signed his first professional contract with Benfica until 2023. [1] He was the named the goalie of the season for the U23 Liga Revelação for the 2018–19 season. [2] On 30 January 2020, he transferred to Vitória SC where he was initially assigned to their reserves. [3] He made his senior debut with Vitória SC in a 3–1 Taça de Portugal win over Canelas on 15 October 2022. [4]

In January 2024, Biai signed for Dutch Eerste Divisie club Dordrecht on a two-and-a-half-year contract with the option for a further year. [5]

International career

Born in Portugal, Biai is of Bissau-Guinean descent. [6] He is a youth international for Portugal, having played up to the Portugal U21s. [7]

In March 2023 he was called up to the senior Portugal squad for a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier against Luxembourg. [8]

In October 2023, Biai was called up to the Guinea-Bissau national team for friendly matches against Guinea and Togo. [9]

Career Statistics

Club

As of match played 14 January 2024 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Benfica B 2019–20 LigaPro 0000
Vitória SC B 2019–20 Campeonato de Portugal 0000
2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal190190
2021–22 Liga 3 220220
2023–24 Campeonato de Portugal110110
Total520520
Vitória SC 2022–23 Primeira Liga 50302000100
Career Total570302000600

References

  1. Group, Global Media (14 September 2018). "Celton Biai brilha na Liga Revelação e é do Benfica até 2023". O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 December 2022.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. "Liga Revelação: Celton Biai recebeu o prémio de melhor guarda-redes". www.slbenfica.pt.
  3. "Celton Biai e Iuri Tavares trocam Benfica pelo V. Guimarães". www.ojogo.pt.
  4. "V. Guimarães arrumou o Canelas em jogo para a Taça de Portugal". www.cmjornal.pt.
  5. "Spectaculaire transfer voor FC Dordrecht" [Spectacular transfer for FC Dordrecht]. fcdordrecht.nl (in Dutch). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  6. "Celton Biai em Bissau para impulsionar prática de futebol". SAPO Desporto.
  7. "Celton Biai: "Mais um jogo sem sofrer golos pode fazer a diferença"". ojogo.pt.
  8. "Luxembourg 0–6 Portugal". BBC. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  9. "Celton Biai convocado para a Guiné-Bissau após representar sub-21 de Portugal" [Celton Biai called up by Guinea-Bissau after representing Portugal's U21s] (in European Portuguese). O Jogo. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  10. Celton Biai at Soccerway