Personal information | |||
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Full name | Celton Anssumane Biai | ||
Date of birth | 13 August 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dordrecht | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2019 | Benfica | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | Benfica B | 0 | (0) |
2020–2024 | Vitória Guimarães B | 52 | (0) |
2020–2024 | Vitória Guimarães | 5 | (0) |
2024– | Dordrecht | 0 | (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 14:01, 19 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ 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.
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Benfica B | 2019–20 | LigaPro | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Vitória SC B | 2019–20 | Campeonato de Portugal | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | Campeonato de Portugal | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
2021–22 | Liga 3 | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
2023–24 | Campeonato de Portugal | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
Total | 52 | 0 | — | — | — | 52 | 0 | |||||
Vitória SC | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Career Total | 57 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 |
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