Geny Catamo

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Geny Catamo
Personal information
Full name Geny Cipriano Catamo
Date of birth (2001-01-26) January 26, 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Maputo, Mozambique
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger, wing-back
Team information
Current team
 Sporting CP
Number 21
Youth career
Maxaquene
Black Bulls
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Amora 4 (1)
2019–2022 Sporting CP B 30 (2)
2021– Sporting CP 45 (8)
2022 → Vitória Guimarães (loan) 10 (0)
2022–2023 → Marítimo (loan) 9 (1)
2023 → Marítimo B (loan) 1 (1)
International career‡
Mozambique U17
2018 Mozambique U20 1 (1)
2019– Mozambique 29 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 26 October 2024 (UTC)

Geny Cipriano Catamo (born 26 January 2001) is a Mozambican professional footballer who plays as a winger or wing-back for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Mozambique national team.

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Club career

Maxaquene and Black Bulls

In Mozambique, he started his football training in CD Maxaquene, [1] becoming a youth international for Mozambique, and then he moved on to the Black Bulls youth academy, another club from Maputo. [2] [3] [4] Under a protocol with FC Porto, the Black Bulls' best players travelled to Porto in 2018 to play with FC Porto's youth team. Catamo played well, but bureaucratic problems at the beginning and different views on the transfer model with the Black Bulls prevented Catamo from moving to FC Porto. He also had a trial at Benfica, but he didn't stay there either. He ended up at Amora FC, a Portuguese club whose football SAD was owned [5] [6] at the time by Mozambican investors. [7] [8]

Amora FC

Catamo arrived in Portugal in 2018. His performances for Amora FC's junior and senior teams prompted Sporting CP to recruit Catamo in 2019. [2] [3]

Sporting CP

On 11 June 2019, Catamo joined the youth academy of Sporting CP from Amora FC in a loan deal. Catamo signed a professional contract with Sporting in September 2020 after spending the 2019–2020 season at the club's Cristiano Ronaldo Academy. [9] He made his first bench for the first team in September 2021 against Porto, wearing jersey number 57. [10]

After two loan spells with Vitória Guimarães and Marítimo, and back to the Sporting CP's main squad, on 22 December 2023, Catamo signed a new five-year contract with Sporting CP, with his release clause being set at €60 million. [11]

On 6 April 2024, Sporting CP beat SL Benfica with two goals from Catamo and this victory increased their lead at the top of the league. [12] With his two goals in Sporting CP's 2-1 home win in the Lisbon derby, Catamo decided the game, helped his team win the three points and was the player of the match. [13]

International career

Catamo represented the Mozambique U20 in December 2018, scoring on his debut in the 2018 COSAFA U-20 Cup. [14] He had previously played in the 2017 COSAFA Under-17 Championship. [15]

Catamo debuted with the senior Mozambique national football team in a 2–0 win over Mauritius on 10 September 2019, again scoring in his debut. [16] In October 2021 he scored in a World Cup Qualifier with his goal being Mozambique's only goal in a 3–1 loss to Cameroon.

Style of play

Catamo stands out above all in attack, with many duels won per game, a statistic that reflects the assertiveness of his actions. Added to this is his effective dribbling and finishing ability. [17] Another skill he excels at is his ability to add speed to his team's play down the right. [18]

Personal life

Catamo is the partner of Jennifer Bule, also Mozambican and daughter of DJ Damost. [19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 January 2025 [20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Amora 2018–19 Campeonato de Portugal 41————41
Sporting CP B 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal170————170
2021–22 Liga 3 132————132
Total302————302
Sporting CP 2021–22 Primeira Liga100000000010
2023–24 Primeira Liga27561107 [a] 0—416
2024–25 Primeira Liga17320307 [b] 11 [c] 0304
Total4588140141107210
Vitória SC (loan) 2021–22 Primeira Liga1000000——100
Marítimo (loan) 2022–23 Primeira Liga910000—2 [d] 0111
Marítimo B (loan) 2022–23 Campeonato de Portugal 11————11
Career total991381401413012815

International

As of match played 14 October 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mozambique 201931
202030
202171
202241
202342
202484
Total299
Scores and results list Mozambique's goal tally first. [21]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 September 2019 Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, MozambiqueFlag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 2–02–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.8 October 2021 Japoma Stadium, Douala, CameroonFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1–31–3 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.8 June 2022 Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, BeninFlag of Benin.svg  Benin 1–01–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4.18 June 2023 Stade Huye, Huye, RwandaFlag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 1–02–02023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5.16 October 2023Estádio Municipal, Albufeira, PortugalFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1–02–3 Friendly
6.22 January 2024 Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory CoastFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1–22–2 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
7.10 June 2024 Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium, El Jadida, MoroccoFlag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 1–01–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.6 September 2024 Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, MaliFlag of Mali.svg  Mali 1–01–1 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
9.14 October 2024 Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela, South AfricaFlag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 3–03–02025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Sporting CP

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  2. 1 2 "Quanto é que o Black Bulls vai receber do dossier Geny Catamo?". MZNews (in European Portuguese). 2023-11-18. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  3. 1 2 "Geny Catamo, o Messi de Moçambique que ganhou a confiança de Amorim e dos adeptos". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  4. ↑ "Sporting «Geny era o Messi do Maxaquene» | Abola.pt". Abola.pt (in Portuguese). 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  5. ↑ "Amora: SAD avança com investimento moçambicano". Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  6. ↑ "Americanos compram Amora. Projeto promete revolucionar baía". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  7. ↑ "REPORTAGEM A BOLA Uma viagem às origens de Catamo: «É um milagre o que Amorim está a conseguir dele» | Abola.pt". Abola.pt (in Portuguese). 2024-04-07. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
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  11. ↑ "Geny Catamo vai continuar de Leão ao peito" [Geny Catamo will remain with a Lion at his chest] (in European Portuguese). Sporting CP. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  12. ↑ Fernandes, Mariana (2024-04-06). "Sporting vence Benfica com dois golos de Catamo e aumenta vantagem na liderança do Campeonato (2-1) - como aconteceu". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-07.
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  15. ↑ "COSAFA Under-17 Championship" . Retrieved 1 November 2020.
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