Geny Catamo

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Geny Catamo
Personal information
Full name Geny Cipriano Catamo
Date of birth (2001-01-26) 26 January 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Maputo, Mozambique
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Sporting CP
Number 10
Youth career
Maxaquene
Black Bulls
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Amora 4 (1)
2019–2022 Sporting CP B 30 (2)
2021– Sporting CP 70 (12)
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 41 (13)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 03:52, 14 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 December 2025

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 debut for the first team on 29 December 2021, playing the last 30 minutes of a 3-2 victory against Portimonense. [10]

After two loan spells with Vitória Guimarães and Marítimo, Catamo joined the first team again, and on 22 December 2023, he signed a new five-year contract with Sporting, with his release clause being set at €60 million. [11] That season he made 41 appearances and scored 6 goals in all competitions.

On 6 April 2024, Sporting won the Lisbon derby against Benfica 2-1, with both goals coming from Catamo, who was also named as the man of the match. [12] [13]

Catamo scored 7 goals in all competitions in the 2024–25 season as Sporting completed a domestic double for the first time since the 2001–02 season, and successfully defended their league title.

On 13 December 2025, Catamo scored a brace as Sporting beat Aves 6-0. [14]

International career

Catamo represented the Mozambique U20 in December 2018, scoring on his debut in the 2018 COSAFA U-20 Cup. [15] He had previously played in the 2017 COSAFA Under-17 Championship. [16]

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. [17] On 28 December 2025, he converted a penalty and provided an assist in a 3–2 victory over Gabon during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, securing his nation's first ever win in the competition. [18]

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. [19] Another skill he excels at is his ability to add speed to his team's play down the right. [20]

Personal life

Catamo is the partner of Jennifer Bule, also Mozambican and daughter of DJ Damost. [21]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 December 2025 [22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga ContinentalOtherTotal
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 Liga30561308 [b] 11 [c] 0487
2025–26 Primeira Liga12220005 [b] 11 [c] 0203
Total7012142402022011016
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 total12417142402024016621

International

As of match played 28 December 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mozambique 201931
202030
202171
202241
202342
2024104
2025104
Total4113
Scores and results list Mozambique's goal tally first. [23]
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 Huye Stadium, Huye, RwandaFlag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 1–02–02023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5.13 October 2023Estádio Municipal, Albufeira, PortugalFlag of Angola.svg  Angola 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 3–03–0
10.25 March 2025 Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium, Tizi Ouzou, AlgeriaFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1–31–52026 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.14 October 2025 Miloud Hadefi Stadium, Oran, AlgeriaFlag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 1–01–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
12.17 November 2025 Berrechid Municipal Stadium, Berrechid, MoroccoFlag of Chad.svg  Chad 1–12–2Friendly
13.28 December 2025 Adrar Stadium, Agadir, MoroccoFlag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 2–03–2 2025 Africa Cup of Nations
14.31 December 2025Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1–01–2

Honours

Sporting CP

References

  1. ↑ ""O Messi do Maxaquene" que tem brilhado em Alvalade: Geny é a "coqueluche" para CAN". TSF Rádio Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Quanto é que o Black Bulls vai receber do dossier Geny Catamo?". MZNews (in European Portuguese). 18 November 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Geny Catamo, o Messi de Moçambique que ganhou a confiança de Amorim e dos adeptos". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "Sporting «Geny era o Messi do Maxaquene» | Abola.pt". Abola.pt (in Portuguese). 31 July 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "Amora: SAD avança com investimento moçambicano". Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "Americanos compram Amora. Projeto promete revolucionar baía". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  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). 7 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  8. ↑ Vaza, Marco (7 April 2024). "Geny de nome, génio nos pés". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "Sporting: aquisição do passe de Geny Catamo em marcha | Abola.pt". Abola.pt (in Portuguese). 22 December 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  10. ↑ "Sporting 3-2 Portimonense". ESPN. 29 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  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 (6 April 2024). "Sporting vence Benfica com dois golos de Catamo e aumenta vantagem na liderança do Campeonato (2-1) - como aconteceu". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  13. ↑ "Geny Catamo, quem é o herói de Alvalade que só espera "receber um beijo quando chegar a casa"". CNN Portugal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  14. ↑ "Sporting CP dominate at home against AFS". www.sporting.pt. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  15. ↑ "Torneio Cosafa sub-20: Mambinhas vencem com golo de Geny Catamo". 5 December 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  16. ↑ "COSAFA Under-17 Championship" . Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  17. ↑ "Mundial2022: Moçambique vence Ilhas Maurícias e está na fase de grupos". Maisfutebol.
  18. ↑ Williams, Ian (28 December 2025). "Gabon 2–3 Mozambique". BBC Sport.
  19. ↑ "Geny Catamo já fez jogos melhores? O que dizem os números". Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  20. ↑ Abola.pt (23 October 2023). "Sporting: o desafio que Geny Catamo ultrapassou para chegar à equipa A | Abola.pt". Abola.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  21. ↑ Cascão, Tomás. "Geny Catamo - A mulher a quem o jogador do Sporting dedicou o derby: "Está grávida"". Revista Nova Gente (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  22. ↑ Geny Catamo at Soccerway
  23. ↑ "Geny Catamo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  24. ↑ "Sporting beat Vitoria to clinch Portuguese title". Reuters. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  25. ↑ "Sporting CP Wins 2025 Taça de Portugal After Extra-Time Thriller vs Benfica". beIN Sports. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
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