Jorginho (footballer, born 1995)

Jorginho

Jorginho in action for CSKA Sofia in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Jorge Fernando Barbosa Intima [1]
Date of birth	(1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 (age 29) [1]
Place of birth	Bissau, Guinea-Bissau [1]
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Omonia Aradippou
Number	73
Youth career
	AF Vitalaise
2012–2015	Manchester City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Manchester City	0	(0)
2016–2017	Arouca	14	(5)
2017	→ Saint-Étienne (loan)	5	(1)
2017	→ Saint-Étienne B (loan)	3	(1)
2017–2019	Saint-Étienne	0	(0)
2017–2018	→ Chaves (loan)	20	(1)
2018–2019	→ CSKA Sofia (loan)	32	(5)
2019–2023	Ludogorets Razgrad	33	(9)
2020–2021	→ Wadi Degla (loan)	24	(0)
2021–2022	→ Wisła Płock (loan)	22	(1)
2023	Ordabasy	13	(0)
2024–2025	Torpedo Kutaisi	22	(1)
2025–	Omonia Aradippou	7	(4)
International career‡
2014	Portugal U19	10	(3)
2018–	Guinea-Bissau	28	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:31, 16 March 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:34, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

Jorge Fernando Barbosa Intima (born 21 September 1995), known as Jorginho, is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a winger for Cypriot club Omonia Aradippou and the Guinea-Bissau national team.

Club career

Born in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, Jorginho came through the youth ranks at Manchester City after signing at the age of 17. ^{[2] [3]} After agreeing to a one-year contract extension on 7 July 2015, ^[4] he was limited to reserve team football. ^[5]

In the last minutes of the 2016 winter transfer window, Jorginho moved to Portugal and joined F.C. Arouca on a three-and-a-half-year deal. ^[6] He made his Primeira Liga debut on 7 February, coming on as a 78th-minute substitute in a 2–1 away win against FC Porto. ^[7]

Jorginho scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 away victory over Moreirense F.C. on 17 December 2016. ^[8] In the following transfer window he was transferred to AS Saint-Étienne of the French Ligue 1, ^[9] who loaned him six months later to G.D. Chaves in a season-long move after acquiring him on a permanent basis. ^[10]

On 19 June 2018, Jorginho signed with Bulgarian club PFC CSKA Sofia on loan until the end of the campaign. ^[11] One year later, he agreed to a permanent contract at PFC Ludogorets Razgrad of the same country. ^[12]

Jorginho joined Wadi Degla SC of the Egyptian Premier League in late November 2020, on loan with an option to buy. ^[13]

International career

Jorginho represented Portugal at youth level. He was part of the squad at the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, appearing in three games – including eight minutes in the final against Germany – for the eventual runners-up. ^[14]

On 22 March 2018, Jorginho made his debut for his native Guinea-Bissau, starting in a 2–0 friendly defeat to Burkina Faso. ^{[15] [16]} He was part of the squad that appeared in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. ^[17]

Career Statistics

Club

As of match played 24 March 2025 ^[18]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		League cup [b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Manchester City	2015-16	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Arouca	2015-16 [19]	Primeira Liga	4	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
	2016-17	Primeira Liga	10	5	0	0	2	0	0	0	—		12	5
	Total		14	5	0	0	2	0	0	0	—		16	5
Saint-Étienne (loan)	2016-17 [20]	Ligue 1	5	1	0	0	0	0	2 [c]	0	—		7	1
Saint-Étienne B (loan)	2016-17	CFA 2	3	1	—		—		—		—		3	1
Saint-Étienne	2017-18	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2018-19	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Chaves (loan)	2017-18	Primeira Liga	20	1	1	0	0	0	—		—		21	1
CSKA Sofia (loan)	2018-19	Bulgarian First League	32	5	5	0	—		5 [c]	1	—		42	6
Ludogorets Razgrad	2019-20	Bulgarian First League	22	7	1	0	—		7 [d]	0	0	0	30	7
	2020-21	Bulgarian First League	8	1	0	0	—		2 [e]	0	1 [f]	0	11	1
	2021-22	Bulgarian First League	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
	2022-23	Bulgarian First League	3	1	0	0	—		3 [g]	0	0	0	6	1
	Total		33	9	1	0	—		12	0	1	0	47	9
Wadi Degla (loan)	2020-21	Egyptian Premier League	24	0	1	1	—		—		—		25	1
Wisła Płock (loan)	2021-22	Ekstraklasa	22	1	1	0	—		—		—		23	1
Ludogorets Razgrad II	2022-23	Bulgarian Second League	9	0	—		—		—		—		9	0
Ordabasy	2023	Kazakhstan Premier League	13	0	5	0	—		1 [h]	0	0	0	19	0
Torpedo Kutaisi	2024	Erovnuli Liga	22	1	0	0	—		2 [h]	0	2 [i]	1	26	2
Omonia Aradippou	2024-25	Cypriot First Division	7	4	0	0	—		—		—		7	4
Career total			204	28	14	1	2	0	22	1	3	1	245	31

1. Includes FA Cup, Taça de Portugal, Coupe de France, Bulgarian Cup, Egypt Cup, Polish Cup, Kazakhstan Cup, Georgian Cup and Cypriot Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup, Taça da Liga and Coupe de la Ligue
3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
4. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, Five appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
6. Appearance(s) in Bulgarian Supercup
7. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, Two appearances in UEFA Europa League
8. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
9. Appearance(s) in Georgian Super Cup

International

As of match played 20 March 2025 ^[21]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Guinea-Bissau	2018	3	0
	2019	5	1
	2020	2	0
	2021	8	1
	2022	7	3
	2023	2	0
	2025	1	0
Total		28	5

Scores and results list Guinea-Bissau's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jorginho goal.'

List of international goals scored by Jorginho

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	13 November 2019	Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau'	Eswatini	1–0	3–0	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	[22]
2	30 March 2021	Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau'	Congo	3–0	3–0	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	[23]
3	9 June 2022	Marrakesh Stadium, Marrakesh, Morocco	São Tomé and Príncipe	5–1	5–1	2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	[24]
4	13 June 2022	Stade General Lansana Conté, Conakry, Guinea	Sierra Leone	1–0	2–2	2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	[25]
5				2–0

Honours

Ludogorets Razgrad

• First Professional Football League (Bulgaria): 2019–20

Ordabasy

• Kazakhstan Premier League: 2023

Torpedo Kutaisi

• Georgian Super Cup: 2024

References

1. "Jorginho" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
2. Curtis, Ben (7 June 2013). "Man City released and retained list: Roque Santa Cruz one of five let go by Blues". Daily Mirror . Retrieved 23 March 2018.
3. Bajkowski, Simon (7 April 2015). "Ones-to-watch: Man City youngsters enjoy Barcelona success". Manchester Evening News . Retrieved 23 March 2018.
4. "EDS youngsters pen new deals". Manchester City F.C. 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
5. Beesley, Chris (11 January 2016). "Everton youngsters show senior side how to win at Manchester City". Liverpool Echo . Retrieved 23 March 2018.
6. Martins, Luís C. (1 February 2016). "Arouca: em cima da hora, chega um reforço do Man. City" [Arouca: in the very last minute, signing from Man. City arrives] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
7. "FC Porto 1–2 Arouca" (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
8. "Arouca vence Moreirense (4–1) com "hattrick" de Jorginho" [Arouca defeat Moreirense (4–1) with Jorginho hat-trick]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 17 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
9. Karouri, Khaled (31 January 2017). "Info FM: Jorginho signe à l'ASSE!" [Info FM: Jorginho signs with l’ASSE!] (in French). Foot Mercato. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
10. "Oficial: Jorginho reforça flavienses" [Official: Jorginho bolsters flavienses]. Record (in Portuguese). 31 July 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
11. "Четвърто ново попълнение в отбора" [Four new additions to the team] (in Bulgarian). CSKA Sofia. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
12. "Лудогорец договори Жоржиньо, националът на Гвинея-Бисау става играч на шампиона от 1 юли" [Ludogorets get deal for Jorginho, Bissau-Guinean international becomes a player of the champions from 1 July] (in Bulgarian). FC Ludogorets. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
13. Soliman, Seif (23 November 2020). "Wadi Degla sign former Man City U23 and Saint-Étienne winger". KingFut . Retrieved 24 November 2020.
14. "Sub-19: Portugal vice campeão" [Under-19: Portugal runners-up] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
15. Martins, Marco (22 March 2018). "Burkina Faso, vitória moralizadora frente aos Djurtus" [Burkina Faso, moralising win against the Djurtus] (in Portuguese). Radio France Internationale . Retrieved 23 March 2018.
16. Martins, Marco (26 March 2018). "Guiné-Bissau: Um estágio e duas derrotas em Paris" [Guinea-Bissau: One training camp and two losses in Paris]. Luso Jornal (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
17. Soliman, Seif (12 June 2019). "Ittihad's Toni Silva named in Guinea Bissau's AFCON squad". KingFut. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
18. Jorginho at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
19. "Games played by Jorginho in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
20. "Games played by Jorginho in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
21. "Jorginho". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
22. "Guinea-Bissau vs. Eswatini". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
23. "Guinea-Bissau vs. Congo". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
24. "Guinea-Bissau vs. Sao Tome and Principe". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
25. "Sierra Leone vs. Guinea-Bissau". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 March 2025.

External links

• Jorginho at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Jorginho national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
• Jorginho at National-Football-Teams.com
• Jorginho at Soccerway
• Jorginho at WorldFootball.net
• Jorginho at 90minut.pl (in Polish)