Jovane Cabral

Jovane Cabral

Cabral playing for Sporting CP in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Jovane Eduardo Borges Cabral [1]
Date of birth	(1998-06-14) 14 June 1998 (age 26) [1]
Place of birth	Assomada, Cape Verde
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Estrela Amadora
Number	97
Youth career
2008–2014	Grémio Nhagar
2014–2016	Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2018	Sporting CP B	34	(2)
2018–2024	Sporting CP	72	(14)
2022	→ Lazio (loan)	3	(1)
2023–2024	→ Salernitana (loan)	12	(1)
2024	→ Olympiacos (loan)	4	(0)
2024–	Estrela Amadora	4	(0)
International career‡
2017–	Cape Verde	16	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:44, 15 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:44, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Jovane Eduardo Borges Cabral (born 14 June 1998) is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primeira Liga club Estrela da Amadora and the Cape Verde national team.

Club career

Sporting CP

Born in Assomada, Sotavento Islands, Cabral joined Sporting CP's youth academy at the age of 16 from Grémio Nhagar. ^{[2] [3]} On 20 August 2016 he made his senior debut with the reserve side, coming on as a 61st-minute substitute in a 2–4 home loss against Fafe in the LigaPro. ^[4] His first goal in the competition came on 19 March 2017, netting through a free kick in a 2–1 away victory over Leixões. ^[5] Still that year, he helped the juniors win the national championship. ^[6]

Cabral was called by first-team manager Jorge Jesus for the 2017 pre-season, but eventually returned to the B team. ^[7] He made his competitive debut for the former on 12 October, replacing Mattheus Oliveira for the final 12 minutes of the 4–2 victory at Oleiros in the third round of the Taça de Portugal. ^{[8] [9]}

Cabral scored his first official goal for Sporting on 1 September 2018, his 88th-minute strike earning the hosts a 1–0 Primeira Liga home win against Feirense. ^[10] On 3 December, in what was new manager Marcel Keizer's first match in charge, he netted through a 20-meter curl to close the score in a 3–1 defeat of Rio Ave at the Estádio dos Arcos; ^[11] the goal was later named as the best of the season at the annual awards ceremony. ^[12]

In June 2020, after the season resumed following the COVID-19 shutdown, Cabral scored four goals over three consecutive games. This concluded with two in a 3–1 win at B-SAD on 26 June, when he was replaced injured at half-time; ^[13] he was named the league's Player of the Month. ^[14]

On 19 January 2021, after having replaced fellow youth graduate Tiago Tomás late into the second half, Cabral scored twice to help his team come from behind and beat Porto 2–1 in the semi-finals of the Taça da Liga. ^[15] One year later, he was loaned to Italian Serie A club Lazio with an option to buy. ^{[16] [17]} He made his debut for the latter on 17 February, playing ten minutes in the 2–1 away loss against Porto in the knockout play-offs of the UEFA Europa League. ^[18] He totalled four games for the Romans, scoring in a 3–3 home draw with Verona on 21 May in the last fixture of the campaign. ^[19]

Cabral was supposed to join Real Valladolid on loan in the January 2023 transfer window, but the deal fell through due to bureaucratic reasons. ^[20] On 24 August, also on loan, he signed for one season with Italian top-flight Salernitana, ^[21] with a buying option reported to be around €3.5 million. ^[22]

On 1 February 2024, Cabral's loan was cancelled. ^[23] Hours later, Sporting loaned him to Super League Greece club Olympiacos until the end of the campaign, with a reported €3 million buying option. ^{[24] [25]}

Estrela Amadora

Cabral signed a two-year contract with Estrela da Amadora on 2 September 2024, for €800,000 and 90% of his sporting rights. ^[26]

International career

Cabral won his first cap for Cape Verde on 28 March 2017, in a 2–0 friendly win over Luxembourg. ^[27] However, in October 2018 he announced he was applying for Portuguese nationality and that he intended to represent its national team. ^[28]

On 23 March 2022, five years after his debut, Cabral scored his first goal, in the 2–0 friendly defeat of Guadeloupe in Orléans, France. ^[29] He was selected by Bubista for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. ^[30]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 April 2024 ^[31]

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
Sporting CP B	2016–17	LigaPro	20	1	—		—		—		—		20	1
	2017–18	LigaPro	14	1	—		—		—		—		14	1
	Total		34	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	2
Sporting CP	2018–19	Primeira Liga	18	2	3	0	2	0	7 [c]	2	—		30	4
	2019–20	Primeira Liga	16	6	0	0	1	0	3 [c]	0	0	0	20	6
	2020–21	Primeira Liga	24	5	1	1	2	2	1 [c]	0	—		28	8
	2021–22	Primeira Liga	10	1	2	1	1	0	3 [d]	0	1 [e]	1	17	3
	2022–23	Primeira Liga	4	0	1	0	4	0	1 [d]	0	—		10	0
	Total		72	14	7	2	10	2	15	2	1	1	105	21
Lazio (loan)	2021–22	Serie A	3	1	0	0	—		1 [c]	0	—		4	1
Salernitana (loan)	2023–24	Serie A	12	1	1	1	—		—		—		13	2
Olympiacos (loan)	2023–24	Super League Greece	4	0	—		—		0	0	—		4	0
Career total			125	18	8	3	10	2	16	2	1	1	160	26

1. Includes Taça de Portugal, Coppa Italia
2. Includes Taça da Liga
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
5. Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

International

As of match played 15 October 2024 ^[32]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Cape Verde	2017	1	0
	2022	4	1
	2023	1	0
	2024	10	1
Total		16	2

Scores and results list Cape Verde's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cabral goal. ^[32]

List of international goals scored by Jovane Cabral

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	23 March 2022	Stade de la Source, Orléans, France	Guadeloupe	1–0	2–0	Friendly
2	26 March 2024	Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	Equatorial Guinea	1–0	1–0	Friendly

Honours

Sporting CP

• Primeira Liga: 2020–21 ^[33]
• Taça de Portugal: 2018–19 ^[31]
• Taça da Liga: 2018–19, ^[31] 2020–21, ^[34] 2021–22 ^[35]
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2021 ^[36]

Individual

• Primeira Liga Goal of the Season: 2018–19 ^[12]

References

1. "Jovane Cabral" (in Portuguese). Sporting CP. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
2. Almeida, Isaura (1 September 2018). "Jovane Cabral, a nova pérola cabo-verdiana que encanta o Sporting" [Jovane Cabral, the new Cape Verdean gem who delights Sporting]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 December 2018.
3. "Tribuna Vip – Grémio Desportivo Nhagar está à espera, de resposta do Sporting de Portugal sobre os direitos de formação do atleta Jovane Cabral" [Vip Room – Grémio Desportivo Nhagar awaits, on Sporting de Portugal reply regarding formative rights of athlete Jovane Cabral] (in Portuguese). RTC. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
4. "Sporting B-Fafe, 2–4: Eficácia visitante surpreende leões" [Sporting B-Fafe, 2–4: Visiting efficiency surprises lions]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 August 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
5. "Leixões-Sporting B, 1–2: Livre direto de Jovane dá quinta vitória seguida aos leões" [Leixões-Sporting B, 1–2: Jovane direct free kick gives fifth straight win to lions]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 March 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
6. Almeida, Isaura (23 August 2018). "A geração de 99 que encanta José Peseiro e o Sporting" [The class of 99 who thrills José Peseiro and Sporting]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 December 2018.
7. Carvalho, Alexandre; Fernandes, Bruno (14 July 2017). "Jovane Cabral regressa a Lisboa e integra equipa B" [Jovane Cabral returns to Lisbon and makes B team]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 December 2018.
8. "Oleiros-Sporting, 2–4" (in Portuguese). Sábado. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
9. Lima, Fábio (12 October 2017). "Jovane Cabral: «Um sonho que está a ser concretizado»" [Jovane Cabral: "A dream that is coming true"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 December 2018.
10. "Jovane leva Sporting ao topo com golo ao cair do pano" [Jovane takes Sporting to the top with goal in the dying breath] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
11. "Estreia de Keizer na Liga: vitória e golaço de Jovane Cabral" [Keizer League debut: win and Jovane Cabral wonder goal] (in Portuguese). TSF. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
12. "Vencedores dos prémios oficiais da Liga Portugal 2018–2019" [Winners of 2018–2019 Liga Portugal official awards] (in Portuguese). Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
13. "Rúben Amorim e a boa fase de Jovane: «Quatro jogos no Sporting não são nada»" [Rúben Amorim and Jovane's good run: "Four games for Sporting mean nothing"]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
14. "Jovane Cabral eleito melhor jogador do mês da Liga" [Jovane Cabral named League's player of the month] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
15. Ribeiro, Patrick (19 January 2021). "Late Jovane double topples Porto in dramatic League Cup semi-final". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
16. Fernandes, Bruno (31 January 2022). "Negócio fechado: Jovane reforça a Lazio" [Done deal: Jovane bolsters Lazio]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 January 2022.
17. "Comunicato 31.01.2022" [Announcement 31.01.2022] (Press release) (in Italian). S.S. Lazio. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
18. "Porto-Lazio 2–1: Zaccagni non basta, doppietta di Toni Martinez" [Porto-Lazio 2–1: Zaccagni not enough, Toni Martinez brace]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 17 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
19. Berardino, Nicola (21 May 2022). "Sei gol e spettacolo all'Olimpico: Lazio e Verona chiudono con un pari" [Six goals and a show at the Olimpico: Lazio and Verona end the season all square]. La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 22 January 2023.
20. "FIFA nega inscrição de Jovane Cabral no Valladolid" [FIFA denies Jovane Cabral registration at Valladolid]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 3 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
21. "Jovane Cabral è un nuovo giocatore della Salernitana" [Jovane Cabral is a new Salernitana player] (in Italian). US Salernitana. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
22. Pires, António; Bártolo, Frederico (22 August 2023). "Jovane Cabral vai reforçar a Salernitana, que fica com opção de compra" [Jovane Cabral will reinforce Salernitana, who have a buying option]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 August 2023.
23. "Risoluzione del prestito per Jovane Cabral" [Loan termination for Jovane Cabral] (in Italian). US Salernitana. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
24. André, Sérgio (31 January 2024). "Oficial: Sporting volta a ceder Jovane Cabral" [Official: Sporting loan Jovane Cabral again]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 February 2024.
25. "Cabral joins Olympiacos". Olympiacos F.C. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
26. "Jovane Cabral deixa Sporting e assina pelo Estrela da Amadora" [Jovane Cabral leaves Sporting and signs for Estrela da Amadora]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 2 September 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
27. "Selecção Nacional de Futebol venceu ontem o Luxemburgo por 2–0 no jogo amigável disputado em Luxemburgo" [National football team defeated Luxembourg yesterday by 2–0 in the friendly held in Luxembourg] (in Portuguese). RTC. 29 March 2017. Archived from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
28. Gleeson, Mark (9 October 2018). "Cape Verde coach Rui Aguas understands Jovan[sic] Cabral's snub". BBC Sport . Retrieved 9 October 2018.
29. "Cabo Verde vence Guadalupe em estreia de Bebé e primeiro golo de Jovane Cabral" [Cape Verde beat Guadeloupe in Bebé debut and first goal of Jovane Cabral] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
30. "CAN 2024. Les listes des joueurs retenus en sélection pour la Coupe d'Afrique des Nations" [CAN 2024. The lists of players selected for the Africa Cup of Nations]. Ouest-France (in French). 29 December 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
31. Jovane Cabral at Soccerway
32. "Jovane Cabral – Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
33. Kundert, Tom (11 May 2021). "10 reasons why Sporting are Champions of Portugal". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
34. Ribeiro, Patrick (23 January 2021). "Sporting battle their way to League Cup glory with victory over Braga". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
35. Ribeiro, Patrick (29 January 2022). "Sporting defend their Taça da Liga title in second-half turnaround versus Benfica". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
36. "Sporting CP win Supertaça with victory over SC Braga". Sporting CP. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.

External links

• Jovane Cabral at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Jovane Cabral at National-Football-Teams.com