Stanley Ratifo

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Stanley Ratifo
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-12-05) 5 December 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Halle/Saale, Germany
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 BSG Chemie Leipzig
Number 30
Youth career
0000–2011 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2013 BSV Halle-Ammendorf 38 (5)
2013–2014 FC Pommern Greifswald 22 (5)
2014–2015 Hallescher FC II 25 (12)
2014 Hallescher FC 4 (0)
2015–2016 VfB Auerbach 48 (10)
2016–2018 1. FC Köln II 42 (6)
2018–2024 1. CfR Pforzheim 138 (31)
2024– BSG Chemie Leipzig 8 (4)
International career‡
2017– Mozambique 37 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2024

Stanley Ratifo (born 5 December 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for BSG Chemie Leipzig. [1] Born in Germany, he plays for the Mozambique national team.

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Club career

After playing for 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig as a youth player and first steps at the senior level with BSV Halle-Ammendorf and FC Pommern Greifswald Ratifo made his debut at the professional level on August 30 2014 with Hallescher FC in a 0:0-draw against Borussia Dortmund II in the 3. Liga. In the following years he played for VfB Auerbach and 1. FC Köln II in the 4th tier of German football. After he did not make the first team in Cologne Ratifo deliberately decided to play in a lower tier of German football to have more time to pursue a career as a musician in hip-hop and R&B. In 2018 he therefore joined 1. CfR Pforzheim in the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg. [2] After 6 years in Pforzheim he went back to his native Leipzig and Halle area to play for Chemie Leipzig in 4th tier Regionalliga Nordost. In an interview he told fussball.de that he wanted to cut back on his music career for now to try and play at a higher level again. [3]

International career

Ratifo was born in Germany to a Mozambican father and German mother. He represents the Mozambique national team since 2017. [4] In 2024 he played at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

International goals

Scores and results list Mozambique's goal tally first. [5]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 June 2017 Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, ZambiaFlag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 1–01–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.23 March 2019 Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau, Guinea-BissauFlag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 1–12–22019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3.2 June 2022 FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South AfricaFlag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 1–11–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4.16 November 2023 Obed Itani Chilume Stadium, Francistown, BotswanaFlag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 2–03–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.7 June 2024 Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, MozambiqueFlag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 2–02–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.11 October 2024Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, MozambiqueFlag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 1–01–1 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
7.14 October 2024 Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela, South AfricaFlag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 2–03–02025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

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References

  1. ↑ "Stanley Ratifo – Neue Offensivkraft für Chemie". chemie-leipzig.de (in German). Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "Stanley Ratifo ist neuer Stürmer beim CfR – die Musik zieht ihn nach Pforzheim". pz-news.de (in German). Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Stanley Ratifo: WM-Traum und Leipzig-Wechsel". fussball.de (in German). Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "Stanley Ratifo: Ein Fußballheld im Land des Vaters – 1. CfR Pforzheim 1896".
  5. ↑ "Ratifo, Stanley". National Football Teams. Retrieved 15 January 2024.


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