Beto (footballer, born 1998)

Norberto Bercique Gomes Betuncal (born 31 January 1998), known as Beto, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Everton.

For other people named Beto, see Beto (disambiguation).
Beto
Personal information
Full name Norberto Bercique Gomes Betuncal[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-31) 31 January 1998[1]
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal[1]
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Everton
Number 14
Youth career
2007–2011 União Tires
2011–2012 Benfica
2012–2013 União Tires
2013–2014 Oeiras
2014–2015 União Tires
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 União Tires 25 (4)
2018–2019 Olímpico Montijo 34 (21)
2019–2022 Portimonense 44 (13)
2021–2022 → Udinese (loan) 28 (11)
2022–2023 Udinese 34 (10)
2023– Everton 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:24, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Early years

Born in Lisbon of Bissau-Guinean descent, Beto started his senior career with amateurs União de Tires in the Lisbon Football Association, while working at KFC.[2] In 2018 he signed with Olímpico do Montijo of the third division, finishing second in the scoring charts in his only season with 21 goals.[3][4]

Portimonense

Beto moved straight to the Primeira Liga on 3 June 2019, joining Portimonense on a four-year contract.[5] He made his debut in the competition on 9 August, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute in a 0–0 home draw against B-SAD.[6] He finished the campaign with a further ten league appearances, all from the bench.

Beto scored his first goal in the Portuguese top division on 8 November 2020, but in a 3–1 away loss to Porto.[7] He added ten more during the season, best in the squad.[8]

Udinese

On the last day of the 2021 summer transfer window, Beto was transferred to Italian club Udinese on a season-long loan with an obligation to buy.[9] He scored four times in his first ten Serie A appearances, helping his team earn six points in the process.[10]

Beto netted a hat-trick in a 5–1 home win over Cagliari on 3 April 2022.[11]

Everton

On 29 August 2023, Beto joined Premier League club Everton on a four-year deal for a reported fee of around £25.8 million (€30 million).[12][13] The following day, he made his debut and scored his first goal for the Toffees in a 2–1 victory at Doncaster Rovers in the second round of the EFL Cup.[14] His league bow took place on 2 September, when he featured the entire 2–2 draw away to Sheffield United.[15]

International career

In October 2022, Beto was named in a preliminary Portugal 55-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[16]

Personal life

Beto idolised Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o as a child, and signed his name as "Beto'o". He named Beethoven's Ninth as his music to listen to before training.[2][17]

Career statistics
As of match played 7 October 2023[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoals
Olímpico Montijo 2018–19 Campeonato de Portugal 342120 —3621
Portimonense 2019–20 Primeira Liga 11000 0 0110
2020–21 Primeira Liga 301110 —3111
2021–22 Primeira Liga 3200 2 052
Total 441310 2 04713
Udinese (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 281110 —2911
Udinese 2022–23 Serie A 331010 —3410
2023–24 Serie A 1011 —21
Total 622131 —6522
Everton 2023–24 Premier League 5 0 0 0 2 1 7 1
Career total 1455561 4 115557
  1. Includes Taça de Portugal and Coppa Italia
  2. Includes Taça da Liga

References
  1. "Beto" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  2. Monteiro, Bernardo R. (18 February 2022). "Beto: "Há três anos jogava no Tires e trabalhava no KFC"" [Beto: "Three years ago I played for Tires and I worked at KFC"]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  3. Moita, Alexandre; Lopes, João (30 April 2019). "Beto tem proposta para quatro épocas" [Beto, assim abandonando a carreira musical has four-season offer]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  4. Lopes, Gervásio (3 June 2019). "Beto goleador do Campeonato de Portugal é reforço do Portimonense" [Beto Campeonato de Portugal scorer is a Portimonense addition] (in Portuguese). Sou Djurtu. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  5. Moita, Alexandre (3 June 2019). "Portimonense ganha corrida a Sporting, Alavés e Lille e Beto assina por quatro épocas" [Portimonense win race against Sporting, Alavés and Lille and Beto signs for four seasons]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  6. "Portimonense e Belenenses SAD empatam a zero no arranque da I Liga" [Portimonense and Belenenses SAD draw all-nil to kickstart I League]. A Voz do Algarve (in Portuguese). 10 August 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  7. Esteves Teixeira, Sofia (8 November 2020). "F. C. Porto vence Portimonense no Dragão. Veja os golos e os casos" [F. C. Porto beat Portimonense at the Dragão. Watch goals and controversies]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  8. "Portimonense revela interesse do Sporting em contratar Beto; leões negam" [Portimonense disclose Sporting interest in signing Beto; lions deny] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  9. Campanale, Susy (31 August 2021). "Ufficiale: l'Udinese ingaggia l'attaccante portoghese Beto" [Official: Udinese sign Portuguese forward Beto] (in Italian). Football Italia. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  10. "Beto volta a marcar e dá um pontapé certeiro na crise da Udinese" [Beto scores again and kicks Udinese crisis straight in the face]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 7 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  11. "Udinese-Cagliari 5–1, gol e highlights. Beto torna al gol con una tripletta" [Udinese-Cagliari 5–1, goals and highlights. Beto returns to goals with a hat-trick] (in Italian). Sky Sport. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  12. "Beto signs for Everton". Everton F.C. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  13. "Everton sign Portuguese striker Beto from Udinese". Reuters. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  14. Thomas, Marissa (30 August 2023). "Doncaster Rovers 1–2 Everton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  15. Hafez, Shamoon (2 September 2023). "Sheffield United 2–2 Everton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  16. "A lista de pré-convocados da Seleção para o Mundial'2022: conheça todos os nomes" [The pre-selected for the 2022 World Cup: know all the names]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  17. Torrisi, Antonio (18 February 2022). "Beto si racconta a DAZN: "Lavoravo al KFC, da piccolo mi firmavo 'Beto'o', è il mio idolo"" [Beto tells DAZN: "I worked at KFC, when I was little I signed my name as "Beto'o", he is my idol] (in Italian). Goal. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  18. Beto at Soccerway
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