Carlos Embaló

Carlos Apna Embaló (born 25 November 1994) is a Bissau-Guinean footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for Italian Serie C Group C club Foggia.

Carlos Embaló
Personal information
Full name Carlos Apna Embaló
Date of birth (1994-11-25) 25 November 1994
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
 Foggia
Number 95
Youth career
0000–2013 Chaves
2013–2014 Palermo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Chaves 2 (0)
2014–2019 Palermo 32 (1)
2014–2015 → Carpi (loan) 3 (0)
2015 → Lecce (loan) 11 (0)
2015–2016 → Brescia (loan) 40 (5)
2018 → Brescia (loan) 12 (0)
2019 → Cosenza (loan) 13 (2)
2019–2022 Eupen 31 (2)
2021 → Alcorcón (loan) 2 (0)
2022–2023 Cittadella 18 (0)
2023– Foggia 0 (0)
International career‡
2018–2020 Guinea-Bissau 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2018

Club career

Embalo was bought by Palermo from Portuguese team Chaves. Rosanero then loaned Embalo to Carpi. On 13 September 2014, Embaló made his professional debut with Carpi in a 2014–15 Serie B match against Crotone.[1] After his loan period end, Palermo loaned him to Lecce and Brescia.

On 15 June 2016, Palermo officially announced the contract extension with Embalo until 30 June 2020.[2]

On 25 January 2019, he joined Cosenza on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[3]

After Palermo's exclusion from Italian football, he left Italy for Belgium by joining Eupen. On 29 January 2021, he joined Spanish club AD Alcorcón on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 Segunda División season.[4]

On 23 June 2022, Embaló returned to Italy and signed with Serie B side Cittadella.[5]

On 1 September 2023, Embaló moved to Foggia.[6]

International career

International stats
As of 11 November 2020
National teamYearAppsGoals
Guinea-Bissau 201821
201900
202010
Total70

International goals
Scores and results list Guinea-Bissau's goal tally first.[7]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 September 2018Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique Mozambique1–12–22019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References
  1. "Crotone 1-1 Carpi". ZeroZero. 2014-09-13.
  2. "OFFICIAL - Palermo extend contract with Portuguese talent Embalo". Ghanasoccernet.com. 15 June 2016.
  3. "EMBALO È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DEL COSENZA" [Embalo is the new player of Cosenza] (in Italian). Cosenza. 25 January 2019.
  4. "Carlos Embalo nuevo jugador de la AD Alcorcón" [Carlos Embalo new player of AD Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  5. "CARLOS EMBALO" (in Italian). Cittadella. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  6. "EMBALO PER L'ATTACCO ROSSONERO" (in Italian). Foggia. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  7. "Carlos Embaló". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann.


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