Chico Lamba
Chico Faria Camará Lamba (born 10 March 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP. Born in Guinea-Bissau, he is a youth international for Portugal.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Chico Faria Camará Lamba | ||
Date of birth | 10 March 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting CP | ||
Number | 73 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2014 | CF Benfica | ||
2014–2020 | Sporting CP | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | Sporting CP B | 34 | (1) |
2022– | Sporting CP | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Portugal U16 | 1 | (0) |
2021 | Portugal U18 | 2 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Portugal U19 | 8 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:57, 15 January 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:57, 15 January 2023 (UTC) |
Club career
Lamba is a youth product of CF Benfica, and moved to Sporting CP's youth academy at the age of 10 in 2014.[1] On October 2020, he was integrated with Sporting CP B.[2] In the summer of 2022, he started training with the senior team of Sporting.[3] On 7 July 2022, he extended his contract with the club until 2024.[4] He made his professional debut with Sporting as a half-time substitute in a 3–1 Primeira Liga win over Casa Pia on 22 October 2022.[5]
International career
Lamba was born in Guinea-Bissau and moved to Portugal at a young age, and holds dual citizenship.[1] He is a youth international for Portugal, having played up to the Portugal U19s.[6]
References
- "Chico Faria Camará Lamba". www.sporting.pt. April 13, 2017.
- "Ilori e Camacho ficam à margem das contas de Amorim". www.cmjornal.pt.
- "JOVEM DA FORMAÇÃO VAI SER A NOVA APOSTA DE RÚBEN AMORIM". June 30, 2022.
- "Chico Lamba renova contrato com o Sporting". SAPO Desporto.
- "Chico Lamba estreia-se na equipa principal (Sporting)". A Bola.
- "Um miúdo habituado a dar saltos... de escalões: Chico Lamba estreou-se no Sporting aos 19 anos". www.record.pt.
External links
- Chico Lamba at Soccerway
- Chico Lamba national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Chico Lamba at BDFutbol