Filomeno Junior

Filomeno Junior (born 5 August 2000) is a Timorese footballer currently playing for Liga de Elite club S.L. Benfica de Macau and the Timor-Leste national team.

Filomeno Junior
Personal information
Full name Filomeno Junior da Costa
Date of birth (2000-08-05) 5 August 2000
Place of birth Timor-Leste
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Benfica Macau
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2023 SLB Laulara
2023– Benfica Macau 14 (0)
International career‡
2018– Timor-Leste 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:39, 13 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Filomeno played domestic football for SLB Laulara of the Liga Futebol Amadora for which he served as captain.[1][2] In January 2022, the player expressed an interested in playing in neighboring Indonesia's Liga 1, particularly for Persija Jakarta.[3] In February 2023, Filomeno Junior joined S.L. Benfica de Macau of Macau's Liga de Elite.[4] He was joined at the club by fellow Timorese international João Pedro da Silva Freitas.[5] In a January 2023 interview, national teammate Jhon Frith identified both players as two of their nation's top footballers.[6]

International career

Filomeno Junior represented Timor-Leste at the youth level, beginning with the under-14 level. In 2013 he scored against Myanmar in AFC U-14 Championship qualification.[7] He made his senior international debut on 12 October 2018 in a friendly against Cambodia.[8] In January 2022, he scored an own goal in a 1–4 friendly against Indonesia in what head coach Fábio Magrão called an otherwise satisfactory performance by the young players.[9] Also in 2022, he captained the national under-23 team for the 2021 SEA Games.[10]

International career statistics
As of match played 12 October 2023
Timor-Leste national team
YearAppsGoals
201870
201920
202000
202140
202220
202310
Total160

References
  1. Sanchez, Hortencio. "Filomeno Junior firme iha AD. SLB Laulara". tatoli.tl. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  2. Sanches, Hortencio. "Filomeno Junior Kontinua Mantein Iha SLB Hodi Participa Liga Timorense" (in Esperanto). tatoli.tl. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  3. Nugho, Archie. "Persija Jakarta Jadi Klub Impian Filomeno Junior" (in Indonesian). Goal. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  4. Sanchez, Hortencio. "Benfica Macau kontrata tan jogador Timoroan Filomeno Junior da Costa" (in Esperanto). tatoli.tl. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  5. Dias, Erico. "What's next for football in Macao?". macaonews.org. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  6. Johnson, Gareth. "Future Stars – Jhon Firth Timor-Leste". Cambodia Sports Review. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  7. "Timor Leste 6-1 Myanmar". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  8. "Global Sports Archive profile". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  9. "Timor Leste Coach Says About 2 Players Who Scored Own Goals: The Process They Have To Go Through As Young Players". voi.id. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  10. Sanchez, Hortencio. "Preparativu di'ak selesaun nasional u-23 garante sei hatudu jogu di'ak iha SEA Games" (in Esperanto). tatoli.tl. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
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