Witi
Witi
Mozambican association football player
Witiness Chimoio João Quembo (born 26 August 1996), known as Witi, is a Mozambican professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club Nacional as a winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Witiness Chimoio João Quembo | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-08-26) 26 August 1996 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Beira, Mozambique | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nacional | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Liga Muçulmana | |||
| 2014–2015 | Nacional | ||
| 2015 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Nacional | 1 | (0) |
| 2015– | Nacional | 186 | (14) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | Mozambique | 39 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 January 2024 | |||
Born in Beira, Witi began his career with Sporting Club da Beira. In the Summer of 2014, he moved to Portugal, joining the youth ranks of C.D. Nacional.
On 11 January 2015, Witi made his senior debut with Nacional in a home win against Boavista F.C., for Primeira Liga.[1] Just three days later, he scored his first professional goal in a Taça da Liga match against Moreirense F.C. Later that month, Witi signed a deal with S.L. Benfica until the end of the season.[2]
In June 2015, Witi returned to Nacional.[3]
Witi made his debut for Mozambique in 2015, and represented the nation at the 2015 COSAFA Cup.
International goals
- Scores and results list Mozambique's goal tally first.[4]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 26 May 2019 | King Zwelithini Stadium, Umlazi, South Africa |  Namibia | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2019 COSAFA Cup |
| 2. | 18 November 2019 | Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia, Cape Verde |  Cape Verde | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3. | 9 September 2023 | Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique |  Benin | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 4. | 14 January 2024 | Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |  Egypt | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations |
Mozambique
- COSAFA Cup runner-up:2015[5]
- "Nacional 2 - 1 Boavista" (in Portuguese). ZeroZero. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- "Benfica contrata avançado do Nacional para os juniores" [Benfica sign Nacional' winger for the youth team] (in Portuguese). MaisFutebol. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- "Witi deixa Benfica e regressa à Choupana" [Witi leaves Benfica and returns to Choupana] (in Portuguese). Record. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
