Umaro Embaló

Umaro Embaló (born 6 May 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard.[1] Born in Guinea-Bissau, he is a youth international for Portugal.

Umaro Embaló
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-05-06) 6 May 2001
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Right winger
Team information
Current team
 Fortuna Sittard
Number 85
Youth career
2014–2015 Oeiras
2015–2020 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Benfica B 59 (6)
2022– Fortuna Sittard 24 (3)
International career‡
2015–2016 Portugal U16 12 (6)
2016–2018 Portugal U17 27 (16)
2019 Portugal U18 3 (1)
2018–2019 Portugal U19 13 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:05, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2019

Club career

In August 2022, Embaló signed a four-year contract with Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard for a fee reported to be in the region of €1 million with a 50% sell-on clause.[2] He made his debut for the club on 17 September in a 1–0 league victory against Excelsior, replacing Tijjani Noslin in the 55th minute.[3] On 2 October, he scored on his first ever start for Fortuna, curling a strike from distance into the top corner in a 2–0 Eredivisie win over Volendam.[4][5]

Honours

Benfica

References
  1. Umaro Embaló at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  2. Kleinen, Jelle (31 August 2022). "Fortuna Sittard haalt Úmaro Embaló van Benfica B". 1limburg (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  3. "Fortuna Sittard vs. Excelsior – 17 September 2022". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  4. Puts, Wim (2 October 2022). "Embaló en Özyakup leiden Fortuna naar belangrijke zege". 1limburg (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  5. Smit, Gideon (2 October 2022). "FC Volendam overtuigt niet op het moment dat het moet; Fortuna Sittard met 2-0 te sterk". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  6. "Benfica-Real Madrid". Uefa.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.


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