Eliseu Cassamá

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Soares and the second or paternal family name is Cassama.

Eliseu Cassamá
Personal information
Full name Eliseu Mendja Nadjack Soares Cassamá
Date of birth (1994-02-06) 6 February 1994
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current team
 Rio Ave
Number 22
Youth career
2010–2011 Ribeirão
2011–2013 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Joane 25 (2)
2014–2016 Reus 50 (0)
2016– Rio Ave 21 (0)
National team‡
2014 Portugal U20 1 (0)
2018– Guinea-Bissau 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 September 2018

Eliseu Mendja Nadjack Soares Cassamá (born 6 February 1994) is a Guinea-Bissauan professional footballer who plays for Rio Ave F.C. as a right back.

Club career

Born in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, Cassamá started playing organized football in Portugal, his first youth club being G.D. Ribeirão. His senior debut was made in the third division, with GD Joane.

In summer 2014, Cassamá signed with Spanish club CF Reus Deportiu, quickly becoming first-choice as well as a fan favourite.[1] He contributed with 17 games in his second season – play-offs included – helping the team reach Segunda División for the first time in their 107-year history.

Cassamá returned to Portugal for the 2016–17 campaign, joining Primeira Liga side Rio Ave F.C. on a five-year contract.[2] He made his debut as a professional on 28 July 2016, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 away draw against SK Slavia Prague for the last qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League;[3] he also started in the second leg, being sent off for two yellow cards late into the first half as the match ended 1–1.[4]

International career

Cassamá earned one cap for the Portugal under-20 team, during a 2–0 friendly win over the Slovakia under-21s in February 2014.[5] He made his debut for his native Guinea-Bissau on 22 March 2018, starting in a 0–2 defeat to Burkina Faso in another exhibition game.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "CF Reus: 'Eliseu Cassamá, una aparición impactante'" [CF Reus: 'Eliseu Cassamá, stunning revelation']. Diari de Tarragona (in Spanish). 2 September 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Nadjack assina por 5 anos" [Nadjack signs for 5 years] (in Portuguese). Rio Ave F.C. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Vilacondenses saem vivos da República Checa" [Vilacondenses leave the Czech Republic alive] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Rio Ave diz adeus ao sonho europeu" [Rio Ave bid farewell to European dream]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 4 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  5. ↑ Eduardo Carvalho (5 February 2014). "Portugal derrota Eslováquia por 2–0" [Portugal defeat Slovakia 2–0]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  6. ↑ Martins, Marco (22 March 2018). "Burkina Faso, vitória moralizadora frente aos Djurtus" [Burkina Faso, moralising win against the Djurtus] (in Portuguese). Radio France Internationale. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  7. ↑ Marco Martins (26 March 2018). "Guiné-Bissau: Um estágio e duas derrotas em Paris" [Guinea-Bissau: One training camp and two losses in Paris]. Luso Jornal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 March 2018.
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