Guilherme Afonso

Guilherme Afonso (born 15 November 1985) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Mendrisio-Stabio. He has dual Angolan-Swiss nationality.[1][2]

Guilherme Afonso
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-11-15) 15 November 1985
Place of birth Luanda, Angola
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Mendrisio-Stabio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Étoile Carouge 17 (5)
2003–2004 Valence 3 (0)
2004–2007 Twente 32 (2)
2007–2008 Veendam 44 (6)
2009–2012 Sion 17 (2)
2009–2010 → Grasshopper (loan) 7 (0)
2010–2011 → Lugano (loan) 29 (10)
2012–2013 Vaduz 15 (1)
2013–2014 1º de Agosto 3 (3)
2014–2015 Kabuscorp ? (?)
2016–???? FC Azzurri LS 90 ? (?)
2019– Mendrisio-Stabio ? (?)
National team‡
2006 Switzerland U21 1 (0)
2013– Angola 6 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 August 2013
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2013

Club career

Afonso has played club-football in Switzerland for Étoile Carouge, Sion, Grasshopper, Lugano and FC Vaduz; in France for Valence; and in the Netherlands for Twente and Veendam.[3][4][5] In the summer 2012 he signed a two-year contract with FC Vaduz.[6] In the summer of 2013 he signed a year and half contract with Primeiro de Agosto.[7]

Afonso signed with Mendrisio-Stabio in December 2018.[8]

International career

Afonso, who has previously played for Switzerland at under-21 level, was selected by Angola for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[9]

International goals
Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first.[10]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 June 2013Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola Senegal1–01–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.7 September 2013Estádio Nacional da Tundavala, Lubango, Angola Liberia3–04–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification

References
  1. Tope Agboola (20 June 2005). "Afonso eyes Angola switch". BBC Sport.
  2. "Football without borders in the Lowlands". FIFA. 30 June 2005.
  3. (in Dutch) Profile at Voetbal International
  4. (in German) Profile at Weltfußball.de
  5. (in Dutch) Profile at Ronald Zwiers
  6. "Afonso verlässt Sitten Richtung Vaduz" (in German). fussball.ch. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  7. "Guilherme Afonso pledges commitment to new club". ANGOP. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  8. Altro colpaccio del Mendrisio, arriva la punta Guilherme Afonso!, chalcio.com, 21 December 2018
  9. "Angola pick Guilherme Afonso in final Nations Cup squad". BBC Sport. 8 January 2013.
  10. "Guilherme Afonso". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 19 April 2017.


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