Norberto Bercique Gomes Betuncal (born 31 January 1998), known as Beto, is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Everton. Born in Portugal, he represents Guinea-Bissau at international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Norberto Bercique Gomes Betuncal[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1998[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Everton | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2011 | União Tires | ||
| 2011–2012 | Benfica | ||
| 2012–2013 | União Tires | ||
| 2013–2014 | Oeiras | ||
| 2014–2015 | União Tires | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | União Tires | 25 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | Olímpico Montijo | 34 | (21) |
| 2019–2022 | Portimonense | 44 | (13) |
| 2021–2022 | → Udinese (loan) | 28 | (11) |
| 2022–2023 | Udinese | 34 | (10) |
| 2023– | Everton | 36 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Guinea-Bissau | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:58, 2 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:51, 15 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editEarly years
editBorn in Lisbon of Bissau-Guinean descent, Beto started his senior career with amateurs União de Tires in the Lisbon Football Association, while working at KFC.[2] In 2018 he signed with Olímpico do Montijo of the third division, finishing second in the scoring charts in his only season with 21 goals.[3][4]
Portimonense
editBeto moved straight to the Primeira Liga on 3 June 2019, joining Portimonense on a four-year contract.[5] He made his debut in the competition on 9 August, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute in a 0–0 home draw against B-SAD.[6] He finished the campaign with a further ten league appearances, all from the bench.
Beto scored his first goal in the Portuguese top division on 8 November 2020, but in a 3–1 away loss to Porto.[7] He added ten more during the season, best in the squad.[8]
Udinese
editOn the last day of the 2021 summer transfer window, Beto was transferred to Italian club Udinese on a season-long loan with an obligation to buy.[9] He scored four times in his first ten Serie A appearances, helping his team earn six points in the process.[10]
Beto netted a hat-trick in a 5–1 home win over Cagliari on 3 April 2022.[11]
Everton
editOn 29 August 2023, Beto joined Premier League club Everton on a four-year deal for a reported fee of around £25.8 million (€30 million).[12][13] The following day, he made his debut and scored his first goal for the Toffees in a 2–1 victory at Doncaster Rovers in the second round of the EFL Cup.[14] His league bow took place on 2 September, when he featured the entire 2–2 draw away to Sheffield United.[15]
Beto scored his first goal in the league on 7 December 2023, closing the 3–0 win over Newcastle United at Goodison Park after playing the last minutes in place of Dominic Calvert-Lewin.[16] Twelve days later, he equalised 1–1 against Fulham in the League Cup quarter-finals and later converted his penalty shootout attempt, but the opposition advanced with a 7–6 victory.[17]
International career
editIn October 2022, Beto was named in a preliminary Portugal 55-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[18] Two years later, he accepted an offer from Guinea-Bissau manager Luís Boa Morte to represent their national team.[19] He won his first cap on 11 October, in a 1–0 away loss to Mali for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.[20]
Personal life
editBeto idolised Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o as a child, and signed his name as "Beto'o". He named Beethoven's Ninth as his music to listen to before training.[2][21]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 2 November 2024[22]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Olímpico Montijo | 2018–19 | Campeonato de Portugal | 34 | 21 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 21 | |
| Portimonense | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 30 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 11 | ||
| 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| Total | 44 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 13 | ||
| Udinese (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie A | 28 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 11 | |
| Udinese | 2022–23 | Serie A | 33 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 10 | |
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | ||
| Total | 62 | 21 | 3 | 1 | — | 65 | 22 | |||
| Everton | 2023–24 | Premier League | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 5 |
| 2024–25 | Premier League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| Career total | 176 | 59 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 193 | 62 | ||
- ^ Includes Taça de Portugal, Coppa Italia and FA Cup
- ^ Includes Taça da Liga and EFL Cup
International
edit- As of match played 15 October 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea-Bissau | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Honours
editIndividual
- Primeira Liga Goal of the Season: 2020–21[23]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Beto" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ a b Monteiro, Bernardo R. (18 February 2022). "Beto: "Há três anos jogava no Tires e trabalhava no KFC"" [Beto: "Three years ago I played for Tires and I worked at KFC"]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ Moita, Alexandre; Lopes, João (30 April 2019). "Beto tem proposta para quatro épocas" [Beto, assim abandonando a carreira musical has four-season offer]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ Lopes, Gervásio (3 June 2019). "Beto goleador do Campeonato de Portugal é reforço do Portimonense" [Beto Campeonato de Portugal scorer is a Portimonense addition] (in Portuguese). Sou Djurtu. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ Moita, Alexandre (3 June 2019). "Portimonense ganha corrida a Sporting, Alavés e Lille e Beto assina por quatro épocas" [Portimonense win race against Sporting, Alavés and Lille and Beto signs for four seasons]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Portimonense e Belenenses SAD empatam a zero no arranque da I Liga" [Portimonense and Belenenses SAD draw all-nil to kickstart I League]. A Voz do Algarve (in Portuguese). 10 August 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ Esteves Teixeira, Sofia (8 November 2020). "F. C. Porto vence Portimonense no Dragão. Veja os golos e os casos" [F. C. Porto beat Portimonense at the Dragão. Watch goals and controversies]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "Portimonense revela interesse do Sporting em contratar Beto; leões negam" [Portimonense disclose Sporting interest in signing Beto; lions deny] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ Campanale, Susy (31 August 2021). "Ufficiale: l'Udinese ingaggia l'attaccante portoghese Beto" [Official: Udinese sign Portuguese forward Beto] (in Italian). Football Italia. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Beto volta a marcar e dá um pontapé certeiro na crise da Udinese" [Beto scores again and kicks Udinese crisis straight in the face]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 7 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "Udinese-Cagliari 5–1, gol e highlights. Beto torna al gol con una tripletta" [Udinese-Cagliari 5–1, goals and highlights. Beto returns to goals with a hat-trick] (in Italian). Sky Sport. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Beto signs for Everton". Everton F.C. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Everton sign Portuguese striker Beto from Udinese". Reuters. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ Thomas, Marissa (30 August 2023). "Doncaster Rovers 1–2 Everton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Hafez, Shamoon (2 September 2023). "Sheffield United 2–2 Everton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "Everton out of bottom three after 3–0 win over Newcastle". Reuters. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ Hafez, Shamoon (19 December 2023). "Everton 1–1 Fulham (7–6 to Fulham on pens): Tosin Adarabioyo scores winning penalty". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "A lista de pré-convocados da Seleção para o Mundial'2022: conheça todos os nomes" [The pre-selected for the 2022 World Cup: know all the names]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ Venâncio, Bruno (2 October 2024). "Luís Boa Morte convence Beto: "Está convocado, e se assim é..."" [Luís Boa Morte convinces Beto: "He has been called, and if so..."]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Beto estreia-se pela Guiné-Bissau com derrota" [Beto makes Guinea-Bissau debut with a loss] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ Torrisi, Antonio (18 February 2022). "Beto si racconta a DAZN: "Lavoravo al KFC, da piccolo mi firmavo 'Beto'o', è il mio idolo"" [Beto tells DAZN: "I worked at KFC, when I was little I signed my name as "Beto'o", he is my idol] (in Italian). Goal. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ a b Beto at Soccerway
- ^ "Kick-Off 2021/22: os premiados, as declarações e o sorteio dos calendários" [Kick-Off 2021/22: awardees, statements and schedule draw]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
External links
edit- Beto at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Portuguese League profile (in Portuguese)
- Beto at National-Football-Teams.com