Chico Faria Camará Lamba (born 10 March 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP. He will join Arouca on 1 July 2024. Born in Guinea-Bissau, he is a youth international for Portugal.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chico Faria Camará Lamba | ||
| Date of birth | 10 March 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting CP | ||
| Number | 73 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2014 | CF Benfica | ||
| 2014–2020 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Sporting CP B | 47 | (2) |
| 2022– | Sporting CP | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Portugal U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | Portugal U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Portugal U19 | 8 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:58, 14 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:57, 15 January 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editLamba is a youth product of CF Benfica, and moved to Sporting CP's youth academy at the age of 10 in 2014.[1] In October 2020, he was integrated with Sporting CP B.[2] In the summer of 2022, he started training with the senior team of Sporting.[3] On 7 July 2022, he extended his contract with the club until 2024.[4] He made his professional debut with Sporting as a half-time substitute in a 3–1 Primeira Liga win over Casa Pia on 22 October 2022.[5]
On 12 June 2024, it was announced that Lamba would join Primeira Liga side Arouca on a permanent deal on 1 July, signing a three-year contract.[6]
International career
editLamba was born in Guinea-Bissau and moved to Portugal at a young age, and holds dual citizenship.[1] He is a youth international for Portugal, having played up to the Portugal U19s.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Chico Faria Camará Lamba". www.sporting.pt. April 13, 2017.
- ^ "Ilori e Camacho ficam à margem das contas de Amorim". www.cmjornal.pt.
- ^ "JOVEM DA FORMAÇÃO VAI SER A NOVA APOSTA DE RÚBEN AMORIM". June 30, 2022.
- ^ "Chico Lamba renova contrato com o Sporting". SAPO Desporto.
- ^ "Chico Lamba estreia-se na equipa principal (Sporting)". A Bola.
- ^ "OFICIAL: Chico Lamba deixa Sporting e reforça Arouca". A Bola (in Portuguese). 12 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Um miúdo habituado a dar saltos... de escalões: Chico Lamba estreou-se no Sporting aos 19 anos". www.record.pt.
External links
edit- Chico Lamba at Soccerway
- Chico Lamba national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Chico Lamba at BDFutbol