José Alberto Djaló Embaló (born 3 May 1993) is a footballer who plays as a centre-forward. Born in Portugal, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.

José Embaló
Personal information
Full name José Alberto Djaló Embaló
Date of birth (1993-05-03) 3 May 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Funchal, Portugal
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Youth career
CD Belas
0000–2008 UDR Algés
2008–2012 Casa Pia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 AEL Limassol 9 (1)
2014–2015 Beira-Mar 5 (0)
2015–2016 Rapid București 10 (2)
2016 Fjarðabyggð 14 (4)
2016–2017 Ayia Napa 26 (11)
2017–2018 Raków Częstochowa 25 (5)
2018–2019 Casa Pia 29 (5)
2019–2020 Puszcza Niepołomice 19 (6)
2020–2021 Olimpia Grudziądz 40 (16)
2021 Alashkert 28 (7)
2022–2023 Sabah 7 (1)
2023 Nejmeh 10 (6)
2024 Dalian Young Boy 4 (0)
International career
2022 Guinea-Bissau 3 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:59, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

Besides Portugal, he has played in Cyprus, Romania, Iceland, Poland, Armenia, Malaysia and Lebanon.[1]

Club career

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On 27 January 2013, Embaló made his professional debut with AEL Limassol in the Cypriot First Division match against Nea Salamis replacing Orlando Sá (60th minute).[2]

In July 2023, he joined Nejmeh in the Lebanese Premier League.[3]

On 25 February 2024, Embaló joined China League One club Dalian Young Boy.[4]

International career

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Embaló made his debut for Guinea-Bissau national football team on 23 March 2022 against Equatorial Guinea, scoring two goals in their 3–0 victory.[5][6]

Personal life

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Embaló is the cousin of the Portuguese footballer Yannick Djaló.[7]

Honours

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Alashkert

Nejmeh

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 12 December 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AEL Limassol 2012–13 Cypriot First Division 6 0 0 0 6 0
2013–14 3 1 0 0 3 1
Total 9 1 0 0 9 1
Beira-Mar 2014–15 Segunda Liga 5 0 0 0 2 0 7 0
Rapid București 2015–16 Liga II 10 2 0 0 10 2
Fjarðabyggð 2016 1. deild karla 9 3 0 0 9 3
Ayia Napa 2016–17 Cypriot Second Division 26 11 0 0 26 11
Raków Częstochowa 2017–18 I liga 25 5 1 0 26 5
Casa Pia 2018–19 Campeonato de Portugal 29 5 2 3 31 8
Puszcza Niepołomice 2019–20 I liga 19 6 1 0 20 6
Olimpia Grudziądz 2019–20 I liga 6 1 6 1
2020–21 II liga 34 15 1 0 35 15
Total 40 16 1 0 41 16
Alashkert 2021–22 Armenian Premier League 28 7 1 0 13[a] 4 1[b] 1 43 12
Sabah 2022 Malaysia Super League 7 1 1 0 8 1
Nejmeh 2023–24 Lebanese Premier League 10 6 5[c] 0 15 6
Career total 218 63 6 3 2 0 18 4 1 1 245 71
  1. ^ Four appearances in the UEFA Champions League, three appearances and two goals in the UEFA Europa League, and six appearances and two goals in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ^ Appearance and goal in the Armenian Supercup
  3. ^ Appearance in the AFC Cup

International

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As of match played 23 March 2022[10]
National team Year Apps Goals
Guinea-Bissau 2022 1 2
Total 1 2
Scores and results list Guinea-Bissau's goal tally first. Score column indicates score after each Embaló goal.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 23 March 2022 Estádio Municipal de Óbidos, Óbidos, Portugal   Equatorial Guinea 1–0 3–0 Friendly
2. 2–0

Honours

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Nejmeh

References

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  1. ^ Jose Embalo - lingwistyczny talent, który poznaje świat dzięki piłce 1liga.org
  2. ^ "Nea Salamis 0-1 AEL Limassol". Zerozero. 27 January 2013.
  3. ^ "النجمة يستقبل محترفه الغيني إمبالو". كووورة. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  4. ^ "官方:30岁几内亚比绍前锋恩巴洛加盟大连英博" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  5. ^ "SEGUNDA PARTE: GUINÉ-BISSAU VENCE A GUINÉ-EQUATRIAL POR TRÊS BOLAS A ZERO GUINÉ-EQUATRIAL". Facebook. Federação de Futebol da Guiné-Bissau. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Friendly: Guinea-Bissau defeats Equatorial Guinea (3–0)". sportnewsafrica.com. Sports New Africa. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  7. ^ "JOSÉ EMBALÓ É NOVIDADE NA LISTA DOS DJURTUS". 21 March 2022.
  8. ^ "José Embaló". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  9. ^ José Embaló at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  10. ^ "José Embaló". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
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