Geny Catamo

Mozambican footballer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroMozambican footballer
PlacesMozambique
isAthlete Football player Association football player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth26 January 2001, Beira, Beira District, Sofala, Mozambique
Age23 years
Star signAquarius
Stats
Height:172 cm
Sports Teams
Sporting CP (Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal)
Mozambique national football team (Mozambique)
Sporting CP B (Portugal)
Amora F.C. (Portugal)
Vitória S.C. (Portugal)
C.S. Marítimo (Funchal, Madeira, Portugal)
The details

Biography

Geny Cipriano Catamo (born 26 January 2001) is a Mozambican professional footballer who plays as a winger or wing-back for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Mozambique national team.

Club career

Maxaquene and Black Bulls

In Mozambique, he started his football training in CD Maxaquene, becoming a youth international for Mozambique, and then he moved on to the Black Bulls youth academy, another club from Maputo. Under a protocol with FC Porto, the Black Bulls' best players travelled to Porto in 2018 to play with FC Porto's youth team. Catamo played well, but bureaucratic problems at the beginning and different views on the transfer model with the Black Bulls prevented Catamo from moving to FC Porto. He also had a trial at Benfica, but he didn't stay there either. He ended up at Amora FC, a Portuguese club whose football SAD was owned at the time by Mozambican investors.

Amora FC

Catamo arrived in Portugal in 2018. His performances for Amora FC's junior and senior teams prompted Sporting CP to recruit Catamo in 2019.

Sporting CP

On 11 June 2019, Catamo joined the youth academy of Sporting CP from Amora FC in a loan deal. Catamo signed a professional contract with Sporting in September 2020 after spending the 2019–2020 season at the club's Cristiano Ronaldo Academy. He made his first bench for the first team in September 2021 against Porto, wearing jersey number 57.

After two loan spells with Vitória Guimarães and Marítimo, and back to the Sporting CP's main squad, on 22 December 2023, Catamo signed a new five-year contract with Sporting CP, with his release clause being set at €60 million.

On 6 April 2024, Sporting CP beat SL Benfica with two goals from Catamo and this victory increased their lead at the top of the league. With his two goals in Sporting CP's 2-1 home win in the Lisbon Derby, Catamo decided the game, helped his team win the three points and was the player of the match.

International career

Catamo represented the Mozambique U20 in December 2018, scoring on his debut in the 2018 COSAFA U-20 Cup. He had previously played in the 2017 COSAFA Under-17 Championship.

Catamo debuted with the senior Mozambique national football team in a 2-0 win over Mauritius on 10 September 2019, again scoring in his debut. In October 2021 he scored in a world cup qualifier with his goal being Mozambique's only goal in a 3–1 loss to Cameroon.

Style of play

Catamo stands out above all in attack, with many duels won per game, a statistic that reflects the assertiveness of his actions. Added to this is his effective dribbling and finishing ability. Another skill he excels at is his ability to add speed to his team's play down the right.

Personal life

Catamo is the partner of Jennifer Bule, also Mozambican and daughter of DJ Damost.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 February 2024
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Amora2018–19Campeonato de Portugal4141
Sporting CP B2020–21Campeonato de Portugal170170
2021–22Liga 3132132
Total302302
Sporting CP2021–22Primeira Liga100000000010
2023–24Primeira Liga172311050263
Total18231105000273
Vitória SC (loan)2021–22Primeira Liga1000000100
Marítimo (loan)2022–23Primeira Liga91000020111
Marítimo B (loan)2022–23Campeonato de Portugal1111
Career total72731105020838

International

As of match played 10 June 2024
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mozambique201931
202030
202171
202241
202342
202442
Total257
Scores and results list Mozambique's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 September 2019Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique Mauritius2–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.8 October 2021Japoma Stadium, Douala, Cameroon Cameroon1–31–32022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.8 June 2022Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin Benin1–01–02023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4.18 June 2023Stade Huye, Huye, Rwanda Rwanda1–02–02023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5.16 October 2023Estádio Municipal, Albufeira, Portugal Nigeria1–02–3Friendly
6.22 January 2024Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast Ghana1–22–22023 Africa Cup of Nations
7.10 June 2024Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium, El Jadida, Morocco Guinea1–01–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Sporting CP

  • Primeira Liga: 2023–24
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