João Jaquité
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Biography
João Lamine Jaquité (born 22 February 1996) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Portuguese club C.D. Tondela.
Club career
Born in Bissau, Jaquité started playing organised football in Portugal, with amateurs União Atlético Povoense. On 8 July 2015, C.D. Tondela announced his promotion to the senior team, recently promoted to the Primeira Liga.
Jaquité appeared in his first match as a professional on 20 December 2015, starting and playing 52 minutes in a 1–3 home loss against Vitória F.C. for the top division championship. In the 2017–18 season, he was loaned to third level club Lusitano FCV.
International career
Jaquité won his first cap for Guinea-Bissau on 23 March 2019, coming on as a 90th-minute substitute for Zezinho in a 2–2 home draw to Mozambique for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.