José Embaló
Bissau-Guinean footballer
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José Alberto Djaló Embaló (born 3 May 1993) is a footballer who plays as a forward, most recently for Armenian side Alashkert. Born in Portugal, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Alberto Djaló Embaló | ||
| Date of birth | 3 May 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Funchal, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CD Belas | |||
| –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) |
| 2024 | Alashkert | 12 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2022 | Guinea-Bissau | 3 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 March 2025 | |||
Besides Portugal, he has played in Cyprus, Romania, Iceland, Poland, Armenia, Malaysia and Lebanon.[1]
Club career
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).[citation needed]
In July 2023, he joined Nejmeh in the Lebanese Premier League.[2]
On 25 February 2024, Embaló joined China League One club Dalian Young Boy.[3]
International career
Embaló made his debut for Guinea-Bissau national team on 23 March 2022 against Equatorial Guinea, scoring two goals in their 3–0 victory.[4][5]
Personal life
Embaló is the cousin of the Portuguese footballer Yannick Djaló.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 12 December 2023[7]
| 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 | ||
- 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
- Appearance and goal in the Armenian Supercup
International
- As of match played 23 March 2022[8]
| 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
Alashkert
Nejmeh
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