Manuel Pami
Bissau-Guinean footballer
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Manuel Pami Costa (born 5 February 1999) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ykkösliiga club Lahti and the Guinea-Bissau national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Pami Costa | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rustavi | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2008 | EAS Póvoa de Santa Iria | ||
| 2008–2009 | Povoense | ||
| 2009–2016 | Sporting CP | ||
| 2016–2017 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Chaves II | 26 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Ideal | 28 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Canelas 2010 | 30 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Varzim | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | → Canelas 2010 (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Differdange 03 | 45 | (1) |
| 2025 | Lahti | 20 | (3) |
| 2026– | Rustavi | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Guinea-Bissau | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 07:04, 12 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Youth career
Pami is a youth product of EAS Póvoa de Santa Iria, Povoense, Sporting CP and Vitória Guimarães.[1]
Club career
He began his senior career with the reserves of Chaves in 2017.
The following season, he had a one-year stint with Ideal before moving to Canelas 2010 in 2019.
On 12 June 2020, he transferred to Varzim.[2] He returned to Canelas 2010 on loan for 2 seasons starting on 21 December 2020.[3]
In June 2022, he transferred to the Luxembourgian club Differdange 03.[4]
In January 2025, he joined FC Lahti in Finnish second-tier Ykkösliiga.
International career
Pami made his international debut with the Guinea-Bissau national team in a friendly 1–1 tie with Martinique on 24 September 2022.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 9 June 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chaves B | 2017–18 | Vila Real FA Division of Honour | 26 | 2 | – | – | – | 26 | 2 | |||
| Ideal | 2018–19 | Campeonato de Portugal | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 0 | ||
| Canelas 2010 | 2019–20 | Campeonato de Portugal | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 1 | ||
| Varzim | 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Canelas 2010 (loan) | 2020–21 | Campeonato de Portugal | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Liga 3 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Differdange 03 | 2022–23 | Luxembourg National Division | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 2[c] | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | Luxembourg National Division | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 2[c] | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| Total | 45 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 2 | ||
| Lahti | 2025 | Ykkösliiga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |
| Career total | 154 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 176 | 5 | ||
- Includes Taça de Portugal, Luxembourg Cup and Suomen Cup
- Includes Ykkösliigacup
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of 24 September 2022
| Guinea-Bissau | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
Differdange 03