Tamble Monteiro
Bissau-Guinean footballer (born 2000)
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Tamble Ulisses Folgado Monteiro (born 15 November 2000) is a professional football player who plays as a forward for Rio Ave. Born in Portugal, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tamble Ulisses Folgado Monteiro | ||
| Date of birth | 15 November 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Coimbra, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rio Ave | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | GR Vigor Mocidade | ||
| 2009–2017 | Académica de Coimbra | ||
| 2017–2020 | UC Eirense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Anadia | 44 | (6) |
| 2022–2023 | São João de Ver | 13 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Felgueiras 1932 | 14 | (9) |
| 2024–2026 | Portimonense | 51 | (18) |
| 2026– | Rio Ave | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Guinea-Bissau | 8 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:27, 28 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Career
Tamble is a product of the youth academies of GR Vigor Mocidade, Académica de Coimbra and UC Eirense.[2] He began his senior career in the Portuguese fourth division with Anadia in 2020, and helped them earn promotion to the Liga 3 in his debut season. For the 2022–23 season, he moved to São João de Ver in the same division where he was the top scorer of the 2022–23 Taça de Portugal with 6 goals. The following season he moved to Felgueiras 1932 again in the Liga 3 and was the top scorer in the league with 10 goals in his first 14 matches.[3] This earned him a move with Primeira Liga side Portimonense on 4 January 2024, for the remainder of the 2023–24 season on a contract until 2028.[4]
International career
Born in Portugal, Tamble is of Bissau-Guinean descent.[1] He was called up to the senior Guinea-Bissau national football team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in March 2025.[5] He scored on his debut, a 3–1 loss to Liberia on 20 March 2025.[6]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 12 October 2025[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea-Bissau | 2025 | 8 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Guinea-Bissau's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Monteiro goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 March 2025 | SKD Stadium, Paynesville, Liberia |  Sierra Leone |
1–3 | 1–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | [8] |