Vozinha
Cape Verdean footballer (born 1986)
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Josimar José Évora Dias (born 3 June 1986), known as Vozinha, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga Portugal 2 club Chaves.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Josimar José Évora Dias | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Mindelo, Cape Verde | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chaves | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2011 | Batuque FC[citation needed] | ||
| 2011 | CS Mindelense[citation needed] | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Progresso | 51 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → CS Mindelense (loan)[1] | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Zimbru Chișinău | 26 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Gil Vicente | 28 | (0) |
| 2017–2022 | AEL Limassol | 116 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | AS Trenčín | 34 | (0) |
| 2024– | Chaves | 42 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012– | Cape Verde | 81 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 September 2025 | |||
He played for clubs in his country, Angola, Moldova, Portugal and Cyprus. A full international with over 50 caps for Cape Verde since 2012, he played at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2013, 2015, 2021 and 2023
Club career
Born in Mindelo on the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde, Vozinha began his career at local Batuque FC, playing for them until 2011 before moving to local city rivals CS Mindelense. Following good showings with the club, he was signed by Progresso Associação do Sambizanga in Angola. He returned to Mindelense in 2013 and played in the São Vicente Island League.[citation needed]
After a year at Zimbru Chișinău in Moldova, Vozinha moved in August 2016 to Gil Vicente of the Portuguese second tier.[2]
International career
Vozinha made his debut for Cape Verde on 8 September 2012 in a 2013 Africa Cup of Nations playoff first leg at home to Cameroon, a 2–0 win.[3] He remained in goal for the second leg in Yaoundé on 14 October, a 2–1 loss that saw his country qualify for their first major tournament.[4] At the finals in South Africa, the team reached the quarter-finals before a 2–0 loss to Ghana; he conceded the second goal after going up the pitch in the dying seconds to attack a corner kick.[5]
Vozinha also played at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.[6] On 7 October 2020, he earned his 50th cap in a 2–1 friendly win away to Andorra,[7] and a year later he was called up for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.[8] Vozinha was called up to play at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations for Cape Verde.[9]
Personal life
Career statistics
- As of matches played 20 September 2025[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo Verde | 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 81 | 0 | |
Honours
AEL Limassol
