Wilson Manafá
Portuguese footballer (born 1994)
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Wilson Migueis Manafá Jancó (born 23 July 1994), known as Manafá, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a full-back or a winger for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua.
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Manafá with Porto in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wilson Migueis Manafá Jancó[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Oliveira do Bairro, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shanghai Shenhua | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2012 | Oliveira Bairro | ||
| 2012–2013 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Oliveira Bairro | 5 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Sporting CP B | 13 | (0) |
| 2015 | Beira-Mar | 19 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Anadia | 10 | (4) |
| 2016 | Varzim | 21 | (1) |
| 2016–2019 | Portimonense | 71 | (5) |
| 2019–2023 | Porto | 85 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Porto B | 8 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Granada | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | Shanghai Shenhua | 49 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:36, 7 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
After making his Primeira Liga debut for Portimonense at the age of 23 he transferred to Porto for €7 million in 2019, going on to play 130 games and win two league and Taça de Portugal doubles.[2]
Club career
Early years
Born in Oliveira do Bairro, Aveiro District of Angolan and Bissau-Guinean descent,[3] Manafá finished his development at Sporting CP.[4] He made his professional debut with their reserves in the Segunda Liga, his first appearance in the competition being on 11 August 2013 when he came on as a 43rd-minute substitute in a 1–0 away loss against Atlético Clube de Portugal.[5]
In the following years, Manafá alternated between the second and third divisions, representing S.C. Beira-Mar,[4] Anadia F.C. and Varzim SC.[6] He scored his first goal in the former competition on 4 April 2015 while at the service of the first club, in a 3–0 away victory over C.D. Trofense.[7]
Portimonense
In late May 2016, Manafá joined Portimonense S.C. on a three-year contract.[8] In his first season, he netted three times[9][10][11] in 38 matches to help the Algarve team return to the Primeira Liga after a six-year absence.[12]
Manafá made his debut in the Portuguese top tier on 7 August 2017, playing 16 minutes in a 2–1 home win against Boavista F.C. and providing the assist for Bruno Tabata's winner.[13] He scored his first league goal on 25 August of the following year, also putting one past his own net in a 2–2 draw with C.D. Santa Clara also at the Estádio Municipal de Portimão.[14] During the latter campaign, he was reconverted by manager António Folha to a full-back.[15]
Porto
On 21 January 2019, Manafá signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with FC Porto;[16] the initial transfer fee was €3 million for 60% of the player's economic rights, with the remainder bought for €4 million in 2020–21.[17] He made his debut nine days later in a 3–0 home win over B-SAD, playing the final ten minutes in place of Éder Militão,[18] and scored his first goal on 4 May in a 4–0 defeat of C.D. Aves also at the Estádio do Dragão.[19] His team lost two finals on penalties to Sporting that season: the Taça da Liga in which he was an unused substitute, and the Taça de Portugal in which he came off the bench in the 77th minute.[20]
Manafá started regularly under Sérgio Conceição, but eventually lost his position to João Mário on the right flank and Zaidu Sanusi on the left.[21][22][23] On 30 December 2021, shortly after having replaced the former in O Clássico against S.L. Benfica, he suffered a serious injury to his right-knee patellar tendon, subsequently undergoing surgery and missing the rest of the season.[24]
Still injured, Manafá was one of four Porto players suspended for the 2022 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira and fined €510 for having made insults towards Benfica during title celebrations.[25] After recovering, he started playing again with the reserves in the second tier.[26]
Later career
On 7 August 2023, free agent Manafá signed for Granada CF, newly-promoted to La Liga.[27] Having arrived injured, he only made five appearances during his spell in Andalusia,[28] his league bow coming on 5 November in a 1–0 away loss to Valencia CF where he played ten minutes.[29]
Manafá was meant to move to Brazil in January 2024, joining Série A club Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas on a two-year contract.[30] However, even after being officially announced, the deal fell through and he stayed at Granada.[31]
On 28 January 2024, Manafá moved to Shanghai Shenhua F.C. in the Chinese Super League.[32]
Career statistics
- As of match played 10 December 2025[33]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Oliveira do Bairro | 2011–12 | Segunda Divisão | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Sporting CP B | 2012–13 | Segunda Liga | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | Segunda Liga | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| Beira-Mar | 2014–15 | Segunda Liga | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| Anadia | 2015–16 | Campeonato de Portugal | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | |||
| Varzim | 2015–16 | LigaPro | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| Portimonense | 2016–17 | LigaPro | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 3 | ||
| 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | |||
| Total | 71 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 79 | 5 | ||||
| Porto | 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 27 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | — | 45 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 48 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 85 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 130 | 2 | ||
| Porto B | 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Granada | 2023–24 | La Liga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Shanghai Shenhua | 2024 | Chinese Super League | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Chinese Super League | 30 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 9[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
| Total | 49 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 285 | 13 | 27 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 356 | 14 | ||
- One appearance in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
- Appearance in AFC Champions League Elite
- Appearance in Chinese Super Cup
Honours
Porto
- Primeira Liga: 2019–20,[34] 2021–22[33]
- Taça de Portugal: 2019–20,[34] 2021–22,[33] 2022–23[35]
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2020[33]
Shanghai Shenhua
