Witiness Chimoio João Quembo (born 26 August 1996), known as Witi, is a
Mozambican professional
footballer
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who plays for Portuguese club
C.D. Nacional as a
winger.
Club career
Born in
Beira, Witi began his career with
Sporting Club da Beira. In the Summer of 2014, he moved to Portugal, joining the youth ranks of
C.D. Nacional.
On 11 January 2015, Witi made his senior debut with Nacional in a home win against
Boavista F.C.
Boavista Futebol Clube, commonly known as Boavista (), is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Porto. Founded on 1 August 1903 by British entrepreneurs and Portuguese textile workers (thus the "FC" being appended – the British way as oppos ...
, for
Primeira Liga. Just three days later, he scored his first professional goal in a
Taça da Liga match against
Moreirense F.C. Later that month, Witi signed a deal with
S.L. Benfica
Sport Lisboa e Benfica (), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football.
Founded on 28 February 1904 as ''Sport Lisboa'', Be ...
until the end of the season.
In June 2015, Witi returned to Nacional.
International career
Witi made his debut for
Mozambique
Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...
in 2015, and represented the nation at the
2015 COSAFA Cup
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.
International goals
:''Scores and results list Mozambique's goal tally first.''
Honors
Mozambique
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COSAFA Cup runner-up:
2015
References
External links
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1996 births
Living people
People from Beira, Mozambique
Mozambican footballers
Association football midfielders
Primeira Liga players
C.D. Nacional players
S.L. Benfica footballers
Mozambique international footballers
Mozambican expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Portugal
Mozambican expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
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