Guilherme Afonso (born 15 November 1985) is a professional

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who plays as a striker for Mendrisio-Stabio. He has dual Angolan-Swiss nationality.

Club career

Afonso has played club-football in Switzerland for

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, Sion,

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and

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; in France for Valence; and in the Netherlands for

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and

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. In 2009 he scored the winning goal as Sion defeated

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3–2 in the Swiss Cup Final. In the summer 2012 he signed a two-year contract with

. In the summer of 2013 he signed a year and half contract with

Primeiro de Agosto Clube Desportivo 1º de Agosto is a multisports club from Luanda, Angola. The club, founded 1 August 1977, is attached to the Angolan armed forces, which is its sponsor. Its main team competes in men's football, and its professional basketball t ...

. Afonso signed with Mendrisio-Stabio in December 2018.

International career

Afonso, who has previously played for Switzerland at under-21 level, was selected by Angola for the

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first.''

Honours

Sion *

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: 2008–09

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* 1985 births Living people Swiss men's footballers Switzerland men's under-21 international footballers Angolan men's footballers ASOA Valence players C.D. Primeiro de Agosto players Kabuscorp S.C.P. players Étoile Carouge FC players FC Sion players FC Twente players SC Veendam players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Urania Genève Sport players Angolan emigrants to Switzerland Naturalised citizens of Switzerland Angolan expatriate men's footballers Angolan expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Swiss expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Swiss expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Footballers from Luanda 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Angola men's international footballers Men's association football forwards 21st-century Swiss sportsmen {{Angola-footy-bio-stub