Jorge Fernando Barbosa Intima (born 21 September 1995), known as Jorginho, is a Bissau-Guinean professional

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who plays as a winger for Cypriot club

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and the Guinea-Bissau national team.

Club career

Born in

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, Jorginho came through the youth ranks at

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after signing at the age of 17. After agreeing to a one-year contract extension on 7 July 2015, he was limited to

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football. In the last minutes of the 2016 winter

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, Jorginho moved to Portugal and joined F.C. Arouca on a three-and-a-half-year deal. He made his

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debut on 7 February, coming on as a 78th-minute substitute in a 2–1 away win against

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. Jorginho scored a

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in a 4–1 away victory over Moreirense F.C. on 17 December 2016. In the following

he was transferred to

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of the French

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, who loaned him six months later to G.D. Chaves in a

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-long move after acquiring him on a permanent basis. On 19 June 2018, Jorginho signed with Bulgarian club

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on loan until the end of the campaign. One year later, he agreed to a permanent contract at

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of the same country. Jorginho joined Wadi Degla SC of the

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in late November 2020, on loan with an option to buy.

International career

Jorginho represented Portugal at youth level. He was part of the squad at the

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, appearing in three games – including eight minutes in the final against

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– for the eventual runners-up. On 22 March 2018, Jorginho made his debut for his native

, starting in a 2–0 friendly defeat to

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. He was part of the squad that appeared in the

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Guinea-Bissau's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jorginho goal.''

Honours

Ludogorets Razgrad *

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: 2019–20 Ordabasy *

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Torpedo Kutaisi * Georgian Super Cup:

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