Witiness Chimoio João Quembo (born 26 August 1996), known as Witi, is a Mozambican professional

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who plays for

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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

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, for

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. Just three days later, he scored his first professional goal in a

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match against Moreirense F.C. Later that month, Witi signed a deal with

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until the end of the season. In June 2015, Witi returned to Nacional.

International career

Witi made his debut for

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in 2015, and represented the nation at the

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International goals

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

Honors

Mozambique *

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runner-up:

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* * * 1996 births Living people Sportspeople from Beira, Mozambique Mozambican men's footballers 21st-century Mozambican sportsmen Men's association football wingers Primeira Liga players UAE Pro League players C.D. Nacional players S.L. Benfica footballers Dibba Al-Hisn SC players Mozambique men's international footballers Mozambican expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Mozambican expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Mozambican expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players {{Mozambique-footy-bio-stub