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Chico Lamba

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Chico Lamba
Personal information
Full name Chico Faria Camará Lamba
Date of birth (2003-03-10) 10 March 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Arouca
Number 73
Youth career
2013–2014 CF Benfica
2014–2020 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2024 Sporting CP B 62 (3)
2022–2024 Sporting CP 1 (0)
2024– Arouca 4 (0)
International career
2018 Portugal U16 1 (0)
2021 Portugal U18 2 (0)
2021–2022 Portugal U19 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:08, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

Chico Faria Camará Lamba (born 10 March 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club Arouca. Born in Guinea-Bissau, he is a youth international for Portugal.

Club career

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Lamba is a youth product of CF Benfica, and moved to Sporting CP's youth academy at the age of 10 in 2014.[1] In October 2020, he was integrated with Sporting CP B.[2] In the summer of 2022, he started training with the senior team of Sporting.[3] On 7 July 2022, he extended his contract with the club until 2024.[4] He made his professional debut with Sporting as a half-time substitute in a 3–1 Primeira Liga win over Casa Pia on 22 October 2022.[5]

On 12 June 2024, it was announced that Lamba would join Primeira Liga side Arouca on a permanent deal on 1 July, signing a three-year contract.[6]

International career

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Lamba was born in Guinea-Bissau and moved to Portugal at a young age, and holds dual citizenship.[1] He is a youth international for Portugal, having played up to the Portugal U19s.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Chico Faria Camará Lamba". www.sporting.pt. 13 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Ilori e Camacho ficam à margem das contas de Amorim". www.cmjornal.pt.
  3. ^ "JOVEM DA FORMAÇÃO VAI SER A NOVA APOSTA DE RÚBEN AMORIM". 30 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Chico Lamba renova contrato com o Sporting". SAPO Desporto.
  5. ^ "Chico Lamba estreia-se na equipa principal (Sporting)". A Bola.
  6. ^ "OFICIAL: Chico Lamba deixa Sporting e reforça Arouca". A Bola (in Portuguese). 12 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Um miúdo habituado a dar saltos... de escalões: Chico Lamba estreou-se no Sporting aos 19 anos". www.record.pt.
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