Famana Quizera (born 25 April 2002) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Liga Portugal 2 club Académico de Viseu and the Guinea-Bissau national team.

Famana Quizera
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-04-25) 25 April 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
Académico de Viseu
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2018 Benfica
2018–2020 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 (0)
2020–2021 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 30 (4)
2021–2022Académico de Viseu (loan) 24 (5)
2022– Académico de Viseu 66 (8)
International career
2023– Guinea-Bissau 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:08, 11 September 2023 (UTC)

Career

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In 2021, Quizera was sent on loan to Portuguese club Académico de Viseu in the Liga Portugal 2, from Borussia Mönchengladbach in the German Bundesliga.[1] On 13 September 2021, he debuted for Académico de Viseu during a 2–2 draw against Farense.[2]

On 21 July 2022, Quizera permanently signed for Académico de Viseu in the Liga Portugal 2 for an undisclosed fee.[3]

International career

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Quizera was called up to the Guinea-Bissau national team for a set of 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in September 2023.[4]

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Borussia verleiht Quizera an Academico Viseu". borussia.de.
  2. ^ Famana Quizera at Soccerway
  3. ^ "FAMANA QUIZERA WECHSELT ZU ACADEMICO VISEU". Borussia.de. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Qualificação CAN'2023: BACIRO CANDÉ CHAMA ALAMA, OBLAK E PANOBU". O Democrata GB.
  5. ^ "Quizera wins Midfielder of the Month in Liga Portugal SABSEG". Liga Portugal. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
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