Manuel Keliano (born 16 January 2003) is an Angolan professional footballer who plays as an midfielder for Estrela da Amadora and the Angola national team.
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| Date of birth | January 16, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Luanda, Angola | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Estrela da Amadora | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Primeiro de Agosto | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Primeiro de Agosto | 24 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Estrela da Amadora | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Angola | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:01, 5 July 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Professional career
editKeliano began his senior career with the Angolan club Primeiro de Agosto in 2022, making 32 appearances and scoring 2 goals in all competitions in his debut season and helped them come in second at the Girabola.[1] On 19 July 2023, Keliano moved to the Portuguese club Estrela da Amadora in the Primeira Liga, on a contract until 2026.[2] He made his professional debut with Estrela da Amadora in a 2–0 Primeira Liga loss to Benfica on 19 August 2023.[3]
International career
editKeliano was called up to the Angola national team for the 2022 African Nations Championship.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Manuel Keliano está a caminho do Estrela da Amadora". www.ojogo.pt. July 9, 2023.
- ^ "Estrela da Amadora contrata Manuel Keliano e renova com Kialonda Gaspar". SAPO Desporto.
- ^ "Live Commentary - Benfica vs Estrela | 19.08.2023". Sky Sports.
- ^ "Manuel Keliano pode ser o próximo jovem angolano a dar o salto para Portugal". record.pt.
External links
edit- Manuel Keliano at Soccerway
- Manuel Keliano at National-Football-Teams.com
- Manuel Keliano at BDFutbol
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