_(Beto).jpg) Beto in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Norberto Bercique Gomes Betuncal[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-01-31)31 January 1998 (age 27)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Everton | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2011 | União Tires | ||
| 2011–2012 | Benfica | ||
| 2012–2013 | União Tires | ||
| 2013–2014 | Oeiras | ||
| 2014–2015 | União Tires | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | União Tires | 25 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | Olímpico Montijo | 34 | (21) |
| 2019–2022 | Portimonense | 44 | (13) |
| 2021–2022 | →Udinese (loan) | 28 | (11) |
| 2022–2023 | Udinese | 34 | (10) |
| 2023– | Everton | 72 | (12) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Guinea-Bissau | 10 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:55, 24 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:42, 10 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Norberto Bercique Gomes Betuncal (born 31 January 1998), known asBeto, is a professionalfootballer who plays as astriker forPremier League clubEverton. Born in Portugal, he representsGuinea-Bissau at international level.
Born inLisbon ofBissau-Guinean descent, Beto started his senior career with amateursUnião de Tires in theLisbon Football Association, while working atKFC.[2] In 2018 he signed withOlímpico do Montijo of thethird division, finishing second in the scoring charts in hisonly season with 21 goals.[3][4]
Beto moved straight to thePrimeira Liga on 3 June 2019, joiningPortimonense on a four-year contract.[5] He made his debut in the competition on 9 August, coming on as an 87th-minutesubstitute in a 0–0 home draw againstB-SAD.[6] He finishedthe campaign with a further ten league appearances, all from the bench.[7]
Beto scored his first goal in the Portuguese top division on 8 November 2020, but in a 3–1 away loss toPorto.[8] He added ten more duringthe season, best in the squad.[9]
On the last day of the 2021 summertransfer window, Beto was transferred to Italian clubUdinese on aseason-long loan with an obligation to buy.[10] He scored four times in his first tenSerie A appearances, helping his team earn six points in the process.[11]
Beto scored ahat-trick in a 5–1 home win overCagliari on 3 April 2022.[12]
On 29 August 2023, Beto joinedPremier League clubEverton on a four-year deal for a reported fee of around £25.8 million (€30 million).[13][14] The following day, he made his debut and scored his first goal for theToffees in a 2–1 victory atDoncaster Rovers in thesecond round of theEFL Cup.[15] His league bow took place on 2 September, when he featured the entire 2–2 draw away toSheffield United.[16]
Beto scored his first goal in the league on 7 December 2023, closing the 3–0 win overNewcastle United atGoodison Park after playing the last minutes in place ofDominic Calvert-Lewin.[17] Twelve days later, he equalised 1–1 againstFulham in the League Cup quarter-finals and later converted hispenalty shootout attempt, but the opposition advanced with a 7–6 victory.[18]
As Calvert-Lewin was sidelined with a thigh injury, Beto enjoyed a run in the team as starter and made the most of it.[19][7] On 12 February 2025, he put Everton ahead 1–0 in the 11th minute of theMerseyside derby againstLiverpool, in an eventual 2–2 home draw.[20][21]
In October 2022, Beto was named in a preliminaryPortugal 55-man squad for the2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[22] Two years later, he accepted an offer fromGuinea-Bissau managerLuís Boa Morte to represent their national team.[23] He won his firstcap on 11 October, in a 1–0 away loss toMali for the2025 Africa Cup of Nationsqualifiers.[24] He scored his first goal on 19 November, equalising an eventual 2–1 home defeat againstMozambique in the same stage.[25]
Beto idolisedCameroon strikerSamuel Eto'o as a child, and signed his name as "Beto'o". He namedBeethoven's Ninth as his music to listen to before training.[2][26]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Olímpico Montijo | 2018–19 | Campeonato de Portugal | 34 | 21 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 21 | |
| Portimonense | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 30 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 11 | ||
| 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| Total | 44 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 13 | ||
| Udinese (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie A | 28 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 11 | |
| Udinese | 2022–23 | Serie A | 33 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 10 | |
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | ||
| Udinese total | 62 | 21 | 3 | 1 | — | 65 | 22 | |||
| Everton | 2023–24 | Premier League | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 5 |
| 2024–25 | Premier League | 30 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 10 | |
| 2025–26 | Premier League | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 2 | |
| Total | 72 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 85 | 17 | ||
| Career total | 212 | 67 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 233 | 73 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea-Bissau | 2024 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 1 | |
Scores and results list Guinea-Bissau's goal tally first.[27]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 November 2024 | Estádio 24 de Setembro,Bissau, Guinea-Bissau |  Mozambique | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
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