| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Geny Cipriano Catamo | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-01-26)January 26, 2001 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Maputo, Mozambique | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger,wing-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting CP | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Maxaquene | |||
| Black Bulls | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Amora | 4 | (1) |
| 2019–2022 | Sporting CP B | 30 | (2) |
| 2021– | Sporting CP | 50 | (9) |
| 2022 | →Vitória Guimarães (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | →Marítimo (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2023 | →Marítimo B (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Mozambique U17 | |||
| 2018 | Mozambique U20 | 1 | (1) |
| 2019– | Mozambique | 33 | (10) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2025 | |||
Geny Cipriano Catamo (born 26 January 2001) is a Mozambican professionalfootballer who plays as awinger orwing-back forPrimeira Liga clubSporting CP and theMozambique national team.
In Mozambique, he started his football training inCD Maxaquene,[1] becoming a youth international for Mozambique, and then he moved on to the Black Bulls youth academy, another club fromMaputo.[2][3][4] Under a protocol withFC Porto, the Black Bulls' best players travelled toPorto in 2018 to play with FC Porto's youth team. Catamo played well, but bureaucratic problems at the beginning and different views on the transfer model with the Black Bulls prevented Catamo from moving to FC Porto. He also had a trial atBenfica, but he didn't stay there either. He ended up atAmora FC, a Portuguese club whose footballSAD was owned[5][6] at the time by Mozambican investors.[7][8]
Catamo arrived in Portugal in 2018. His performances forAmora FC's junior and senior teams promptedSporting CP to recruit Catamo in 2019.[2][3]
On 11 June 2019, Catamo joined theyouth academy ofSporting CP from Amora FC in a loan deal. Catamo signed a professional contract with Sporting in September 2020 after spending the 2019–2020 season at the club'sCristiano Ronaldo Academy.[9] He made his first bench for the first team in September 2021 againstPorto, wearing jersey number 57.[10]
After twoloan spells withVitória Guimarães andMarítimo, and back to the Sporting CP's main squad, on 22 December 2023, Catamo signed a new five-year contract with Sporting CP, with his release clause being set at €60 million.[11]
On 6 April 2024, Sporting CP beatSL Benfica with two goals from Catamo and this victory increased their lead at the top of the league.[12] With his two goals in Sporting CP's 2-1 home win in theLisbon derby, Catamo decided the game, helped his team win the three points and was theplayer of the match.[13]
Catamo represented theMozambique U20 in December 2018, scoring on his debut in the2018 COSAFA U-20 Cup.[14] He had previously played in the2017 COSAFA Under-17 Championship.[15]
Catamo debuted with the seniorMozambique national football team in a 2–0 win overMauritius on 10 September 2019, again scoring in his debut.[16] In October 2021 he scored in a World Cup Qualifier with his goal being Mozambique's only goal in a 3–1 loss to Cameroon.
Catamo stands out above all inattack, with many duels won per game, a statistic that reflects the assertiveness of his actions. Added to this is his effective dribbling and finishing ability.[17] Another skill he excels at is his ability to add speed to his team's play down the right.[18]
Catamo is the partner of Jennifer Bule, also Mozambican and daughter of DJ Damost.[19]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Amora | 2018–19 | Campeonato de Portugal | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Sporting CP B | 2020–21 | Campeonato de Portugal | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Liga 3 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 30 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 2 | ||||||
| Sporting CP | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 27 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7[a] | 0 | — | 41 | 6 | ||
| 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8[b] | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 37 | 5 | |
| Total | 50 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 11 | ||
| Vitória SC (loan) | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Marítimo (loan) | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Marítimo B (loan) | 2022–23 | Campeonato de Portugal | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 104 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 135 | 16 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | 2019 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 33 | 10 | |
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