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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1985-11-15) 15 November 1985 (age 38) | ||
| Place of birth | Luanda, Angola | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mendrisio-Stabio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | Étoile Carouge | 17 | (5) |
| 2003–2004 | Valence | 3 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Twente | 32 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Veendam | 44 | (6) |
| 2009–2012 | Sion | 17 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | → Grasshopper (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Lugano (loan) | 29 | (10) |
| 2012–2013 | Vaduz | 15 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | 1º de Agosto | 3 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Kabuscorp | ? | (?) |
| 2016–???? | FC Azzurri LS 90 | ? | (?) |
| 2019– | Mendrisio-Stabio | ? | (?) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006 | Switzerland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013– | Angola | 6 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2013 | |||
Guilherme Afonso (born 15 November 1985) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Mendrisio-Stabio. He has dual Angolan-Swiss nationality.[1][2]
Afonso has played club-football in Switzerland for Étoile Carouge, Sion, Grasshopper, Lugano and FC Vaduz; in France for Valence; and in the Netherlands for Twente and Veendam.[3][4][5] In 2009 he scored the winning goal as Sion defeated BSC Young Boys 3–2 in the Swiss Cup Final.[6]
In the summer 2012 he signed a two-year contract with FC Vaduz.[7] In the summer of 2013 he signed a year and half contract with Primeiro de Agosto.[8]
Afonso signed with Mendrisio-Stabio in December 2018.[9]
Afonso, who has previously played for Switzerland at under-21 level, was selected by Angola for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[10]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 June 2013 | Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola |  Senegal |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 7 September 2013 | Estádio Nacional da Tundavala, Lubango, Angola |  Liberia |
3–0 | 4–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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