Mário Balbúrdia
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mário César Azevedo Alves Balbúrdia | ||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Luanda, Angola | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dinamo Batumi | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Primeiro de Agosto | ||
| 2022–2023 | Estrela da Amadora | 25 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Mafra | 21 | (3) |
| 2024– | Dinamo Batumi | 9 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Angola | 12 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 September 2023 | |||
Mário César Azevedo Alves Balbúrdia (born 19 August 1997) is an Angolan professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Dinamo Batumi and the Angola national team.
Professional career
[edit]Balbúrdia is a youth product of Primeiro de Agosto, and debuted with the senior team in 2018.[1]
On 20 July 2022, Liga Portugal 2 side Estrela da Amadora announced the signing of Balbúrdia.[2]
On 1 September 2023, following Estrela's promotion to the Primeira Liga the previous season, Balbúrdia remained in the Liga Portugal 2, signing a one-year contract with Mafra.[3][4]
On 14 September 2024, Balbúrdia joined the reigning Georgian champions Dinamo Batumi.[5] In next three weeks he took part in five league matches, scoring three times, including a winner against Kolkheti 1913.[6]
International career
[edit]Balbúrdia debuted with the Angola national team in a 1–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Botswana on 9 September 2018.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Sebastião, Edueni (27 May 2021). "Mário Balbúrdia à beira do futebol europeu".
- ^ "Internacional angolano Mário Balbúrdia reforça Estrela da Amadora" [Angolan international Mário Balbúrdia reinforces Estrela da Amadora] (in European Portuguese). Record. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Balbúrdia reforça meio campo" [Balbúrdia reinforces midfield] (in European Portuguese). CD Mafra. 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Mário Balburdia reforça Mafra" [Mário Balburdia reinforces Mafra] (in European Portuguese). Record. 1 September 2023.
- ^ "დინამო ბათუმის ახალი ტრანსფერი". ajaratimes.ge (in Georgian). 14 September 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "დინამო ბათუმმა გასვლაზე ფოთის კოლხეთი დაამარცხა". ajaratv.ge (in Georgian). 5 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Angola vs. Botswana (1:0)". www.national-football-teams.com.
External links
[edit]- Mário Balbúrdia at Soccerway
- Mário Balbúrdia at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Luanda
- Angolan men's footballers
- Angola men's international footballers
- Angola men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- C.D. Primeiro de Agosto players
- C.F. Estrela da Amadora players
- C.D. Mafra players
- Girabola players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Angolan expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal