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 | Mafra | ||
Number | 80 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2022 | Primeiro de Agosto | ||
2022–2023 | Estrela da Amadora | 25 | (1) |
2023– | Mafra | 21 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2018– | Angola | 12 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 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 Liga Portugal 2 club Mafra 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]
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.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Sebastião, Edueni (May 27, 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.
- ^ 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