Jovane Cabral

Jovane Eduardo Borges Cabral (born 14 June 1998), is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays for Sporting CP as a winger.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Borges and the second or paternal family name is Cabral.
Jovane Cabral
Personal information
Full name Jovane Eduardo Borges Cabral[1]
Date of birth (1998-06-14) 14 June 1998[1]
Place of birth Assomada, Cape Verde
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Sporting CP
Number 77
Youth career
2008–2014 Grémio Nhagar
2014–2017 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Sporting CP B 34 (2)
2018– Sporting CP 43 (11)
National team‡
2017– Cape Verde 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2017

Club career

Born in Assomada, Sotavento Islands, Cabral joined Sporting CP's youth academy at the age of 16 from Grémio Nhagar.[2][3] On 20 August 2016 he made his senior debut with the reserve side, coming on as a 61st-minute substitute in a 2–4 home loss against AD Fafe in the LigaPro.[4] His first goal in the competition came on 19 March 2017, netting through a free kick in a 2–1 away victory over Leixões SC.[5] Still that year, he helped the juniors win the national championship.[6]

Cabral was called by first-team manager Jorge Jesus for the 2017 pre-season, but eventually returned to the B team.[7] He made his competitive debut for the former on 12 October, replacing Mattheus Oliveira for the final 12 minutes of the 4–2 triumph at ARC Oleiros in the third round of the Taça de Portugal.[8][9]

Cabral scored his first official goal for Sporting on 1 September 2018, his 88th-minute strike earning the hosts a 1–0 Primeira Liga home win against C.D. Feirense.[10] On 3 December, in what was new manager Marcel Keizer's first match in charge, he netted through a 20-meter curl to close the score in a 3–1 defeat of Rio Ave F.C. at the Estádio dos Arcos.[11]

In June 2020, after the season resumed following the COVID-19 shutdown, Cabral scored four goals over three consecutive games. This concluded with two in a 3–1 win at Belenenses SAD on 26 June, when he was replaced injured at half-time;[12] he was named the league's Player of the Month.[13]

On 19 January 2021, after having replaced fellow youth graduate Tiago Tomás late into the second half, Cabral scored twice to help his team come from behind and beat FC Porto 2–1 in the semi-finals of the Taça da Liga.[14]

International career

Cabral won his first cap for Cape Verde on 28 March 2017, in a 2–0 friendly win over Luxembourg.[15] However, in October 2018 he announced he was applying for Portuguese nationality and that he intended to represent its national team.[16]

Career statistics

Club
As of 19 January 2021[17]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting CP B 2016–17 LigaPro 201————201
2017–18 141————141
Total 342————342
Sporting CP 2018–19 Primeira Liga 18230207[lower-alpha 1]200314
2019–20 16600103[lower-alpha 1]000206
2020–21 9311121[lower-alpha 1]000126
Total 43114142112006316
Career total 77134142112009718
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Sporting

References
  1. "Jovane Cabral" (in Portuguese). Sporting CP. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  2. Almeida, Isaura (1 September 2018). "Jovane Cabral, a nova pérola cabo-verdiana que encanta o Sporting" [Jovane Cabral, the new Cape Verdean gem who delights Sporting]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  3. "Tribuna Vip – Grémio Desportivo Nhagar está à espera, de resposta do Sporting de Portugal sobre os direitos de formação do atleta Jovane Cabral" [Vip Room – Grémio Desportivo Nhagar awaits, on Sporting de Portugal reply regarding formative rights of athlete Jovane Cabral] (in Portuguese). RTC. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  4. "Sporting B-Fafe, 2–4: Eficácia visitante surpreende leões" [Sporting B-Fafe, 2–4: Visiting efficiency surprises lions]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 August 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  5. "Leixões-Sporting B, 1–2: Livre direto de Jovane dá quinta vitória seguida aos leões" [Leixões-Sporting B, 1–2: Jovane direct free kick gives fifth straight win to lions]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 March 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  6. Almeida, Isaura (23 August 2018). "A geração de 99 que encanta José Peseiro e o Sporting" [The class of 99 who thrills José Peseiro and Sporting]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  7. Carvalho, Alexandre; Fernandes, Bruno (14 July 2017). "Jovane Cabral regressa a Lisboa e integra equipa B" [Jovane Cabral returns to Lisbon and makes B team]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  8. "Oleiros-Sporting, 2–4" (in Portuguese). Sábado. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  9. Lima, Fábio (12 October 2017). "Jovane Cabral: «Um sonho que está a ser concretizado»" [Jovane Cabral: "A dream that is coming true"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  10. "Jovane leva Sporting ao topo com golo ao cair do pano" [Jovane takes Sporting to the top with goal in the dying breath] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  11. "Estreia de Keizer na Liga: vitória e golaço de Jovane Cabral" [Keizer League debut: win and Jovane Cabral wonder goal] (in Portuguese). TSF. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  12. "Rúben Amorim e a boa fase de Jovane: «Quatro jogos no Sporting não são nada»" [Rúben Amorim and Jovane's good run: "Four games for Sporting mean nothing"]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  13. "Jovane Cabral eleito melhor jogador do mês da Liga" [Jovane Cabral named League's player of the month] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  14. Ribeiro, Patrick (19 January 2021). "Late Jovane double topples Porto in dramatic League Cup semi-final". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  15. "Selecção Nacional de Futebol venceu ontem o Luxemburgo por 2–0 no jogo amigável disputado em Luxemburgo" [National football team defeated Luxembourg yesterday by 2–0 in the friendly held in Luxembourg] (in Portuguese). RTC. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  16. Gleeson, Mark (9 October 2018). "Cape Verde coach Rui Aguas understands Jovan Cabral's snub". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  17. "Jovane Cabral". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  18. Ribeiro, Patrick (23 January 2021). "Sporting battle their way to League Cup glory with victory over Braga". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
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