Wilson Manafá

Wilson Migueis Manafá Jancó (born 23 July 1994), known as Manafá, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for FC Porto as a right winger or a full back.

Wilson Manafá
Manafá with Porto in 2019
Personal information
Full name Wilson Migueis Manafá Jancó[1]
Date of birth (1994-07-23) 23 July 1994[1]
Place of birth Oliveira do Bairro, Portugal[1]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 12 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger / Full back
Club information
Current team
Porto
Number 18
Youth career
2002–2012 Oliveira Bairro
2012–2013 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Sporting CP B 13 (0)
2015 Beira-Mar 19 (1)
2015 Anadia 10 (4)
2016 Varzim 21 (1)
2016–2019 Portimonense 71 (5)
2019– Porto 54 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 February 2021

Club career

Early years

Born in Oliveira do Bairro, Aveiro District of Guinea-Bissaun descent, Manafá finished his development at Sporting CP.[2] He made his senior debut with their reserves in the Segunda Liga, his first appearance in the competition being on 11 August 2013 when he came on as a 43rd-minute substitute in a 0–1 away loss against Atlético Clube de Portugal.[3]

In the following years, Manafá alternated between the second and third divisions, representing S.C. Beira-Mar,[2] Anadia F.C. and Varzim SC.[4] He scored his first goal as a professional on 4 April 2015 while at the service of the first club, in a 3–0 away victory over C.D. Trofense.[5]

Portimonense

In late May 2016, Manafá joined Portimonense S.C. on a three-year contract.[6] In his first season, he netted three times[7][8][9] in 38 matches to help the Algarve team return to the Primeira Liga after a six-year absence.[10]

Manafá made his debut in the Portuguese top level on 7 August 2017, playing 16 minutes in a 2–1 home defeat of Boavista F.C. and providing the assist for Bruno Tabata's winner.[11] He scored his first league goal on 25 August of the following year, also putting one past his own net in a 2–2 draw to C.D. Santa Clara also at the Estádio Municipal de Portimão;[12] during the latter campaign, he was reconverted by manager António Folha to a full back.[13]

Porto

On 21 January 2019, Manafá signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with FC Porto.[14] He made his debut nine days later in a 3–0 home win over Belenenses SAD, playing the final ten minutes in place of Éder Militão,[15] and scored his first goal on 4 May in a 4–0 defeat of C.D. Aves also at the Estádio do Dragão;[16] his team lost two finals on penalties to Sporting that season: the Taça da Liga in which he was an unused substitute, and the Taça de Portugal in which he came off the bench in the 77th minute.[17]

Honours

Porto[18]

References

  1. "Wilson Manafá" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  2. "Wilson Manafá desvincula-se e vai para o Beira-Mar" [Wilson Manafá cuts ties and goes to Beira-Mar]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 28 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  3. "Atlético-Sporting B, 1–0: "Chapéu" de Mauro decide" [Atlético-Sporting B, 1–0: Mauro chip the decider]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 August 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  4. Zappa, Manuel (14 January 2016). "Wilson Manafá assina pelo Varzim SC" [Wilson Manafá signs for Varzim SC]. Jornal da Bairrada (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  5. "Trofense perdeu 3 a 0 com o Beira Mar" [Trofense lost 3 to 0 to Beira Mar]. O Notícias da Trofa (in Portuguese). 4 April 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  6. Alves, Armando (27 May 2016). "Wilson Manafá e Pedro Sá são reforços" [Wilson Manafá and Pedro Sá are additions]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  7. "Portimonense-Benfica B, 3–0: Algarvios consolidam liderança" [Portimonense-Benfica B, 3–0: Algarvians solidify first place]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 October 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  8. "Portimonense-Freamunde, 3–0: Golos só depois da expulsão de Miguel Pedro" [Portimonense-Freamunde, 3–0: Goals only after Miguel Pedro's ejection]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 December 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  9. "U. Madeira-Portimonense, 3–1: Valeu hat trick de Kwame N'Sor para os madeirenses" [U. Madeira-Portimonense, 3–1: Kwame N'Sor hat trick hit the jackpot for Madeirans]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  10. "Portimonense festeja título com vitória nos Açores" [Portimonense celebrate title with win in the Azores] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  11. "Portimonense 2–1 Boavista" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  12. "COMENTÁRIO: Portimonense soma primeiro ponto com empate frente ao Santa Clara" [COMMENT: Portimonense add first point with draw against Santa Clara]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 25 August 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  13. "António Folha avisa Manafá que "é preciso muita coragem e confiança"" [António Folha warns Manafá that "it takes a lot of courage and confidence"]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 20 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  14. "OFICIAL: Wilson Manafá assina pelo FC Porto até 2023" [OFFICIAL: Wilson Manafá signs for FC Porto until 2023] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  15. "Wilson Manafá estreia-se de dragão ao peito no FC Porto-Belenenses" [Wilson Manafá debuts with the dragon on his chest in FC Porto-Belenenses]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 30 January 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  16. "FC Porto-Aves: Manafá estreia-se a marcar com a camisola azul e branca" [FC Porto-Aves: Manafá scores for the first time in the blue and white shirt]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 4 May 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  17. De la Rosa, Erick (25 May 2019). "Sporting de Lisboa – Porto (2–2): Resumen del partido y goles" [Sporting Lisbon – Porto (2–2): Match report and goals]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  18. Dias, Bruno (2 August 2020). "O laboratório de Conceição dá a dobradinha ao Dragão" [Conceição's laboratory gives double to Dragon] (in Portuguese). TSF. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
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