Filomeno Junior

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Junior and the second or paternal family name is da Costa.
Filomeno Junior
Personal information
Full name Filomeno Junior da Costa
Date of birth (1998-06-21) 21 June 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Dili, Indonesia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team
 SLB Laulara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2023 SLB Laulara
2023 Benfica de Macau 14 (0)
2024– SLB Laulara
International career‡
2018– Timor-Leste 21 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 October 2024

Filomeno Junior da Costa (born 21 June 1998), simply known as Filomeno, is a Timorese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for SLB Laulara and the Timor-Leste national team.

Club career

SLB Laulara

Filomeno played domestic football for SLB Laulara of the Liga Futebol Amadora for which he served as captain.[1][2] In January 2022, the player expressed an interested in playing in neighboring Indonesia's Liga 1, particularly for Persija Jakarta.[3]

Benfica de Macau

In February 2023, Filomeno joined Benfica de Macau of Macau's Liga de Elite.[4] He was joined at the club by fellow Timorese international João Pedro da Silva Freitas.[5] In a January 2023 interview, national teammate Jhon Frith identified both players as two of their nation's top footballers.[6]

International career

Filomeno represented Timor-Leste at the youth level, beginning with the under-14 level. In 2013 he scored against Myanmar in AFC U-14 Championship qualification.[7] He made his senior international debut on 12 October 2018 in a friendly against Cambodia.[8] In January 2022, he scored an own goal in a 1–4 friendly against Indonesia in what head coach Fábio Magrão called an otherwise satisfactory performance by the young players.[9] Also in 2022, he captained the national under-23 team for the 2021 SEA Games.[10]

In December 2024, Filomeno was named in Timor-Leste's 26-man squad for the 2024 ASEAN Championship.[11]

International career statistics

As of match played 12 October 2023
Timor-Leste national team
Year Apps Goals
2018 7 0
2019 2 0
2020 0 0
2021 4 0
2022 2 0
2023 1 0
Total 16 0

References

  1. ^ Sanchez, Hortencio. "Filomeno Junior firme iha AD. SLB Laulara". tatoli.tl. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  2. ^ Sanches, Hortencio. "Filomeno Junior Kontinua Mantein Iha SLB Hodi Participa Liga Timorense" (in Esperanto). tatoli.tl. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  3. ^ Nugho, Archie. "Persija Jakarta Jadi Klub Impian Filomeno Junior" (in Indonesian). Goal. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  4. ^ Sanchez, Hortencio. "Benfica Macau kontrata tan jogador Timoroan Filomeno Junior da Costa" (in Esperanto). tatoli.tl. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  5. ^ Dias, Erico. "What's next for football in Macao?". macaonews.org. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  6. ^ Johnson, Gareth. "Future Stars – Jhon Firth Timor-Leste". Cambodia Sports Review. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Timor Leste 6–1 Myanmar". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Global Sports Archive profile". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Timor Leste Coach Says About 2 Players Who Scored Own Goals: The Process They Have To Go Through As Young Players". voi.id. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  10. ^ Sanchez, Hortencio. "Preparativu di'ak selesaun nasional u-23 garante sei hatudu jogu di'ak iha SEA Games" (in Esperanto). tatoli.tl. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  11. ^ "TIMOR-LESTE NATIONAL TEAM'S SQUAD FOR ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2024". Facebook. Lafaek Football Supporter. 6 December 2024.