Witi

For other uses, see WITI (disambiguation).

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Chimoio and the second or paternal family name is Quembo.
Witi
Personal information
Full name Witiness Chimoio João Quembo
Date of birth (1996-08-26) 26 August 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Beira, Mozambique
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Dibba Al-Hisn
Number 19
Youth career
Liga Muçulmana
2014–2015 Nacional
2015 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Nacional 1 (0)
2015–2024 Nacional 201 (16)
2024– Dibba Al-Hisn 0 (0)
International career‡
2015– Mozambique 39 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 January 2024

Witiness Chimoio João Quembo (born 26 August 1996), known as Witi, is a Mozambican professional footballer who plays for Dibba Al-Hisn as a winger.

Club career

Born in Beira, Witi began his career with Sporting Club da Beira. In the Summer of 2014, he moved to Portugal, joining the youth ranks of C.D. Nacional.

On 11 January 2015, Witi made his senior debut with Nacional in a home win against Boavista F.C., for Primeira Liga.[1] Just three days later, he scored his first professional goal in a Taça da Liga match against Moreirense F.C. Later that month, Witi signed a deal with S.L. Benfica until the end of the season.[2]

In June 2015, Witi returned to Nacional.[3]

International career

Witi made his debut for Mozambique in 2015, and represented the nation at the 2015 COSAFA Cup.

International goals

Scores and results list Mozambique's goal tally first.[4]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 26 May 2019 King Zwelithini Stadium, Umlazi, South Africa  Namibia 1–1 1–2 2019 COSAFA Cup
2. 18 November 2019 Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia, Cape Verde  Cape Verde 2–2 2–2 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3. 9 September 2023 Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique  Benin 1–1 3–2 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4. 14 January 2024 Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast  Egypt 1–1 2–2 2023 Africa Cup of Nations

Honors

Mozambique

References

  1. ^ "Nacional 2 - 1 Boavista" (in Portuguese). ZeroZero. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Benfica contrata avançado do Nacional para os juniores" [Benfica sign Nacional' winger for the youth team] (in Portuguese). MaisFutebol. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Witi deixa Benfica e regressa à Choupana" [Witi leaves Benfica and returns to Choupana] (in Portuguese). Record. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Witi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  5. ^ "COSAFA Cup 2015 - Match Details".
  • Witi at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  • Witi at National-Football-Teams.com
  • Witi at Soccerway


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