Mário Balbúrdia
Personal information
Full name Mário César Azevedo Alves Balbúrdia
Date of birth (1997-08-19) 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 10 (2)
International career‡
2018– Angola 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 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

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

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

  1. ↑ Sebastião, Edueni (May 27, 2021). "Mário Balbúrdia à beira do futebol europeu".
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Balbúrdia reforça meio campo" [Balbúrdia reinforces midfield] (in European Portuguese). CD Mafra. 1 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Mário Balburdia reforça Mafra" [Mário Balburdia reinforces Mafra] (in European Portuguese). Record. 1 September 2023.
  5. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Angola vs. Botswana (1:0)". www.national-football-teams.com.
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