Celton_Biai
Celton Biai
Bissau-Guinean footballer (born 2000)
Celton Anssumane Biai (born 13 August 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eerste Divisie club Dordrecht. Born in Portugal, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Celton Anssumane Biai | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-08-13) 13 August 2000 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dordrecht | ||
| Number | 63 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2019 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Benfica B | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2024 | Vitória Guimarães B | 52 | (0) |
| 2020–2024 | Vitória Guimarães | 5 | (0) |
| 2024– | Dordrecht | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Portugal U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2018 | Portugal U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Portugal U19 | 15 | (0) |
| 2019 | Portugal U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Portugal U21 | 13 | (0) |
| 2023– | Guinea-Bissau | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:01, 19 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023 | |||
Biai is a youth product of the academy Benfica, having joined them at the age of 9 in 2009. On 14 September 2018, he signed his first professional contract with Benfica until 2023.[1] He was the named the goalie of the season for the U23 Liga Revelação for the 2018–19 season.[2] On 30 January 2020, he transferred to Vitória SC where he was initially assigned to their reserves.[3] He made his senior debut with Vitória SC in a 3–1 Taça de Portugal win over Canelas on 15 October 2022.[4]
In January 2024, Biai signed for Dutch Eerste Divisie club Dordrecht on a two-and-a-half year contract with the option for a further year.[5]
Born in Portugal, Biai is of Bissau-Guinean descent.[6] He is a youth international for Portugal, having played up to the Portugal U21s.[7]
In March 2023 he was called up to the senior Portugal squad for a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier against Luxembourg.[8]
In October 2023, Biai was called up to the Guinea-Bissau national team for friendly matches against Guinea and Togo.[9]
Club
- As of match played 14 January 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benfica B | 2019–20 | LigaPro | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Vitória SC B | 2019–20 | Campeonato de Portugal | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Campeonato de Portugal | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Liga 3 | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Campeonato de Portugal | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 52 | 0 | — | — | — | 52 | 0 | |||||
| Vitória SC | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Career Total | 57 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | ||
- Group, Global Media (14 September 2018). "Celton Biai brilha na Liga Revelação e é do Benfica até 2023". O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- "Liga Revelação: Celton Biai recebeu o prémio de melhor guarda-redes". www.slbenfica.pt.
- "V. Guimarães arrumou o Canelas em jogo para a Taça de Portugal". www.cmjornal.pt.
- "Spectaculaire transfer voor FC Dordrecht" [Spectacular transfer for FC Dordrecht]. fcdordrecht.nl (in Dutch). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- "Celton Biai em Bissau para impulsionar prática de futebol". SAPO Desporto.
- "Luxembourg 0-6 Portugal". BBC. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- "Celton Biai convocado para a Guiné-Bissau após representar sub-21 de Portugal" [Celton Biai called up by Guinea-Bissau after representing Portugal's U21s] (in European Portuguese). O Jogo. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- Celton Biai at Soccerway
- Celton Biai at Soccerway
- Celton Biai national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
