Rufino_Walter_Gama
Rufino Gama
East Timorese footballer
Rufino Walter Gama (born 20 June 1998)[1] is a Timorese professional footballer and top scorer of the national team, the current record scorer for the Timor-Leste national football team with 7 goals. He played for Karketu Dili FC since 2018. He came to Lalenok United in January 2020, to strengthen the Club in the AFC Cup 2020 Playoff match against PSM Makassar.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rufino Walter Gama | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-06-20) 20 June 1998 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Baucau, East Timor, Indonesia | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lalenok United | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | AS Académica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | AS Académica | ||
| 2017–2018 | Cecusan | ||
| 2018–2019 | Karketu Dili | 28 | (15) |
| 2020– | Lalenok United | 10 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Timor-Leste U16 | |||
| 2012–2016 | Timor-Leste U20 | 12 | (4) |
| 2015–2019 | Timor-Leste U23 | 16 | (2) |
| 2016–2021 | Timor-Leste | 22 | (7) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 December 2022 | |||
Gama made his international debut as an 81st-minute substitute against Malaysia.[2] He scored his first international goal for Timor Leste in the game against Chinese Taipei which ended with a 1–2 defeat.[3]
In September 2018, he was selected for the two-legged 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup qualifying matches against Brunei.[4] He started both games as Timor-Leste win to advance to the competition proper, win 3–2 on aggregate.[5]
The following year, Gama was selected for the 23 squad man for two-legged 2022 World Cup qualification in June. He started in both games and scored one goal in the second leg at home for a 1–5 loss over Malaysia.[6]
International
- As of matches played 16 July 2022.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timor-Leste | 2016 | 6 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 7 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list East Timor's goal tally first.[1]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 October 2016 | National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan |  Chinese Taipei | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 2. | 15 October 2016 | Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia |  Brunei | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2016 AFF Championship qualification |
| 3. | 4 December 2017 | Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | Chinese Taipei | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2017 CTFA International Tournament |
| 4. | 12 October 2018 | Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia |  Cambodia | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 5. | 13 November 2018 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia |  Indonesia | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2018 AFF Championship |
| 6. | 21 November 2018 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore |  Singapore | 1–1 | 1–6 | |
| 7. | 11 June 2019 | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Malaysia | 1–5 | 1–5 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Karketu Dili
- Liga Amadora runner-up: 2018
Lalenok United
- Copa FFTL: 2020
- Taça 12 de Novembro: 2020
- Rufino Gama at National-Football-Teams.com
- Rufino Gama at Soccerway
- "Minister urges national team to make impact at AFF Suzuki Cup qualifier". Borneo Bulletin. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- "Brunei win 1-0 against Timor Leste but miss out on AFF final round". Borneo Bulletin. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- Devinder Singh (22 March 2018). "Search for win continues". nst.com.my. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
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