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Eliseu Cassamá

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In thisPortuguese name,the first or maternalfamily nameisSoaresand the second or paternal family name isCassamá.

Eliseu Cassamá
Personal information
Full name Eliseu Mendja Nadjack Soares Cassamá[1]
Date of birth (1994-02-06)6 February 1994(age 30)[1]
Place of birth Bissau,Guinea-Bissau[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
2010–2011 Ribeirão
2011–2013 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Joane 25 (2)
2014–2016 Reus 50 (0)
2016–2020 Rio Ave 41 (0)
2020–2023 Grasshoppers 10 (0)
2021–2022 Grasshoppers B 15 (0)
International career
2014 Portugal U20 1 (0)
2018–2019 Guinea-Bissau 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2023

Eliseu Mendja Nadjack Soares Cassamá(born 6 February 1994) is a Bissau-Guinean professionalfootballerwho plays as aright-back.

Club career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Born inBissau,Guinea-Bissau,Cassamá started playing organised football in Portugal, his first youth team beingG.D. Ribeirão.His senior debut was made in thethird division,withG.D. Joane.

In summer 2014, Cassamá signed with Spanish clubCF Reus Deportiu,quickly becoming first choice as well as a fan favourite.[2]He contributed 17 games in hissecond season–play-offs included– helping the side reachSegunda Divisiónfor the first time in their 107-year history.[3]

Rio Ave[edit]

Cassamá returned to Portugal for the2016–17 campaign,joiningRio Ave F.C.of thePrimeira Ligaon a five-year contract.[4]He made his debut as a professional on 28 July 2016, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 away draw againstSK Slavia Pragueinthe last qualifying roundof theUEFA Europa League.[5]He also started in the second leg, beingsent offfor twoyellow cardslate into the first half as the match ended 1–1.[6]

Cassamá missed the entire2019–20,after suffering an injury to his right knee in training.[7][8]

Grasshoppers[edit]

On 29 August 2020, Cassamá agreed to a one-year deal atSwiss Challenge League'sGrasshopper Club Zürich.[9]He played his first match on 18 September, providing oneassistin a 3–2 win overFC Winterthur;he missed most of hisdebut season,however, due to apatellar tendon ruptureailment.[10]

Cassamá started the following campaign with thereserve teamin the1. Ligain order to regain match fitness, returning to the main squad ahead of2022–23.[11]He made hisSuper Leaguedebut on 13 August, in a 2–2 draw atFC Sion.[12]

Cassamá injured his patella again in October 2022, this time in training.[13]The following 25 May, Grasshoppers announced that his contract would not be extended.[14]

International career[edit]

Cassamá earned onecapfor thePortugal under-20 team,during a 2–0friendlywin over theSlovakia under-21sin February 2014.[15]He made his debut for his nativeGuinea-Bissauon 22 March 2018, starting the 2–0 defeat toBurkina Fasoin another exhibition game.[16][17]

ManagerBaciro Candénamed Cassamá in the 23-man squad for the2019 Africa Cup of Nationsin Egypt.[18]He played the opening 2–0 loss againstCameroonon 25 June,[19]and was replaced byNanufor the rest of the group-stage elimination.

References[edit]

  1. ^abcd"Eliseu Nadjack"(in Portuguese). Mais Futebol.Retrieved4 May2020.
  2. ^"CF Reus: 'Eliseu Cassamá, una aparición impactante'"[CF Reus: 'Eliseu Cassamá, stunning revelation'].Diari de Tarragona(in Spanish). 2 September 2014.Retrieved5 August2016.
  3. ^Libiano Pijoan, Marc (27 March 2017)."CF Reus: La visita especial del tío 'Cassa'"[CF Reus: The special visit of uncle 'Cassa'].Diari de Tarragona(in Spanish).Retrieved24 November2021.
  4. ^"Nadjack assina por 5 anos"[Nadjack signs for 5 years] (in Portuguese). Rio Ave F.C. 19 July 2016.Retrieved28 July2016.
  5. ^"Vilacondenses saem vivos da República Checa"[Vilacondensesleave the Czech Republic alive] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 28 July 2016.Retrieved5 August2016.
  6. ^"Rio Ave diz adeus ao sonho europeu"[Rio Ave bid farewell to European dream].Jornal de Notícias(in Portuguese). 4 August 2016.Retrieved5 August2016.
  7. ^"Rio Ave: Nadjack operado ao joelho direito"[Rio Ave: Right knee surgery for Nadjack] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 1 August 2019.Retrieved4 May2020.
  8. ^"Nadjack acelera para o regresso"[Nadjack speeding towards return].A Bola(in Portuguese). 17 February 2020.Retrieved4 May2020.
  9. ^"GC verpflichtet Nadjack"[GC acquire Nadjack] (in German). Grasshopper Club. 29 August 2020.Retrieved25 September2020.
  10. ^"Saisonende: Nadjack mit schwerer Verletzung"[Season ended: Nadjack with serious injury] (in German). Grasshopper Club. 4 October 2020.Retrieved1 July2022.
  11. ^"Start of training for the Hoppers".Grasshopper Club. 17 June 2022. Archived fromthe originalon 17 November 2022.Retrieved1 July2022.
  12. ^Ruckstuhl, Pascal; Kunz, Alain; Curty, Ugo (13 August 2022)."GC vergeigt Sieg in Überzahl"[GC throw away win with one more].Blick(in German).Retrieved7 October2022.
  13. ^"Nadjack will be out injured until the end of the year".Grasshopper Club. 6 October 2022.Retrieved26 May2023.
  14. ^"End of season squad update".Grasshopper Club. 25 May 2023.Retrieved26 May2023.
  15. ^Carvalho, Eduardo (5 February 2014)."Portugal derrota Eslováquia por 2–0"[Portugal defeat Slovakia 2–0].Diário de Notícias(in Portuguese).Retrieved27 March2018.
  16. ^Martins, Marco (22 March 2018)."Burkina Faso, vitória moralizadora frente aos Djurtus"[Burkina Faso, moralising win against the Djurtus] (in Portuguese).Radio France Internationale.Retrieved27 March2018.
  17. ^Martins, Marco (26 March 2018)."Guiné-Bissau: Um estágio e duas derrotas em Paris"[Guinea-Bissau: One training camp and two losses in Paris].Luso Jornal(in Portuguese). Archived fromthe originalon 5 December 2018.Retrieved27 March2018.
  18. ^"2019 Africa Cup of Nations: Guinea Bissau name final 23-man squad for AFCON".Ghana Soccer Net. 12 June 2019.Retrieved27 February2020.
  19. ^"Cameroon 2–0 Guinea-Bissau".BBC Sport.25 June 2019.Retrieved27 February2020.

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