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Paíto
Personal information
Full name Martinho Martins Mukana[1]
Date of birth (1982-07-05)5 July 1982(age 42)[1]
Place of birth Maputo,Mozambique[1]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
Maxaquene
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2003 Sporting CP B 52 (2)
2003–2006 Sporting CP 24 (0)
2006 →Vitória Guimarães(loan) 16 (1)
2006–2007 Mallorca 0 (0)
2006–2007 →Braga(loan) 4 (0)
2007–2010 Sion 77 (3)
2010–2012 Neuchâtel Xamax 41 (1)
2012 Vaslui 13 (1)
2013–2014 Skoda Xanthi 32 (0)
Total 259 (8)
International career
2002–2012 Mozambique 39 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Martinho Martins Mukana(born 5 July 1982), known asPaíto,is aMozambicanformer professionalfootballerwho played as aleft-back.

Club career[edit]

Born inMaputo,Paíto began his senior career atSporting CP.He became a regular in the2004–05 seasonafter being grantedPortuguese citizenship[2]and, on 26 January 2005, scored his only goal for theLionsin a 3–3 draw againstS.L. Benficainthe sixth roundof theTaça de Portugal(penalty shootoutloss), in a solo effort.[3]

After the arrival in January 2006, on loan fromValencia CF,ofPortugueseinternationalMarco Caneira,Paíto was deemed surplus to requirements and left, also loaned, toVitória de Guimarães.[4][5]He was an undisputed starter during his short tenure, as theMinhoteam eventuallydropped down a level.[6]

Purchased byLa LigaclubRCD Mallorca,Paíto immediately returned to Portugal, being loaned toS.C. Bragafor the duration ofthe campaign.[7]Released by theBalearic Islandsside without making any official appearances, he joinedFC Sionon a three-year contract.[8]

After three solid seasons in theSwiss Super League,Paíto stayed in Switzerland, signing with fellow league teamNeuchâtel Xamax FCS.[9]After the latter went bankrupt, in January 2012 he joinedFC Vasluifrom Romania, reuniting with former Sporting coachAugusto Inácio.[10]

Paíto spent the first half of the following campaign without a club, signing in early January 2013 withSkoda Xanthi FC.He made hisSuper League Greecedebut on the 27th, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away win overPAOK FC.[11]

International career[edit]

Paíto started representingMozambiqueat age 20. He was recalled in April for the2002 COSAFA Cup,nearly two years after his last international.[12]Additionally, he took part in the2003 COSAFA Cup,[13]the2006 FIFA World Cup2006 World Cup qualification,the2004 COSAFA Cup,[14]2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualificationand the2010 World Cup qualifiers.

Personal life[edit]

Paíto's son,Edson,was also a professional footballer.[15]

Honours[edit]

Sporting CP

Sion

References[edit]

  1. ^abcdPaítoat WorldFootball.net
  2. ^"Paíto:" Dava a titularidade por Rui Jorge ""[Paíto: "I would trade not starting for Rui Jorge" ].Record(in Portuguese). 7 May 2004.Retrieved2 February2022.
  3. ^"Paíto:" Foi um golo à leão ""[Paíto: "It was a lion of a goal" ].Record(in Portuguese). 28 January 2005.Retrieved17 September2019.
  4. ^Freitas, Carlos Manuel (30 December 2005)."Paíto:" Se olhasse para a classificação não viria para o V. Guimarães ""[Paíto: "If I looked at the table I would not come to V. Guimarães" ] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol.Retrieved2 February2022.
  5. ^"Paíto:" Vou ser um leão mas pelo Vitória ""[Paíto: "I will be a lion but for Vitória" ].Record(in Portuguese). 30 March 2006.Retrieved2 February2022.
  6. ^"Vitória de Guimarães tem como" objectivo imediato "a subida de divisão"[Vitória de Guimarães' "immediate goal" is to promote].Público(in Portuguese). 11 May 2006.Retrieved2 February2022.
  7. ^"Paíto in pact with Braga".UEFA. 3 July 2006.Retrieved10 May2010.
  8. ^Palma, Irene (19 July 2007)."Suíça: Paíto assina contrato de três anos com o Sion"[Switzerland: Paíto signs three-year contract with Sion] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol.Retrieved17 September2019.
  9. ^"Paito von Sion nach Neuenburg –– Deana von Vaduz zu Sion"[Paito from Sion to Neuenburg –– Deana from Vaduz to Sion].Basellandschaftliche Zeitung(in German). 20 May 2010.Retrieved17 September2019.
  10. ^"Verteidiger Paito wechselt zu Vaslui"[Defender Paito moves to Vaslui].20 Minuten(in German). 7 February 2012.Retrieved8 February2012.
  11. ^"PAOK – Skoda Xanthi 0–1".Skoda Xanthi. 27 January 2013.Retrieved28 January2013.
  12. ^"Mozambique shaken up".BBC Sport.4 April 2002.Retrieved1 October2009.
  13. ^"Mozambique take no chances".BBC Sport. 18 March 2003.Retrieved1 October2009.
  14. ^Gleeson, Mark (13 June 2004)."Mozambique triumph over Malawi".BBC Sport.Retrieved1 October2009.
  15. ^Antão, Vasco (21 July 2021)."Edson Mucuana em avaliação"[Edson Mucuana under review].Record(in Portuguese).Retrieved24 February2023.
  16. ^"Vila Real-Sporting, 0–4: Tudo fácil pelo profissionalismo"[Vila Real-Sporting, 0–4: Everything made easier through professionalism].Record(in Portuguese). 17 January 2002.Retrieved22 May2017.
  17. ^Garin, Erik."Switzerland Cup Details".RSSSF.Retrieved17 September2019.

External links[edit]

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