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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Celton Anssumane Biai | ||
| Date of birth | 13 August 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Excelsior Rotterdam | ||
| 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) |
| 2024–2026 | Dordrecht | 51 | (0) |
| 2026– | Excelsior Rotterdam | 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) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 October 2023 | |||
Celton Anssumane Biai (born 13 August 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Dutch Eredivisie club Excelsior Rotterdam. Born in Portugal, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.
Club career
[edit]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]
On 17 July 2026, Biai moved to Eredivisie club Excelsior Rotterdam on a two-season deal.[6]
International career
[edit]In June 2019, he took part in the Maurice Revello Tournament in France[7]
Born in Portugal, Biai is of Bissau-Guinean descent.[8] He is a youth international for Portugal, having played up to the Portugal U21s.[9]
In March 2023 he was called up to the senior Portugal squad for a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier against Luxembourg.[10]
In October 2023, Biai was called up to the Guinea-Bissau national team for friendly matches against Guinea and Togo.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 14 January 2024[12]
| 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 | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ Global Media Group (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.
- ↑ "Celton Biai e Iuri Tavares trocam Benfica pelo V. Guimarães". www.ojogo.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.
- ↑ "Excelsior legt Celton Biai vast: "Vanaf het eerste moment voelde het goed"" [Excelsior signs Celton Biai: "From the first moment, it felt right"] (in Dutch). Excelsior Rotterdam. 17 July 2026. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "Festival International Espoirs Football Tournoi Maurice Revello Toulon". tournoimauricerevello.com (in French). Maurice Revello Tournament. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ↑ "Celton Biai em Bissau para impulsionar prática de futebol". SAPO Desporto.
- ↑ "Celton Biai: "Mais um jogo sem sofrer golos pode fazer a diferença"". ojogo.pt.
- ↑ "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
External links
[edit]- Celton Biai at Soccerway
- Celton Biai national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Lisbon
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Bissau-Guinean men's footballers
- 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen
- 21st-century Bissau-Guinean sportsmen
- Portuguese people of Bissau-Guinean descent
- Sportspeople of Bissau-Guinean descent
- Black Portuguese sportspeople
- Portugal men's youth international footballers
- Portugal men's under-21 international footballers
- Guinea-Bissau men's international footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
- Liga 3 (Portugal) players
- Primeira Liga players
- Eerste Divisie players
- S.L. Benfica B players
- Vitória S.C. players
- Vitória S.C. B players
- FC Dordrecht players
- Excelsior Rotterdam players
- Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
- Bissau-Guinean expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands