Geovany Quenda
Geovany Tcherno Quenda (born 2007) is a Portuguese football player who plays as forward for Sporting CP and the Portugal national football youth teams.[1][2]
Career[edit]
Geovany Quenda was born in Guinea-Bissau on 30 April 2007.[3] He moved to Portugal as a child and began his footballing career in Amadora, at the Sport Futebol Damaiense's under-10s in the 2016–17 season. He attracted the interest of SL Benfica who took him to the Benfica Campus in Seixal. After two full seasons with SL Benfica's youth ranks (2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons),[4] Quenda, who was 13 at the time, decided to leave the club for Sporting CP after SL Benfica failed to provide a room for him at the Benfica Campus as promised.[5] In the 2021–22 season, already fully integrated as a youth player in Sporting CP's Cristiano Ronaldo Academy, he played for Sporting CP's under-15s team, winning the national championship, and the under-17s, scoring 20 goals in that season. In August 2023, he signed a professional contract with Sporting CP.[6] In the 2023–24 season, Geovany Quenda was part of Sporting CP's under-23 team in the Liga Revelação (U-23 league), despite being only 16 years old at the time.[1][7][8] He also began to be called up by manager Rúben Amorim for the first team on several occasions, although as an unused substitute.[9][10] On 17 February 2024, Geovany Quenda became the youngest ever player to play for Sporting CP B when he started a Liga 3 game against Amora FC at the age of 16.[11][12]
Style of play[edit]
In 2024, he was praised by Portugal's national coach Roberto Martinez in an interview with A Bola, who called him "a creative player" and praised his "one-on-one quality".[13]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Geovany Quenda". FPF (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-06.
- ^ "Um golaço num momento de inspiração de Geovany Quenda". Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-06.
- ^ "Geovany Tcherno Quenda". www.sporting.pt (in European Portuguese). 2021-08-26. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
- ^ "Geovany Quenda :: Sporting :: Perfil do Jogador :: zerozero.pt". www.zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-06.
- ^ "Geovany Quenda e o quarto que o colocou no rival: "O Benfica voltou com a palavra atrás"". OneFootball (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-06.
- ^ "Geovany Quenda assina contrato profissional e aponta à equipa principal". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-06.
- ^ Abola.pt (2023-11-01). "Geovany Quenda: o 'Maradona' de Alcochete que já é opção de Rúben Amorim | Abola.pt". Abola.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-06.
- ^ "Geovany Quenda assina contrato de formação com o Sporting". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-06.
- ^ "Quenda tem nova oportunidade para estrear-se pelo Sporting e pode bater recorde europeu do clube". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-06.
- ^ "Rúben Amorim sobre Geovany Quenda: "Tem-se comportado muito bem..."". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-06.
- ^ "Geovany Quenda é o mais jovem de sempre a jogar no Sporting B". O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-06.
- ^ Nóbrega, Diogo (2024-02-20). "HISTÓRICO! GEOVANY QUENDA ATINGE FEITO INACREDITÁVEL EM PLENO SEIXAL; PRODÍGIO DO SPORTING EM GRANDE". Leonino – Onde o Sporting é notícia (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-06.
- ^ Abola.pt (2024-01-30). "Sporting: Geovany Quenda foi desviado do Benfica e já está na mira de Roberto Martínez | Abola.pt". Abola.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-06.