Stanley Ratifo

Stanley Ratifo (born 5 December 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for BSG Chemie Leipzig. Born in Germany, he plays for the Mozambique national team.

Club career
After playing for 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig as a youth player and first steps at the senior level with BSV Halle-Ammendorf and FC Pommern Greifswald Ratifo made his debut at the professional level on August 30 2014 with Hallescher FC in a 0:0-draw against Borussia Dortmund II in the 3. Liga. In the following years he played for VfB Auerbach and 1. FC Köln II in the 4th tier of German football. After he did not make the first team in Cologne Ratifo deliberately decided to play in a lower tier of German football to have more time to pursue a career as a musician in hip-hop and R&B. In 2018 he therefore joined 1. CfR Pforzheim in the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg. After 6 years in Pforzheim he went back to his native Leipzig and Halle area to play for Chemie Leipzig in 4th tier Regionalliga Nordost. In an interview he told fussball.de that he wanted to cut back on his music career for now to try and play at a higher level again.

International career
Ratifo was born in Germany to a Mozambican father and German mother. He represents the Mozambique national team since 2017. In 2024 he played at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

International goals

 * Scores and results list Mozambique's goal tally first.