| Intro | Association football player from Angola | ||||
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Athlete Football player Association football player |
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Angola Switzerland |
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| Type | Sports | ||||
| Gender | male | ||||
| Birth |
15 November 1985, Luanda, Luanda Province, Angola |
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| Age | 35 years | ||||
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Guilherme Afonso (born 15 November 1985) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Primeiro de Agosto. He has dual Angolan-Swiss nationality.
Club career
Afonso has played club-football in Switzerland for Étoile Carouge, Sion, Grasshopper, Lugano and FC Vaduz; in France for Valence; and in the Netherlands for Twente and Veendam. In the summer 2012 he signed a two-year contract with FC Vaduz. In the summer of 2013 he signed a year and half contract with Primeiro de Agosto.
International career
Afonso, who has previously played for Switzerland at under-21 level, was selected by Angola for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
International goals
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 7 June 2013 | Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola | Senegal | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 7 September 2013 | Estádio Nacional da Tundavala, Lubango, Angola | Liberia | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |