Jorginho (footballer, born 1995)

Jorginho
Jorginho in action for CSKA Sofia in 2018
Personal information
Full name Jorge Fernando Barbosa Intima[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau[1]
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Torpedo Kutaisi
Number 11
Youth career
AF Vitalaise
2012–2015 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Manchester City 0 (0)
2016–2017 Arouca 14 (5)
2017 → Saint-Étienne (loan) 5 (1)
2017 → Saint-Étienne B (loan) 3 (1)
2017–2019 Saint-Étienne 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Chaves (loan) 20 (1)
2018–2019 → CSKA Sofia (loan) 32 (5)
2019–2023 Ludogorets Razgrad 33 (9)
2020–2021 → Wadi Degla (loan) 24 (0)
2021–2022 → Wisła Płock (loan) 22 (1)
2023 Ordabasy 13 (0)
2024– Torpedo Kutaisi 22 (1)
International career‡
2014 Portugal U19 10 (3)
2018– Guinea-Bissau 25 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:55, 7 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:21, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

Jorge Fernando Barbosa Intima (born 21 September 1995), known as Jorginho, is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a winger for Georgian club Torpedo Kutaisi and the Guinea-Bissau national team.

Club career

Born in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, Jorginho came through the youth ranks at Manchester City after signing at the age of 17.[2][3] After agreeing to a one-year contract extension on 7 July 2015,[4] he was limited to reserve team football.[5]

In the last minutes of the 2016 winter transfer window, Jorginho moved to Portugal and joined F.C. Arouca on a three-and-a-half-year deal.[6] He made his Primeira Liga debut on 7 February, coming on as a 78th-minute substitute in a 2–1 away win against FC Porto.[7]

Jorginho scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 away victory over Moreirense F.C. on 17 December 2016.[8] In the following transfer window he was transferred to AS Saint-Étienne of the French Ligue 1,[9] who loaned him six months later to G.D. Chaves in a season-long move after acquiring him on a permanent basis.[10]

On 19 June 2018, Jorginho signed with Bulgarian club PFC CSKA Sofia on loan until the end of the campaign.[11] One year later, he agreed to a permanent contract at PFC Ludogorets Razgrad of the same country.[12]

Jorginho joined Wadi Degla SC of the Egyptian Premier League in late November 2020, on loan with an option to buy.[13]

International career

Jorginho represented Portugal at youth level. He was part of the squad at the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, appearing in three games – including eight minutes in the final against Germany – for the eventual runners-up.[14]

On 22 March 2018, Jorginho made his debut for his native Guinea-Bissau, starting in a 2–0 friendly defeat to Burkina Faso.[15][16] He was part of the squad that appeared in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.[17]

International goals

As of 13 June 2022. Guinea-Bissau score listed first, score column indicates score after each Jorginho goal.[18]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 13 November 2019 Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau  Eswatini 1–0 3–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2. 30 March 2021 Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau  Congo 3–0 3–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3. 9 June 2022 Stade Adrar, Agadir, Morocco  São Tomé and Príncipe 5–1 5–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4. 13 June 2022 General Lansana Conté Stadium, Conakry, Guinea  Sierra Leone 1–0 2–2 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5. 2–0

Honours

Ludogorets Razgrad

Ordabasy

Torpedo Kutaisi

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Jorginho" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  2. ^ Curtis, Ben (7 June 2013). "Man City released and retained list: Roque Santa Cruz one of five let go by Blues". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  3. ^ Bajkowski, Simon (7 April 2015). "Ones-to-watch: Man City youngsters enjoy Barcelona success". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  4. ^ "EDS youngsters pen new deals". Manchester City F.C. 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  5. ^ Beesley, Chris (11 January 2016). "Everton youngsters show senior side how to win at Manchester City". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  6. ^ Martins, Luís C. (1 February 2016). "Arouca: em cima da hora, chega um reforço do Man. City" [Arouca: in the very last minute, signing from Man. City arrives] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  7. ^ "FC Porto 1–2 Arouca" (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Arouca vence Moreirense (4–1) com "hattrick" de Jorginho" [Arouca defeat Moreirense (4–1) with Jorginho hat-trick]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 17 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  9. ^ Karouri, Khaled (31 January 2017). "Info FM: Jorginho signe à l'ASSE!" [Info FM: Jorginho signs with l’ASSE!] (in French). Foot Mercato. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Oficial: Jorginho reforça flavienses" [Official: Jorginho bolsters flavienses]. Record (in Portuguese). 31 July 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Четвърто ново попълнение в отбора" [Four new additions to the team] (in Bulgarian). CSKA Sofia. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Лудогорец договори Жоржиньо, националът на Гвинея-Бисау става играч на шампиона от 1 юли" [Ludogorets get deal for Jorginho, Bissau-Guinean international becomes a player of the champions from 1 July] (in Bulgarian). FC Ludogorets. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  13. ^ Soliman, Seif (23 November 2020). "Wadi Degla sign former Man City U23 and Saint-Étienne winger". KingFut. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  14. ^ "Sub-19: Portugal vice campeão" [Under-19: Portugal runners-up] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  15. ^ Martins, Marco (22 March 2018). "Burkina Faso, vitória moralizadora frente aos Djurtus" [Burkina Faso, moralising win against the Djurtus] (in Portuguese). Radio France Internationale. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  16. ^ Martins, Marco (26 March 2018). "Guiné-Bissau: Um estágio e duas derrotas em Paris" [Guinea-Bissau: One training camp and two losses in Paris]. Luso Jornal (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  17. ^ Soliman, Seif (12 June 2019). "Ittihad's Toni Silva named in Guinea Bissau's AFCON squad". KingFut. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  18. ^ "Jorginho – Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 January 2020.