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Filomeno Junior

Filomeno Junior da Costa (born 21 June 1998) is a Timorese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for the Timor-Leste national team.

Club career

SLB Laulara

Filomeno played domestic football for SLB Laulara of the Liga Futebol Amadora for which he served as captain.[1][2] In January 2022, the player expressed an interested in playing in neighboring Indonesia's Liga 1, particularly for Persija Jakarta.[3]

Benfica de Macau

In February 2023, Filomeno joined Benfica de Macau of Macau's Liga de Elite.[4] He was joined at the club by fellow Timorese international João Pedro da Silva Freitas.[5] In a January 2023 interview, national teammate Jhon Frith identified both players as two of their nation's top footballers.[6]

International career

Filomeno represented Timor-Leste at the youth level, beginning with the under-14 level. In 2013 he scored against Myanmar in AFC U-14 Championship qualification.[7] He made his senior international debut on 12 October 2018 in a friendly against Cambodia.[8] In January 2022, he scored an own goal in a 1–4 friendly against Indonesia in what head coach Fábio Magrão called an otherwise satisfactory performance by the young players.[9] Also in 2022, he captained the national under-23 team for the 2021 SEA Games.[10]

International career statistics

As of match played 12 October 2023

References

  1. ^ Sanchez, Hortencio. "Filomeno Junior firme iha AD. SLB Laulara". tatoli.tl. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  2. ^ Sanches, Hortencio. "Filomeno Junior Kontinua Mantein Iha SLB Hodi Participa Liga Timorense" (in Esperanto). tatoli.tl. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  3. ^ Nugho, Archie. "Persija Jakarta Jadi Klub Impian Filomeno Junior" (in Indonesian). Goal. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  4. ^ Sanchez, Hortencio. "Benfica Macau kontrata tan jogador Timoroan Filomeno Junior da Costa" (in Esperanto). tatoli.tl. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  5. ^ Dias, Erico. "What's next for football in Macao?". macaonews.org. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  6. ^ Johnson, Gareth. "Future Stars – Jhon Firth Timor-Leste". Cambodia Sports Review. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Timor Leste 6–1 Myanmar". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Global Sports Archive profile". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Timor Leste Coach Says About 2 Players Who Scored Own Goals: The Process They Have To Go Through As Young Players". voi.id. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  10. ^ Sanchez, Hortencio. "Preparativu di'ak selesaun nasional u-23 garante sei hatudu jogu di'ak iha SEA Games" (in Esperanto). tatoli.tl. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

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