| José Embaló | |
| Fullname: | José Alberto Djaló Embaló |
| Birth Date: | 3 May 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Funchal, Portugal |
| Height: | 1.88 m |
| Position: | Centre-forward |
| Youthclubs1: | CD Belas |
| Youthclubs2: | UDR Algés |
| Youthyears2: | –2008 |
| Youthclubs3: | Casa Pia |
| Youthyears3: | 2008–2012 |
| Years1: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs1: | AEL Limassol |
| Caps1: | 9 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs2: | Beira-Mar |
| Caps2: | 5 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs3: | Rapid București |
| Caps3: | 10 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2016 |
| Clubs4: | Fjarðabyggð |
| Caps4: | 14 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Years5: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs5: | Ayia Napa |
| Caps5: | 26 |
| Goals5: | 11 |
| Years6: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs6: | Raków Częstochowa |
| Caps6: | 25 |
| Goals6: | 5 |
| Years7: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs7: | Casa Pia |
| Caps7: | 29 |
| Goals7: | 5 |
| Years8: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs8: | Puszcza Niepołomice |
| Caps8: | 19 |
| Goals8: | 6 |
| Years9: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs9: | Olimpia Grudziądz |
| Caps9: | 40 |
| Goals9: | 16 |
| Years10: | 2021 |
| Clubs10: | Alashkert |
| Caps10: | 28 |
| Goals10: | 7 |
| Years11: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs11: | Sabah |
| Caps11: | 7 |
| Goals11: | 1 |
| Years12: | 2023 |
| Clubs12: | Nejmeh |
| Caps12: | 10 |
| Goals12: | 6 |
| Years13: | 2024 |
| Clubs13: | Dalian Young Boy |
| Caps13: | 4 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2022 |
| Nationalteam1: | Guinea-Bissau |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 14:59, 23 July 2024 (UTC) |
José Alberto Djaló Embaló (born 3 May 1993) is a footballer who plays as a centre-forward. Born in Portugal, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.
Besides Portugal, he has played in Cyprus, Romania, Iceland, Poland, Armenia, Malaysia and Lebanon.[1]
On 27 January 2013, Embaló made his professional debut with AEL Limassol in the Cypriot First Division match against Nea Salamis replacing Orlando Sá (60th minute).[2]
In July 2023, he joined Nejmeh in the Lebanese Premier League.[3]
On 25 February 2024, Embaló joined China League One club Dalian Young Boy.[4]
Embaló made his debut for Guinea-Bissau national football team on 23 March 2022 against Equatorial Guinea, scoring two goals in their 3–0 victory.[5] [6]
Embaló is the cousin of the Portuguese footballer Yannick Djaló.[7]
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Nejmeh
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| AEL Limassol | 2012–13 | Cypriot First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||||
| Beira-Mar | 2014–15 | Segunda Liga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Rapid București | 2015–16 | Liga II | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||||
| Fjarðabyggð | 2016 | 1. deild karla | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | ||||
| Ayia Napa | 2016–17 | Cypriot Second Division | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 11 | ||||
| Raków Częstochowa | 2017–18 | I liga | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 5 | ||||
| Casa Pia | 2018–19 | Campeonato de Portugal | 29 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 31 | 8 | ||||
| Puszcza Niepołomice | 2019–20 | I liga | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 6 | ||||
| Olimpia Grudziądz | 2019–20 | I liga | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||||
| 2020–21 | II liga | 34 | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 15 | |||||
| Total | 40 | 16 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 41 | 16 | ||||||
| Alashkert | 2021–22 | Armenian Premier League | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 12 | ||
| Sabah | 2022 | Malaysia Super League | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
| Nejmeh | 2023–24 | Lebanese Premier League | 10 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 0 | — | 15 | 6 | ||||
| Career total | 218 | 63 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 245 | 71 | |||
Scores and results list Guinea-Bissau's goal tally first. Score column indicates score after each Embaló goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 23 March 2022 | Estádio Municipal de Óbidos, Óbidos, Portugal | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | |
| 2. | 2–0 |
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