Lamá (footballer, born 1981) explained

Lamá
Fullname:Luís Maimona João[1]
Birth Date:1 February 1981
Birth Place:Luanda, Angola
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1999–2018
Clubs1:Petro Luanda
Caps1:305
Goals1:0
Nationalyears1:2003–2013
Nationalteam1:Angola
Nationalcaps1:56
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:21 June 2006
Ntupdate:25 February 2017

Luís Maimona João (born February 1, 1981, in Luanda), nicknamed Lamá, is a retired Angolan football goalkeeper, who played for Petro Luanda in the Girabola.[2]

International career

Lamá is a member of his national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup. He was part of Angola's 2001 FIFA Youth Championship squad. He was first-choice for Angola at the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana and performed really well, making some key saves during the competition.

National team statistics

Angola national team[3]
YearAppsGoals
200310
200440
200530
200650
200740
2008140
200990
201050
201130
201250
201330
Total560

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Angola . FIFA . 1 . 21 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf . 10 June 2019.
  2. Web site: Futebol: Lamá termina carreira após 20 anos na baliza "tricolor" . ANGOP Angolan News Agency . 5 Oct 2018 . 24 Dec 2018 . pt.
  3. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/ango-lama-intl.html Luis Mamona João "Lamá" - International Appearances