Tomás Dabó Explained

Tomás Dabó
Fullname:Tomás Soares Dabó[1]
Birth Date:20 October 1993
Birth Place:Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height:1.73 m
Position:Right back
Youthyears1:2011–2012
Youthclubs1:Braga
Years1:2012–2014
Clubs1:Braga B
Caps1:36
Goals1:2
Years2:2013–2014
Clubs2:Braga
Caps2:9
Goals2:0
Years3:2014–2016
Clubs3:Arouca
Caps3:14
Goals3:0
Years4:2017
Clubs4:Farense
Caps4:11
Goals4:0
Years5:2017
Clubs5:Dacia
Caps5:2
Goals5:0
Years6:2018
Clubs6:Metaloglobus București
Caps6:6
Goals6:0
Years7:2018–2019
Clubs7:Rieti
Caps7:15
Goals7:0
Years8:2019–2020
Clubs8:iClinic Sereď
Caps8:16
Goals8:0
Nationalyears1:2012–2013
Nationalteam1:Portugal U20
Nationalcaps1:13
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2017–
Nationalteam2:Guinea-Bissau
Nationalcaps2:6
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:11 July 2020
Nationalteam-Update:8 June 2019

Tomás Soares Dabó (born 20 October 1993) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a right back.

Club career

Born in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, Dabó finished his formation with S.C. Braga. He made his professional debut with their reserves on 11 August 2012, in a 2–2 second division away draw against S.L. Benfica B where he featured the full 90 minutes.[2]

Dabó played his first match in the Primeira Liga on 26 August 2013, again starting in a 2–1 home win over C.F. Os Belenenses.[3] After leaving the Minho Province, he was sparingly played over two seasons at fellow league team F.C. Arouca.[4]

Dabó settled rarely in the following years, representing in quick succession S.C. Farense (Portuguese third level), FC Dacia Chișinău (Moldovan National Division), FC Metaloglobus București (Romanian Liga II), F.C. Rieti (Italian Serie C)[5] and ŠKF Sereď (Slovak Super Liga).[6]

International career

Dabó represented Portugal at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey, playing in the 2–2 group stage draw against South Korea[7] as the tournament ended in round-of-16 exit. In 2014, he was called by the Guinea-Bissau national team.[8]

Dabó was selected for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations by manager Baciro Candé, even though he did not have a club at the time.[9] He earned his first cap on 14 January in the group stage opener, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw against Gabon.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Portugal . FIFA.com . PDF . 19 . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 23 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130627043508/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2013/pdf/FWYC_2013_SquadLists.pdf . 27 June 2013 . dead.
  2. News: Benfica B-Sp. Braga B, 2–2: André Gomes dá empate nos descontos. Benfica B-Sp. Braga B, 2–2: André Gomes for the draw in injury time. Record. pt. 11 August 2012. 16 March 2018.
  3. Web site: Sp. Braga derrota Belenenses com auxílio "santo". Sp. Braga defeat Belenenses with help of a "saint". Relvado. pt. 26 August 2013. 14 February 2014.
  4. Web site: Arouca: Tomás Dabo deixa Sp. Braga e assina por três épocas. Arouca: Tomás Dabo leaves Sp. Braga and signs for three seasons. Mais Futebol. Frederico. Francisco. pt. 13 June 2014. 29 October 2018.
  5. Web site: Dabo, un pilastro per la difesa: "A Rieti per fare bene". Dabo, a pillar for the defence: "At Rieti to do well". F.C. Rieti. it. 18 July 2018. 24 October 2018.
  6. Web site: Eslováquia: Tomás Dabó reforça KF Sered. Slovakia: Tomás Dabó bolsters KF Sered. Sou Djurtu. Lopes. Gervásio. pt. 31 August 2019. 24 September 2019.
  7. News: Portugal empata com a Coreia (2–2). Portugal draw with Korea (2–2). Diário de Notícias. pt. 24 June 2013. 16 March 2018.
  8. News: Amido Baldé convocado para a seleção nacional guineense. Amido Baldé called for the Guinean national team. A Bola. pt. 2014. 7 May 2014.
  9. News: Um treinador, 18 'portugueses' e alguns velhos conhecidos. One coach, 18 'Portuguese' and some old acquaintances. Diário de Notícias. pt. 12 January 2017. 18 January 2017.
  10. Web site: Gabon 1–1 Guinea-Bissau. BBC Sport. 14 January 2017. 18 January 2017.