Wilson Manafa

Wilson Migueis Manafa Janco (born 23 July 1994), known as Manafa, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for FC Porto as a right winger or a full back.

Club Career

Early years

Born in Oliveira do Bairro, Aveiro District of Angolan and Bissau-Guinean descent, Manafa finished his development at Sporting CP. He made his professional debut with their reserves in the Segunda Liga, his first appearance in the competition being on 11 August 2013 when he came on as a 43rd-minute substitute in a 1–0 away loss against Atletico Clube de Portugal.

In the following years, Manafa alternated between the second and third divisions, representing S.C. Beira-Mar,Anadia F.C. and Varzim SC. He scored his first goal in the former competition on 4 April 2015 while at the service of the first club, in a 3–0 away victory over C.D. Trofense.

Portimonense

In late May 2016, Manafa joined Portimonense S.C. on a three-year contract. In his first season, he netted three times in 38 matches to help the Algarve team return to the Primeira Liga after a six-year absence.

Manafa made his debut in the Portuguese top tier on 7 August 2017, playing 16 minutes in a 2–1 home win against Boavista F.C. and providing the assist for Bruno Tabata's winner. He scored his first league goal on 25 August of the following year, also putting one past his own net in a 2–2 draw with C.D. Santa Clara also at the Estadio Municipal de Portimao. During the latter campaign, he was reconverted by manager Antonio Folha to a full back.

Porto

On 21 January 2019, Manafa signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with FC Porto. He made his debut nine days later in a 3–0 home win over Belenenses SAD, playing the final ten minutes in place of Eder Militao, and scored his first goal on 4 May in a 4–0 defeat of C.D. Aves also at the Estadio do Dragao. His team lost two finals on penalties to Sporting that season: the Taca da Liga in which he was an unus

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