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Cephas Malele

Cephas Malele

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Dalian Yingbo
Age32
CitizenshipSwitzerland Angola
Height1.85 m
Footright
BornJanuary 8, 1994
at Dalian Yingbo 496 days · joined 2025-01-13
👕200+ Apps 100+ Goals
Market value €900k
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

16
clubs played for
09/10
debut season
0.35
goals / match
Shanghai Shenhua
top club · 67 apps

Career highs

€1.50m
peak value · 2023
€900k
top transfer fee · 11/12
19
best season · 2024
18 / 7
int'l caps / goals
448Appearances
155Goals
33Assists
66Yellow cards
1Red cards
61Full matches (90′)
Full nameCephas Malele
Date of birth1994-01-08 (32 yrs)
Place of birthBuco-Zau, Switzerland
CitizenshipSwitzerland Angola
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footright
Height185.00 m
Current clubDalian Yingbo
Joined2025-01-13
Contract expires2027-12-31
Jul 2025
2025 — Dalian Yingbo
23 matches · 8 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2025
Transfer: SH Shenhua → DL Yingbo
24/25 · Transfer
Aug 2024
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2024
2024 — Shanghai Shenhua
30 matches · 19 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2024
24/25 — Shanghai Shenhua
5 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2023
2023 — Shanghai Shenhua
32 matches · 15 G · 6 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2023
Transfer: Al-Tai → SH Shenhua
22/23 · Transfer
Mar 2023
Transfer: CFR Cluj → Al-Tai
22/23 · Return from loan
Aug 2022
Transfer: Al-Tai → CFR Cluj
22/23 · Loan
Jul 2022
22/23 — CFR Cluj
28 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2021
Transfer: FC Arges → Al-Tai
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Al-Tai FC
27 matches · 4 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Sep 2020
Transfer: Oliveirense → FC Arges
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — ACSC FC Arges
31 matches · 18 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Sep 2019
Transfer: Arouca → Oliveirense
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — UD Oliveirense
13 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2018
18/19 — FC Arouca
32 matches · 11 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: Varzim → Arouca
18/19 · Transfer
Aug 2017
Transfer: US Palermo → Varzim
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — Varzim SC
29 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2017
Transfer: Varzim → US Palermo
16/17 · Return from loan
Jan 2017
Transfer: US Palermo → Varzim
16/17 · Loan
Jan 2017
Transfer: Leixões → US Palermo
16/17 · Return from loan
Aug 2016
Transfer: US Palermo → Leixões
16/17 · Loan
Jul 2016
16/17 — Leixões SC, Varzim SC
34 matches · 5 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2016
Transfer: Atlético CP → US Palermo
15/16 · Return from loan
Jul 2015
Transfer: US Palermo → Atlético CP
15/16 · Loan
Jul 2015
15/16 — Atlético CP
42 matches · 8 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2015
Transfer: Trapani → US Palermo
14/15 · Return from loan
Jan 2015
Transfer: US Palermo → Trapani
14/15 · Loan
Jan 2015
Transfer: Virtus Entella → US Palermo
14/15 · Return from loan
Jul 2014
Transfer: US Palermo → Virtus Entella
14/15 · Loan
Jul 2014
14/15 — Virtus Entella, Trapani Calcio
29 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Palermo Primavera, US Palermo
31 matches · 16 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: Palermo U19 → US Palermo
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — Palermo Primavera, US Palermo
24 matches · 15 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: FC Zürich U21 → Palermo U19
11/12 · Transfer · €900k
Jul 2011
11/12 — Palermo Primavera
11 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — FC Zürich U21, FC Zürich U18
18 matches · 15 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: FC Zürich U18 → FC Zürich U21
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — FC Zürich U21, FC Zürich U18
9 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 1196 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 24/25. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals2 total · 0.96/90
74
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A2 total · 0.96/90
60
Yellow cards2 total · 0.96/90
8
5,499 min
Minutes played by club
Shanghai Shenhua 15.2%
CFR Cluj 6.5%
Al-Tai FC 7.2%
Dalian Yingbo 7.2%
ACSC FC Arges 5.2%
UD Oliveirense 3.4%
FC Arouca 8.3%
Varzim SC 22.5%
Leixões SC 0.0%
Atlético CP 5.4%
Trapani Calcio 0.0%
Virtus Entella 0.0%
US Palermo 0.0%
Palermo Primavera 15.8%
FC Zürich U21 0.0%
FC Zürich U18 3.1%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Shanghai Shenhua 3 2023 24/25 67 36 9 838
CFR Cluj 1 22/23 22/23 28 5 2 360
Al-Tai FC 1 21/22 21/22 27 4 5 395
Dalian Yingbo 1 2025 2025 23 8 2 395
ACSC FC Arges 1 20/21 20/21 31 18 4 285
UD Oliveirense 1 19/20 19/20 13 3 1 189
FC Arouca 1 18/19 18/19 32 11 2 457
Varzim SC 2 16/17 17/18 50 7 6 1,240
Leixões SC 1 16/17 16/17 13 0 0 0
Atlético CP 1 15/16 15/16 42 8 2 297
Trapani Calcio 1 14/15 14/15 14 0 0 0
Virtus Entella 1 14/15 14/15 15 0 0 0
US Palermo 2 12/13 13/14 6 0 0 0
Palermo Primavera 3 11/12 13/14 60 36 0 871
FC Zürich U21 2 09/10 10/11 7 0 0 0
FC Zürich U18 2 09/10 10/11 20 19 0 172

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

6€325K11€650K17€975K22€1.3M09/10 — 4 goals (FC Zürich U18)409/1010/11 — 15 goals (FC Zürich U18)1510/1111/12 — 5 goals (Palermo Primavera)511/1212/13 — 15 goals (Palermo Primavera)1512/1313/14 — 16 goals (Palermo Primavera)1613/1414/1515/16 — 8 goals (Atlético CP)15/16 — 2 assists1015/1616/17 — 5 goals (Varzim SC)16/17 — 3 assists816/1717/18 — 2 goals (Varzim SC)17/18 — 3 assists517/1818/19 — 11 goals (FC Arouca)18/19 — 2 assists1318/1919/20 — 3 goals (UD Oliveirense)19/20 — 1 assists419/2020/21 — 18 goals (ACSC FC Arges)20/21 — 4 assists2220/212023 — 15 goals (Shanghai Shenhua)2023 — 6 assists2120232024 — 19 goals (Shanghai Shenhua)2024 — 3 assists2220242025 — 8 goals (Dalian Yingbo)2025 — 2 assists10202521/22 — 4 goals (Al-Tai FC)21/22 — 5 assists921/2222/23 — 5 goals (CFR Cluj)22/23 — 2 assists722/2324/25 — 2 goals (Shanghai Shenhua)224/2511/12 — €75K12/13 — €75K13/14 — €200K14/15 — €250K15/16 — €250K16/17 — €300K17/18 — €250K18/19 — €300K19/20 — €300K20/21 — €400K21/22 — €1M22/23 — €1.3M24/25 — €1.2MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

09/10: 4409/1010/11: 151510/1111/12: 5511/1212/13: 151512/1313/14: 161613/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 8815/1616/17: 5516/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 111118/1919/20: 3319/2020/21: 181820/212023: 151520232024: 191920242025: 88202521/22: 4421/2222/23: 5522/2324/25: 2224/25

Assists by season

09/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 3316/1717/18: 3317/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 4420/212023: 6620232024: 3320242025: 22202521/22: 5521/2222/23: 2222/2324/25: 0024/25
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
24/25 AFC Champions League Shanghai Shenhua 5 2 0 2 0 187
22/23 Conference L. CFR Cluj 7 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Romanian Cup CFR Cluj 2 1 0 0 0 105
22/23 SuperLiga CFR Cluj 18 4 2 4 0 255
22/23 UECL Quali CFR Cluj 1 0 0 1 0 0
21/22 King's Cup Al-Tai FC 1 0 1 0 0 0
21/22 Saudi Pro League Al-Tai FC 26 4 4 3 0 395
2025 Chinese FA Cup Dalian Yingbo 2 2 0 0 0 89
2025 Super League Dalian Yingbo 21 6 2 2 0 306
2024 Chinese FA Cup Shanghai Shenhua 3 2 0 0 0 150
2024 Chinese Super Cup Shanghai Shenhua 1 1 0 0 0 90
2024 Super League Shanghai Shenhua 26 16 3 1 0 121
2023 Chinese FA Cup Shanghai Shenhua 3 4 1 0 0 61
2023 Super League Shanghai Shenhua 29 11 5 6 0 229
20/21 Liga 1 ACSC FC Arges 23 14 3 6 0 127
20/21 Romanian Cup ACSC FC Arges 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 SuperLiga - Relegation group ACSC FC Arges 7 4 1 2 0 158
19/20 LigaPro UD Oliveirense 13 3 1 1 0 189
18/19 Allianz Cup FC Arouca 1 1 0 0 0 90
18/19 Ledman LigaPro FC Arouca 29 9 2 6 0 196
18/19 Taça de Portugal FC Arouca 2 1 0 1 0 171
17/18 Ledman LigaPro Varzim SC 29 2 3 6 0 899
16/17 Ledman LigaPro Leixões SC 11 0 0 0 1 0
16/17 Ledman LigaPro Varzim SC 21 5 3 4 0 341
16/17 Taça de Portugal Leixões SC 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Allianz Cup Atlético CP 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Ledman LigaPro Atlético CP 40 8 2 4 0 297
14/15 Italy Cup Virtus Entella 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Serie B Trapani Calcio 14 0 0 2 0 0
14/15 Serie B Virtus Entella 13 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Coppa Primavera Palermo Primavera 2 1 0 0 0 210
13/14 Italy Cup US Palermo 0 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Primavera C Palermo Primavera 17 9 0 2 0 166
13/14 Primavera Fase Finale Palermo Primavera 3 3 0 1 0 100
13/14 Serie B US Palermo 3 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 Viareggio Cup Palermo Primavera 6 3 0 2 0 183
12/13 Primavera C Palermo Primavera 19 15 0 4 0 97
12/13 Primavera Fase Finale Palermo Primavera 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Serie A US Palermo 3 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Primavera C Palermo Primavera 7 5 0 1 0 115
11/12 Primavera Fase Finale Palermo Primavera 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Viareggio Cup Palermo Primavera 2 0 0 1 0 0
10/11 1. Liga Gr. 2 (- 11/12) FC Zürich U21 3 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 U18 Elite League FC Zürich U18 15 15 0 2 0 76
09/10 1. Liga Gr. 2 (- 11/12) FC Zürich U21 4 0 0 1 0 0
09/10 U18 Elite League FC Zürich U18 5 4 0 0 0 96
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
10/11 2010-07-01 FC Zürich U18 FC Zürich U21 Transfer 0
11/12 2011-07-19 FC Zürich U21 Palermo U19 Transfer 0 €900k
13/14 2013-07-01 Palermo U19 US Palermo Transfer 200000
14/15 2014-07-26 US Palermo Virtus Entella Loan 250000
14/15 2015-01-07 Virtus Entella US Palermo Return from loan 250000
14/15 2015-01-08 US Palermo Trapani Loan 250000
14/15 2015-06-30 Trapani US Palermo Return from loan 200000
15/16 2015-07-30 US Palermo Atlético CP Loan 200000
15/16 2016-06-30 Atlético CP US Palermo Return from loan 250000
16/17 2016-08-17 US Palermo Leixões Loan 300000
16/17 2017-01-04 Leixões US Palermo Return from loan 250000
16/17 2017-01-05 US Palermo Varzim Loan 250000
16/17 2017-06-30 Varzim US Palermo Return from loan 250000
17/18 2017-08-31 US Palermo Varzim Transfer 250000
18/19 2018-07-01 Varzim Arouca Transfer 300000
19/20 2019-09-22 Arouca Oliveirense Transfer 300000
20/21 2020-09-08 Oliveirense FC Arges Transfer 200000
21/22 2021-08-13 FC Arges Al-Tai Transfer 1000000
22/23 2022-08-04 Al-Tai CFR Cluj Loan 1000000
22/23 2023-03-03 CFR Cluj Al-Tai Return from loan 1000000
22/23 2023-03-30 Al-Tai SH Shenhua Transfer 1000000
24/25 2025-01-13 SH Shenhua DL Yingbo Transfer 1000000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
24/25 Ankle injury 2024-08-11 2024-09-20 41 4
Current€900k
Peak€1.50m
Low€75k
Δ since start+€825k
€75k€431k€788k€1.14m€1.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €175k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #28436 1 0 former national player
Team #28155 5 5 former national player
Team #23140 #17 4 0 former national player
Team #22998 #9 6 2 former national player
Team #19429 #16 2 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Davide Monteleone 2 0 0
Gianmarco Gerevini 1 0 0
Accursio Bentivegna 2 0 0
Hélio Cruz 1 0 0
Aidi Fulangxisi 2 0 0
Nélson Agra 1 0 0
Haijian Wang 2 1 0
Jean Felipe 1 0 0
João Carlos Teixeira 2 3 0
Davide Petermann 2 0 0
Haoyang Xu 2 4 0
Yaxiong Bao 2 0 0
Zexiang Yang 2 1 0
Paulo Vítor 1 0 0
Dario Giacomarro 2 0 0
Hanchao Yu 2 7 0
Chenjie Zhu 2 0 0
Xi Wu 2 3 0
Shenglong Jiang 2 1 0
Ibrahim Amadou 2 4 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
2024 Super League Shanghai Shenhua 16 26
12/13 Primavera C Palermo Primavera 15 19
10/11 U18 Elite League FC Zürich U18 15 15

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
2023 Super League Shanghai Shenhua 5 29
21/22 Saudi Pro League Al-Tai FC 4 26
17/18 Ledman LigaPro Varzim SC 3 29

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
22/23 2023-03-03 CFR Cluj Al-Tai Return from loan €1.00m
22/23 2022-08-04 Al-Tai CFR Cluj Loan €1.00m
16/17 2017-06-30 Varzim US Palermo Return from loan €250k
16/17 2017-01-05 US Palermo Varzim Loan €250k
16/17 2017-01-04 Leixões US Palermo Return from loan €250k
16/17 2016-08-17 US Palermo Leixões Loan €300k
15/16 2016-06-30 Atlético CP US Palermo Return from loan €250k
15/16 2015-07-30 US Palermo Atlético CP Loan €200k
14/15 2015-06-30 Trapani US Palermo Return from loan €200k
14/15 2015-01-08 US Palermo Trapani Loan €250k
14/15 2015-01-07 Virtus Entella US Palermo Return from loan €250k
14/15 2014-07-26 US Palermo Virtus Entella Loan €250k

Last 11 matches for Dalian Yingbo The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2026-05-05 CSL Dalian Yingbo 0–2 Beijing Guoan Available
2026-05-01 CSL Dalian Yingbo 3–2 Yunnan Yukun Available
2026-04-26 CSL Shenzhen Peng City 1–1 Dalian Yingbo Available
2026-04-20 CSL Qingdao West Coast 2–0 Dalian Yingbo Available
2026-04-16 CSL Dalian Yingbo 1–0 Henan FC Available
2026-04-12 CSL Dalian Yingbo 1–1 Tianjin Jinmen Tiger Available
2026-04-06 CSL Chengdu Rongcheng 2–0 Dalian Yingbo Available
2026-04-02 CSL Qingdao Hainiu 1–1 Dalian Yingbo Available
2026-03-29 CSL Dalian Yingbo 2–0 Changchun Yatai Available
2026-02-28 CSL Shandong Taishan 4–1 Dalian Yingbo Available
2026-02-23 CSL Zhejiang Professional 1–1 Dalian Yingbo Available

Teams faced most often by Cephas Malele's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
FC Vizela 12 3 2 7 8 18 -10 25%
SL Benfica B 12 4 2 6 13 22 -9 33%
Leixões SC 12 5 4 3 15 14 +1 42%
CD Mafra 12 5 6 1 14 8 +6 42%
FC Penafiel 12 2 4 6 15 22 -7 17%
GD Chaves 12 3 3 6 11 18 -7 25%
CD Feirense 12 4 1 7 9 16 -7 33%
Casa Pia AC 12 3 3 6 7 13 -6 25%
Académico de Viseu 11 6 3 2 18 9 +9 55%
FC Porto B 11 6 2 3 18 14 +4 55%
Beijing Guoan 10 2 2 6 14 19 -5 20%
Shandong Taishan 10 4 3 3 19 14 +5 40%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
09/10 Senior debut season
09/10 First senior goal
13/14 Goal #50 (career)
20/21 Goal #100 (career)
22/23 Goal #150 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 5 187 2 0 0 0.96
22/23 28 360 5 0 0 1.25
21/22 27 395 3 0 0 0.68
2025 23 395 2 0 0 0.46
2024 30 361 1 1 0 0.5
2023 32 290 6 0 0 1.86
20/21 31 285 8 0 0 2.53
19/20 13 189 1 0 0 0.48
18/19 32 457 7 0 0 1.38
17/18 29 899 6 0 0 0.6
16/17 34 341 4 1 1 1.58
15/16 42 297 4 1 0 1.52
14/15 29 0 2 0 0 0
13/14 31 659 6 0 0 0.82
12/13 24 97 4 1 0 4.64
11/12 11 115 2 0 0 1.57
10/11 18 76 2 0 0 2.37
09/10 9 96 1 0 0 0.94

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Super League
76 apps
33 G
10 A
Primavera C
43 apps
29 G
0 A
LigaPro
143 apps
27 G
11 A
U18 Elite League
20 apps
19 G
0 A
SuperLiga
41 apps
18 G
5 A
Chinese FA Cup
8 apps
8 G
1 A
Saudi Pro League
26 apps
4 G
4 A
SuperLiga - Relegation group
7 apps
4 G
1 A
Primavera Fase Finale
7 apps
3 G
0 A
Viareggio Cup
8 apps
3 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Cephas Malele

Who is Cephas Malele?

Cephas Malele is a Switzerland professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Dalian Yingbo.

How old is Cephas Malele?

Cephas Malele is 32 years old. He was born on January 8, 1994 in Buco-Zau.

What position does Cephas Malele play?

Cephas Malele plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Cephas Malele play for?

Cephas Malele currently plays for Dalian Yingbo.

How many career goals has Cephas Malele scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Cephas Malele has scored 155 goals in 448 appearances.

What is Cephas Malele's market value?

Cephas Malele's most recent reported market value is €900k.