José Embaló
Attack - Centre-Forward
at Vilaverdense FC
at Vilaverdense FC
297 days · joined 2025-08-01
👕200+ Apps
⚽50+ Goals
Market value
€100k
Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
12
clubs played for
12/13
debut season
0.28
goals / match
Alashkert Yerevan FC
top club · 55 apps
Position rank · 24/25
#2809
goals rank
#3174
assists rank
59
season goals
13
season assists
Among 3,489 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€250k
peak value · 2022
—
top transfer fee
15
best season · 20/21
7 · 11.9%
pens / of goals
Born the same day
Shares 1993-05-03 · 6 players total
213Appearances
59Goals
13Assists
33Yellow cards
1Red cards
38Full matches (90′)
| Full name | José Embaló |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | José Alberto Djaló Embaló |
| Date of birth | 1993-05-03 (33 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Lisboa, Guinea-Bissau |
| Citizenship | Guinea-Bissau Portugal |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 188.00 m |
| Current club | Vilaverdense FC |
| Joined | 2025-08-01 |
| Contract expires | 2026-06-30 |
Aug 2025
Transfer: Without Club → Vilaverdense
25/26 · Transfer
Jan 2025
Transfer: Alashkert FC → Without Club
24/25 · Transfer
Aug 2024
Transfer: DL Yingbo → Alashkert FC
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
2024 — Dalian Yingbo
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2024
24/25 — Alashkert Yerevan FC
12 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Feb 2024
Transfer: Nejmeh SC → DL Yingbo
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
Transfer: Without Club → Nejmeh SC
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — Nejmeh SC
15 matches · 6 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2023
Transfer: Sabah → Without Club
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
Transfer: Alashkert FC → Sabah
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Alashkert Yerevan FC, Sabah FC
51 matches · 13 G · 2 A · across 8 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: Olimpia Grudz. → Alashkert FC
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Olimpia Grudziadz
35 matches · 15 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2020
Transfer: P. Niepolomice → Olimpia Grudz.
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
Transfer: Casa Pia → P. Niepolomice
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Puszcza Niepolomice, Olimpia Grudziadz
26 matches · 7 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Sep 2018
Transfer: Raków → Casa Pia
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — Casa Pia AC
6 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Raków Częstochowa
26 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Agia Napa → Raków
17/18 · Transfer
Aug 2016
Transfer: Fjardabyggd → Agia Napa
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
2016 — KF Fjardabyggdar
13 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2016
Transfer: Rapid Bucharest → Fjardabyggd
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
Transfer: Vasco Da Gama → Rapid Bucharest
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Rapid Bucharest
10 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2015
Transfer: Beira-Mar → Vasco Da Gama
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — SC Beira-Mar
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: AEL Limassol → Beira-Mar
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — AEL Limassol
3 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — AEL Limassol
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: Casa Pia U19 → AEL Limassol
12/13 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €250k
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 · 0.55/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A2 total · 0.55/90
Yellow cards2 total · 0.55/90
Minutes played by club
Alashkert Yerevan FC
29.3%
Nejmeh SC
3.3%
Sabah FC
12.5%
Dalian Yingbo
0.0%
KF Fjardabyggdar
17.6%
Olimpia Grudziadz
16.6%
Puszcza Niepolomice
5.4%
Casa Pia AC
0.9%
Raków Częstochowa
6.8%
Rapid Bucharest
7.4%
SC Beira-Mar
0.0%
AEL Limassol
0.2%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alashkert Yerevan FC | 2 | 21/22 | 24/25 | 55 | 14 | 2 | 999 |
| Nejmeh SC | 1 | 23/24 | 23/24 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 113 |
| Sabah FC | 1 | 21/22 | 21/22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 425 |
| Dalian Yingbo | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KF Fjardabyggdar | 1 | 2016 | 2016 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 600 |
| Olimpia Grudziadz | 2 | 19/20 | 20/21 | 41 | 16 | 2 | 565 |
| Puszcza Niepolomice | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 183 |
| Casa Pia AC | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 30 |
| Raków Częstochowa | 1 | 17/18 | 17/18 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 230 |
| Rapid Bucharest | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 251 |
| SC Beira-Mar | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AEL Limassol | 2 | 12/13 | 13/14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | Premier League | Alashkert Yerevan FC | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 327 |
| 23/24 | AFC Cup | Nejmeh SC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Leb. Premier League | Nejmeh SC | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 113 |
| 21/22 | Armenian Independence Cup | Alashkert Yerevan FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Armenian Supercup | Alashkert Yerevan FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 |
| 21/22 | Champions League Qu. | Alashkert Yerevan FC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Conference L. | Alashkert Yerevan FC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 232 |
| 21/22 | Europa League Qualifying | Alashkert Yerevan FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 |
| 21/22 | Malaysia FA Cup | Sabah FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Premier League | Alashkert Yerevan FC | 28 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 225 |
| 21/22 | Super League | Sabah FC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 425 |
| 2024 | League One | Dalian Yingbo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | Inkasso-deild | KF Fjardabyggdar | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 264 |
| 2016 | Lengjubikarinn | KF Fjardabyggdar | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 336 |
| 20/21 | eWinner II liga | Olimpia Grudziadz | 34 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 180 |
| 20/21 | Puchar Polski | Olimpia Grudziadz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Fortuna 1 Liga | Puszcza Niepolomice | 19 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 183 |
| 19/20 | Fortuna 1 Liga | Olimpia Grudziadz | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 385 |
| 19/20 | Totolotek Puchar | Puszcza Niepolomice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Camp. Portugal Ap. Campeão | Casa Pia AC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Taça de Portugal | Casa Pia AC | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 17/18 | Nice 1 Liga | Raków Częstochowa | 25 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 230 |
| 17/18 | Puchar Polski | Raków Częstochowa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Liga 2 | Rapid Bucharest | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 251 |
| 14/15 | Allianz Cup | SC Beira-Mar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Liga Portugal 2 | SC Beira-Mar | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Cyprus League Championship Round | AEL Limassol | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 13/14 | Protathlima ML | AEL Limassol | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Platzierungsrunde | AEL Limassol | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Protathlima ML | AEL Limassol | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Casa Pia U19 | AEL Limassol | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | AEL Limassol | Beira-Mar | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-01-19 | Beira-Mar | Vasco Da Gama | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-20 | Vasco Da Gama | Rapid Bucharest | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-02-24 | Rapid Bucharest | Fjardabyggd | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-08-17 | Fjardabyggd | Agia Napa | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | Agia Napa | Raków | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-09-03 | Raków | Casa Pia | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-04 | Casa Pia | P. Niepolomice | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-07 | P. Niepolomice | Olimpia Grudz. | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-01 | Olimpia Grudz. | Alashkert FC | Transfer | 75000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-01 | Alashkert FC | Sabah | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-01 | Sabah | Without Club | Transfer | 225000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-05 | Without Club | Nejmeh SC | Transfer | 225000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-02-25 | Nejmeh SC | DL Yingbo | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-08-01 | DL Yingbo | Alashkert FC | Transfer | 150000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-01-01 | Alashkert FC | Without Club | Transfer | 150000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-08-01 | Without Club | Vilaverdense | Transfer | 100000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current€100k
Peak€250k
Low—
Δ since start+€50k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €225k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €225k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €175k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €175k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hubert Tomalski | 1 | 0 | 989 |
| Wangu Gome | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lukasz Gora | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Piotr Janczukowicz | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Oskar Kalenik | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Taron Voskanyan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrzej Niewulis | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Grzegorz Gulczynski | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mikolaj Gabor | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bartosz Widejko | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rumyan Hovsepyan | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nikodem Sujecki | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ognjen Cancarevic | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michal Graczyk | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Damian Ciechanowski | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Khurtsidze | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Tiago Cametá | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | eWinner II liga | Olimpia Grudziadz | 15 | 34 |
| 21/22 | Premier League | Alashkert Yerevan FC | 7 | 28 |
| 19/20 | Fortuna 1 Liga | Puszcza Niepolomice | 7 | 25 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | Leb. Premier League | Nejmeh SC | 3 | 10 |
| 20/21 | eWinner II liga | Olimpia Grudziadz | 2 | 34 |
| 15/16 | Liga 2 | Rapid Bucharest | 2 | 10 |
Last 34 matches for Vilaverdense FC 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.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-18 | PO2 |
CD Feirense | 1–1 | Vilaverdense FC | Available |
| 2024-05-11 | PO2 |
Vilaverdense FC | 2–1 | FC Penafiel | Available |
| 2024-05-05 | PO2 |
Vilaverdense FC | 0–1 | União Torreense | Available |
| 2024-04-27 | PO2 |
Leixões SC | 1–3 | Vilaverdense FC | Available |
| 2024-04-21 | PO2 |
Vilaverdense FC | 0–2 | CS Marítimo | Available |
| 2024-04-13 | PO2 |
União Leiria | 3–1 | Vilaverdense FC | Available |
| 2024-04-07 | PO2 |
Vilaverdense FC | 2–1 | CD Mafra | Available |
| 2024-03-29 | PO2 |
CD Tondela | 1–0 | Vilaverdense FC | Available |
| 2024-03-18 | PO2 |
Vilaverdense FC | 1–1 | Os Belenenses | Available |
| 2024-03-09 | PO2 |
FC Porto B | 2–1 | Vilaverdense FC | Available |
| 2024-03-04 | PO2 |
Vilaverdense FC | 0–1 | Paços de Ferreira | Available |
| 2024-02-24 | PO2 |
SL Benfica B | 2–0 | Vilaverdense FC | Available |
| 2024-02-19 | PO2 |
Vilaverdense FC | 2–3 | AVS | Available |
| 2024-02-10 | PO2 |
CD Nacional | 3–2 | Vilaverdense FC | Available |
| 2024-02-02 | PO2 |
Vilaverdense FC | 1–1 | CD Santa Clara | Available |
| 2024-01-28 | PO2 |
UD Oliveirense | 0–1 | Vilaverdense FC | Available |
| 2024-01-19 | PO2 |
Vilaverdense FC | 0–2 | Académico de Viseu | Available |
| 2024-01-14 | PO2 |
Vilaverdense FC | 2–1 | CD Feirense | Available |
| 2024-01-06 | PO2 |
FC Penafiel | 2–1 | Vilaverdense FC | Available |
| 2023-12-21 | PO2 |
União Torreense | 3–1 | Vilaverdense FC | Available |
| 2023-12-17 | PO2 |
Vilaverdense FC | 1–0 | Leixões SC | Available |
| 2023-12-10 | PO2 |
CS Marítimo | 4–0 | Vilaverdense FC | Available |
| 2023-12-01 | PO2 |
Vilaverdense FC | 1–0 | União Leiria | Available |
| 2023-11-18 | PO2 |
CD Mafra | 1–0 | Vilaverdense FC | Available |
| 2023-11-12 | PO2 |
Vilaverdense FC | 1–2 | CD Tondela | Available |
| 2023-11-04 | PO2 |
Os Belenenses | 0–2 | Vilaverdense FC | Available |
| 2023-10-30 | PO2 |
Vilaverdense FC | 0–5 | FC Porto B | Available |
| 2023-10-07 | PO2 |
Paços de Ferreira | 2–0 | Vilaverdense FC | Available |
| 2023-09-29 | PO2 |
Vilaverdense FC | 1–4 | SL Benfica B | Available |
| 2023-09-16 | PO2 |
AVS | 2–0 | Vilaverdense FC | Available |
| 2023-09-03 | PO2 |
Vilaverdense FC | 1–2 | CD Nacional | Available |
| 2023-08-27 | PO2 |
CD Santa Clara | 2–0 | Vilaverdense FC | Available |
| 2023-08-20 | PO2 |
Vilaverdense FC | 1–2 | UD Oliveirense | Available |
| 2023-08-13 | PO2 |
Académico de Viseu | 1–1 | Vilaverdense FC | Available |
Teams faced most often by José Embaló's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Ave FC | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 14% |
| FC Arouca | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 50% |
| GD Chaves | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 67% |
| SC Farense | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 50% |
| FKS Stal Mielec | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 75% |
| Legia Warszawa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 75% |
| SL Benfica B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 25% |
| Korona Kielce | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 50% |
| Gil Vicente FC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 25% |
| Pogoń Szczecin | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 50% |
| Śląsk Wrocław | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 25% |
| Sporting Clube de Braga | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 50% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | Senior debut season | |
| 13/14 | First senior goal | |
| 21/22 | Goal #50 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 12 | 327 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.55 |
| 21/22 | 51 | 1,097 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.49 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 13 | 600 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| 20/21 | 35 | 180 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 19/20 | 26 | 568 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.63 |
| 17/18 | 26 | 230 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.96 |
| 15/16 | 10 | 251 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.36 |
| 14/15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
eWinner II liga
34 apps
15 G
2 A
Nice 1 Liga
50 apps
12 G
3 A
Premier League
40 apps
9 G
1 A
Leb. Premier League
10 apps
6 G
3 A
Taça de Portugal
2 apps
4 G
0 A
Inkasso-deild
9 apps
3 G
0 A
Liga 2
10 apps
2 G
2 A
Conference L.
6 apps
2 G
0 A
Europa League Qualifying
3 apps
2 G
0 A
Super League
7 apps
1 G
0 A
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Who is José Embaló?
José Embaló is a Guinea-Bissau professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Vilaverdense FC.
How old is José Embaló?
José Embaló is 33 years old. He was born on May 3, 1993 in Lisboa.
What position does José Embaló play?
José Embaló plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does José Embaló play for?
José Embaló currently plays for Vilaverdense FC.
How many career goals has José Embaló scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, José Embaló has scored 59 goals in 213 appearances.
What is José Embaló's market value?
José Embaló's most recent reported market value is €100k.