Elber Binha
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Mota Faial Delgado | ||
| Date of birth | June 24, 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Mindelo, Cape Verde | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Interclube | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Primeiro de Maio | 8 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Benfica Luanda | 34 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Kabuscorp | 35 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Petro de Luanda | 75 | (0) |
| 2021– | Interclube | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Cape Verde U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | Angola | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | Cape Verde | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2022 | |||
Jorge Mota Faial Delgado (born 24 June 1991), known as Elber Binha or just Elber, is a Cape Verdean footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Angolan club Interclube. A one-time international for the Angola national team, Elber Binha went on to earn one cap for the Cape Verde national team in 2022.
Professional career
[edit]Elber Binha spent his entire senior career in Angola in the Girabola. He began his senior career with Primeiro de Maio in 2014, with stints at Benfica Luanda, Kabuscorp and Petro de Luanda. He was a candidate for Goalkeeper of the Year and Championship Player of the Year with Petro de Luanda in 2021.[1] On 31 December 2021, he transferred to Interclube signing a 2-year contract.[2]
International career
[edit]Elber Binha is a youth international of Cape Verde, having represented the Cape Verde U21s in 2009.[3] He spent his entire senior playing career in Angola, and was naturalized as a citizen.[4] He debuted with the Angola national team in a 1–1 friendly tie with Iran on 30 May 2014.[5] He switched to represent the Cape Verde national team in 2022.[6] He debuted with Cape Verde in a friendly 6–0 win over Liechtenstein on 25 March 2022.[7]
Honour
[edit]Benfica Luanda
References
[edit]- ^ "Criolos no Estrangeiro: Futebol Angola – Elber Delgado (Binha), candidato a guarda-redes do Ano em Angola". criolosports.com.
- ^ "É NOTÍCIA: Elber está de nova casa. Guardião assinou pelo Interclube". December 31, 2021.
- ^ "Seleção Sub-21 – Ficha de Jogo, resultados e equipas". FPF (in Portuguese). May 10, 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
- ^ "Prémios ANFA: Élber é o melhor guarda-redes de Junho". July 13, 2021.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Iran vs. Angola". national-football-teams.com.
- ^ "É NOTÍCIA: Elber convocado pelo seleccionador de Cabo Verde". March 17, 2022.
- ^ "CABO VERDE 6–0 LIECHTENSTEIN. GILSON E BÉBÉ EM DESTAQUE!". March 26, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Elber Binha at Soccerway
- Elber Binha at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Praia
- Cape Verdean men's footballers
- Cape Verde men's international footballers
- Angolan men's footballers
- Angola men's international footballers
- Cape Verdean emigrants to Angola
- Naturalized citizens of Angola
- Angolan people of Cape Verdean descent
- Dual internationalists (men's football)
- Estrela Clube Primeiro de Maio players
- S.L. Benfica (Luanda) players
- Kabuscorp S.C.P. players
- Atlético Petróleos de Luanda players
- G.D. Interclube players
- Girabola players
- Men's association football goalkeepers