Amâncio Canhembe

Amâncio João Pita Canhembe (born 16 November 1997) is a Mozambican footballer who plays as a midfielder for Marítimo B.

Amâncio Canhembe

Personal information
Full name	Amâncio João Pita Canhembe
Date of birth	(1997-11-16) 16 November 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Maputo, Mozambique
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Marítimo B
Youth career
2016	Sporting
2018–2020	Vitória de Setúbal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Liga Desportiva
2016–2017	Sertanense	29	(1)
2020–	Marítimo B	17	(2)
International career
2018–	Mozambique	4	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Canhembe started his career with Mozambican side Liga Desportiva, where he was nicknamed "Neymar" after the Brazilian international.^[1]

Before the second half of 2015–16, Canhembe joined the youth academy of Sporting in the Portuguese top flight.^[2] In 2016, he signed for Portuguese third division club Sertanense.^[3]