Iano Imbeni

Iano Simão da Silva Imbeni (born 2 February 1999), known as Iano Simão in Spain, is a Bissau-Guinean football player who plays for Portuguese club Penafiel. Mainly a left-back, he can also play as a winger.

Iano Imbeni

Imbeni playing for Deportivo La Coruña in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Iano Simão da Silva Imbeni
Date of birth	(1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Penafiel
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Benfica de Bissau	2	(0)
2018–2019	Limianos	27	(4)
2019–2020	Montalegre	20	(7)
2020–2021	Choco	28	(4)
2021–2024	Deportivo B	70	(9)
2024–2025	Deportivo La Coruña	5	(0)
2024–2025	→ Arenteiro (loan)	33	(0)
2025–	Penafiel	0	(0)
International career‡
2021–	Guinea-Bissau	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2021

International career

He made his debut for Guinea-Bissau national football team on 15 November 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Sudan.^[1]