Manuel Pami

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pami and the second or paternal family name is Costa.

Manuel Pami Costa (born 5 February 1999) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ykkösliiga club Lahti and the Guinea-Bissau national team.

Manuel Pami

Personal information
Full name	Manuel Pami Costa
Date of birth	(1999-02-05) 5 February 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lahti
Number	6
Youth career
2007–2008	EAS Póvoa de Santa Iria
2008–2009	Povoense
2009–2016	Sporting CP
2016–2017	Vitória Guimarães
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Chaves II	26	(2)
2018–2019	Ideal	28	(0)
2019–2020	Canelas 2010	30	(1)
2020–2022	Varzim	0	(0)
2020–2022	→ Canelas 2010 (loan)	27	(0)
2022–2024	Differdange 03	45	(1)
2025–	Lahti	12	(2)
International career‡
2022–	Guinea-Bissau	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 07:04, 12 March 2023 (UTC)

Youth career

Pami is a youth product of EAS Póvoa de Santa Iria, Povoense, Sporting CP and Vitória Guimarães.^[1]

Club career

He began his senior career with the reserves of Chaves in 2017.

The following season, he had a one-year stint with Ideal before moving to Canelas 2010 in 2019.

On 12 June 2020, he transferred to Varzim.^[2] He returned to Canelas 2010 on loan for 2 seasons starting on 21 December 2020.^[3]

In June 2022, he transferred to the Luxembourgian club Differdange 03.^[4]

In January 2025, he joined FC Lahti in Finnish second-tier Ykkösliiga.

International career

Pami made his international debut with the Guinea-Bissau national team in a friendly 1–1 tie with Martinique on 24 September 2022.^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 9 June 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chaves B	2017–18	Vila Real FA Division of Honour	26	2	–		–		–		26	2
Ideal	2018–19	Campeonato de Portugal	28	0	2	0	–		–		30	0
Canelas 2010	2019–20	Campeonato de Portugal	24	1	5	0	–		–		24	1
Varzim	2020–21	Liga Portugal 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Canelas 2010 (loan)	2020–21	Campeonato de Portugal	9	0	0	0	–		–		9	0
	2021–22	Liga 3	17	0	1	0	0	0	–		18	0
	Total		26	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	0
Differdange 03	2022–23	Luxembourg National Division	19	0	4	1	–		2[c]	0	25	1
	2023–24	Luxembourg National Division	26	1	2	0	–		2[c]	0	30	1
	Total		45	1	6	1	0	0	4	0	55	2
Lahti	2025	Ykkösliiga	5	0	0	0	4	0	–		9	0
Career total			154	4	14	1	4	0	4	0	176	5

1. Includes Taça de Portugal, Luxembourg Cup and Suomen Cup
2. Includes Ykkösliigacup
3. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

As of 24 September 2022

Guinea-Bissau
Year	Apps	Goals
2022	1	0
Total	1	0

Honours

Differdange 03

• Luxembourg National Division: 2023–24
• Luxembourg Cup: 2022–23