Guima (footballer, born 1995)

Guima
Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Martins Guimarães
Date of birth	14 November 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Aveiro, Portugal
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Iğdır
Number	21
Youth career
2003–2006	Taboeira
2006–2007	Benfica
2007–2012	Taboeira
2012–2014	Oliveirense
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2016	Oliveirense
2016–2019	Sporting CP B
2017–2019	→ Académica (loan)
2019–2021	ŁKS Łódź
2020–2021	→ Académica (loan)
2021–2024	Chaves
2024–	Iğdır
International career‡
2023–	Mozambique
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:30, 14 November 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:52, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

Ricardo Martins Guimarães (born 14 November 1995), commonly known as Guima, is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for TFF First League club Iğdır.

Born in Portugal, he plays for the Mozambique national team.

Club career

Born in Aveiro to a Portuguese father and a Mozambican mother,^[2] Guima spent his first five seasons as a senior in the LigaPro, starting out at U.D. Oliveirense. He played his first match in the competition on 27 August 2014, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–1 home loss against S.L. Benfica B.^[3]

Guima signed with Sporting CP on 2 July 2016, being assigned to the reserve team.^[4] One year later, he joined Académica de Coimbra of the same league on loan.^[5] He scored his first goal in the second division on 11 February 2018 in a 4–0 away victory over Gil Vicente FC,^[6] being sent off against his former club Oliveirense the following month.^[7]

On 27 May 2019, Guima agreed to a three-year contract at ŁKS Łódź.^[8] His first game in the Polish Ekstraklasa took place on 3 August, when he played the second half of the 1–2 home defeat to Lech Poznań.^[9]

Guima returned to Académica and the Portuguese second tier on 7 September 2020, in a season-long loan.^[10] In August 2021, he signed a permanent deal with G.D. Chaves in the same league,^[11] scoring once in 20 games in his debut campaign in a promotion to the Primeira Liga via the play-offs.^[12]^[13]

Guima made his debut in the Portuguese top flight on 7 August 2022, playing 21 minutes of the 0–1 home loss against Vitória de Guimarães.^[14]

International career

Guima made his debut for the Mozambique national team on 9 September 2023, scoring in a 3–2 home win over Benin in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.^[15]^[16]

International goals

Scores and results list Mozambique's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Guima goal.^[17]

List of international goals scored by Guima
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	9 September 2023	Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique	Benin	2–1	3–2	2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2	10 September 2024	Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique	Guinea-Bissau	1–0	2–1	2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Guima" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
^ Júnior, Alfredo (6 September 2023). "Guima já treinou com os Mambas e diz: vamos juntos, vamos todos ao Zimpeto!" [Guima has already trained with the Mambas and says: we're going together, everybody off to Zimpeto!] (in Portuguese). Lance. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
^ "Oliveirense-Benfica B, 0–1: Águias vencem com 10 jogadores" [Oliveirense-Benfica B, 0–1: Eagles win with 10 players]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 August 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
^ "Sporting B reforça-se na Oliveirense" [Sporting B bolster in Oliveirense] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
^ "Sporting cedeu Empis, Guima e Guilherme Oliveira à Académica" [Sporting transferred Empis, Guima and Guilherme Oliveira to Académica] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
^ "Gil Vicente-Académica, 0–4: Briosa goleia em Barcelos e consolida lugar de subida" [Gil Vicente-Académica, 0–4: Briosa rout in Barcelos and solidify promotion place]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 February 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
^ "Académica dá passo atrás com derrota em Coimbra" [Académica take step back with loss in Coimbra]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 31 March 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
^ "Ricardo Martins Guimaraes "Guima" piłkarzem ŁKS-u" [Ricardo Martins Guimaraes "Guima" a ŁKS player] (in Polish). ŁKS Łódź. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
^ Janiak, Mateusz (3 August 2019). "PKO EKSTRAKLASA: DOBRY MECZ W ŁODZI. LECH POKONAŁ ŁKS" [PKO Ekstraklasa: Good match in Łodz. Lech beat ŁKS]. Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish). Retrieved 19 December 2020.
^ "Ricardo Guima wypożyczony do końca sezonu" [Ricardo Guima on loan until the end of the season] (in Polish). ŁKS Łódź. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
^ "Chaves oficializa Guima" [Chaves make Guima official]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 August 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
^ "Desp. Chaves está de volta à I Liga. Moreirense despromovido" [Desp. Chaves are back in the I League. Moreirense relegated]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 29 May 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
^ "Ricardo Guima renova com o Chaves por mais uma época" [Ricardo Guima renews with Chaves for one more season] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
^ Vaz, Rafael (7 August 2022). "Desp. Chaves-V. Guimarães, 0–1 (crónica)" [Desp. Chaves-V. Guimarães, 0–1 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
^ "Guima e Langa convocados para a seleção moçambicana" [Guima and Langa called for Mozambique national team]. Jornal de Chaves (in Portuguese). 29 August 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
^ "Moçambique garante qualificação para a Taça das Nações Africanas" [Mozambique confirm qualification for Africa Cup of Nations]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 9 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
^ "Mozambique seal AFCON return after dramatic win over Benin". Confederation of African Football. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.

External links

Guima at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Portuguese League profile (in Portuguese)
Guima at National-Football-Teams.com
Guima at Soccerway

[Bio-1] "Guima" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

[2] Júnior, Alfredo (6 September 2023). "Guima já treinou com os Mambas e diz: vamos juntos, vamos todos ao Zimpeto!" [Guima has already trained with the Mambas and says: we're going together, everybody off to Zimpeto!] (in Portuguese). Lance. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

[3] "Oliveirense-Benfica B, 0–1: Águias vencem com 10 jogadores" [Oliveirense-Benfica B, 0–1: Eagles win with 10 players]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 August 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

[4] "Sporting B reforça-se na Oliveirense" [Sporting B bolster in Oliveirense] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

[5] "Sporting cedeu Empis, Guima e Guilherme Oliveira à Académica" [Sporting transferred Empis, Guima and Guilherme Oliveira to Académica] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

[6] "Gil Vicente-Académica, 0–4: Briosa goleia em Barcelos e consolida lugar de subida" [Gil Vicente-Académica, 0–4: Briosa rout in Barcelos and solidify promotion place]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 February 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

[7] "Académica dá passo atrás com derrota em Coimbra" [Académica take step back with loss in Coimbra]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 31 March 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

[8] "Ricardo Martins Guimaraes "Guima" piłkarzem ŁKS-u" [Ricardo Martins Guimaraes "Guima" a ŁKS player] (in Polish). ŁKS Łódź. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

[9] Janiak, Mateusz (3 August 2019). "PKO EKSTRAKLASA: DOBRY MECZ W ŁODZI. LECH POKONAŁ ŁKS" [PKO Ekstraklasa: Good match in Łodz. Lech beat ŁKS]. Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish). Retrieved 19 December 2020.

[10] "Ricardo Guima wypożyczony do końca sezonu" [Ricardo Guima on loan until the end of the season] (in Polish). ŁKS Łódź. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.

[11] "Chaves oficializa Guima" [Chaves make Guima official]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 August 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

[12] "Desp. Chaves está de volta à I Liga. Moreirense despromovido" [Desp. Chaves are back in the I League. Moreirense relegated]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 29 May 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

[13] "Ricardo Guima renova com o Chaves por mais uma época" [Ricardo Guima renews with Chaves for one more season] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

[14] Vaz, Rafael (7 August 2022). "Desp. Chaves-V. Guimarães, 0–1 (crónica)" [Desp. Chaves-V. Guimarães, 0–1 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

[15] "Guima e Langa convocados para a seleção moçambicana" [Guima and Langa called for Mozambique national team]. Jornal de Chaves (in Portuguese). 29 August 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

[16] "Moçambique garante qualificação para a Taça das Nações Africanas" [Mozambique confirm qualification for Africa Cup of Nations]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 9 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

[17] "Mozambique seal AFCON return after dramatic win over Benin". Confederation of African Football. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.

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