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Miro (footballer)

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Miro
Personal information
Full name Valdemiro Pinto Domingos
Date of birth (2003-04-23) 23 April 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Luanda
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Position(s) Attacker
Team information
Current team
Gil Vicente
Number 78
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023- Gil Vicente 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15 (UTC) 30 May 2024

Valdemiro Pinto Domingos known as Miro (born 22 April 2003) is an Angolan professional footballer who plays as an attacker for Portuguese Primeira Liga club Gil Vicente.[1]

Club career[edit]

Valdemiro Pinto Domingos, better known as Miro left his country of Angola in 2020 to pursue a career as a professional footballer in Portugal having trained at Atlético Sport Aviação. He joined Gil Vicente and in 2021 played for their youth team. [2][3] He scored 22 goals in 36 games in his first season for their youth team in the Liga Revelação.[2]

He made his debut for Gil Vicente in the Taça da Liga on 22 July 2023 against U.D. Oliveirense.[4][5] On 10 January 2024, he scored his first senior goal for the club in the Taça de Portugal against Amarante.[6][7]

International career[edit]

He represented Angola at U16, U17, U20 and U23 level.[3][2]

In March 2024, he was called up the senior Angola national football team for matches against Morocco and the Comoros Islands.[8][9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Miro". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Fernando Vieira, João (January 5, 2023). ""I want to be one of the best African strikers and help Gil Vicente win"". ojogo.pt. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b "TALENTO ANGOLANO CONTINUA DE "PÉ QUENTE" NO FUTEBOL PORTUGUÊS". portaldeangola.de. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Oliveirense-Gil Vicente: 1-0: André Schutte's goal defines another surprise". Record.pt. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  5. ^ "OLIVEIRENSE VS. GIL VICENTE 1 - 0". Soccerway. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  6. ^ "GIL VICENTE VS. AMARANTE 3 - 1". Soccerway. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Gil Vicente passes to eliminate the combative Amarante da Taça". rtp.pt. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  8. ^ "David Carmo called up for the Angolan national team for the first time". Verangola. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Gil VIcente's trip to Braga will still feature international players - Buatu, Miro, Jesús Castillo and Depú only travel on Monday to their respective teams". record.pt. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.