# Umaro Embaló

Úmaro Embaló (born 6 May 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Portuguese Primeira Liga club Vitória de Guimarães on loan from the Dutch club Fortuna Sittard. Born in Guinea-Bissau, he was a youth international for Portugal.

## Club career
### Benfica

Embaló progressed through Benfica's youth academy, after being scouted AD Oeiras in 2015. On 12 September 2017, Embaló made his debut for the under-19 team in the UEFA Youth League in a 5–1 home victory against CSKA Moscow, replacing Jota in the 75th minute and scoring the final goal of the game in the 89th minute.
On 27 October 2018, he made his debut for Benfica's reserves in the Segunda Liga, coming on as a late substitute for Chris Willock in a 3–2 home win against Sporting da Covilhã. In the 2018–19 season, he appeared in all six games with the under-19 team in the UEFA Youth League, scoring once and reaching the knockout stage, where they eventually lost to Montpellier. He made three appearances for the reserves in the second division that season.
Embaló scored his first Segunda Liga goal on 11 August 2019 against Estoril, catching opposing goalkeeper António Filipe on the wrong foot with a misplaced cross which sailed into the top corner, to secure a 2–1 victory. He played in nine games in the second division and scored twice that season, before it was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal. In the UEFA Youth League, the team made it to the final after defeating Dinamo Zagreb (3–1) and Ajax (3–0). However, Benfica lost 3–2 to Real Madrid's under-19s in the final in which Embaló started, despite Gonçalo Ramos' brace. Embaló made seven appearances and scored three goals in the Youth League that season.
In the 2020–21 season, he missed the entire first half of the season due to various reasons, including testing positive for COVID-19. In the second half of the season, he made sixteen appearances. During his time at Benfica, he was reported to having received interest by Real Madrid, Manchester United, RB Leipzig and PSV Eindhoven, but a move failed to come to fruition.

### Fortuna Sittard

In August 2022, Embaló signed a four-year contract with Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard for a fee reported to be in the region of €1 million with a 50% sell-on clause. He made his debut for the club on 17 September in a 1–0 league victory against Excelsior, replacing Tijjani Noslin in the 55th minute. On 2 October, he scored on his first ever start for Fortuna, curling a strike from distance into the top corner in a 2–0 Eredivisie win over Volendam.
On 29 August 2023, Embaló was loaned to Spanish Segunda División side Cartagena for the 2023–24 season. On 31 January 2024, he moved on a new loan to Rio Ave. One year later, on 28 January 2025, he signed a half-season loan deal with Vitória S.C.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 21 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | KNVB Cup | KNVB Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Benfica B | 2018–19 | LigaPro | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Benfica B | 2019–20 | LigaPro | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 |
| Benfica B | 2020–21 | LigaPro | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| Benfica B | 2021–22 | LigaPro | 31 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 4 |
| Benfica B | Total | Total | 59 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 6 |
| Fortuna Sittard | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 3 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 85 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 9 |

## Honours

Benfica U19
* Campeonato Nacional de Juniores: 2017–18
* UEFA Youth League runner-up: 2019–20