Chamito

Chamito
Personal information
Full name Chamito Loborino Alfândega
Date of birth (2004-01-14) 14 January 2004 (age 22)
Place of birth Mozambique
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Belenenses
(on loan from Académico Viseu)
Number 33
Youth career
2021–2023 Têxtil Punguè
2025– Académico Viseu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2025 Black Bulls 18 (4)
2025– Académico Viseu 2 (0)
2026 → Varzim (loan) 16 (4)
2026– → Belenenses (loan) 4 (1)
International career‡
2024– Mozambique 15 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 September 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 September 2026

Chamito Loborino Alfândega (born 14 January 2004), known as Chamito, is a Mozambican footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese Liga 3 club Belenenses on loan from Académico de Viseu.

Club career

In August 2025, Chamito transferred from Black Bulls to Académico de Viseu, being assigned to the under-23 team and joining on a one-year deal with the option of two more. He made his first-team debut in Liga Portugal 2 on 16 August in a goalless draw at home to Paços de Ferreira, playing the last half an hour as a substitute. He spent most of his first season in the under-23 team, with a highlight being a goal and three assists in a 4–0 home win over Vizela on 23 September.

On 16 January 2026, Chamito was sent on loan to Liga 3 club Varzim until the end of the 2025–26 season. He finished the season as a champion of the Liga Revelação [pt] from his contributions to Académico's under-23 team, and on 23 July he was loaned to Belenenses also in Liga 3.

International career

Chamito was part of the Mozambique squad that came third at the 2024 COSAFA Cup in South Africa. He scored the equaliser in a 1–1 draw with the host team at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, followed by two goals in a 2–2 draw with Comoros in the bronze medal match and the winning attempt in the penalty shootout; he was one of three Mozambicans named in the Team of the Tournament.

Chamito was called up for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.

Career statistics

International

As of match played 29 September 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mozambique 202463
202540
202652
Total 155
Scores and results list Mozambique's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Chamito goal.
List of international goals scored by Chamito
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 26 June 2024 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha, South Africa  South Africa 1–1 1–1 2024 COSAFA Cup
2 7 July 2024 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha, South Africa  Comoros 1–1 2–2 2024 COSAFA Cup
3 2–2
4 29 September 2026 Zimpeto Stadium, Maputo, Mozambique  Sudan 2–0 4–1 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5 4–0

References

  1. ↑ "Chamito assina pelo Académico de Viseu" [Chamito signs for Académico de Viseu]. Lance (in Portuguese). 2 August 2025. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  2. ↑ Macamo, Lunex (18 August 2025). "Chamito estreia-se na equipa principal do Académico de Viseu na II Liga portuguesa" [Chamito debuts in Académico de Viseu first team in Portuguese second division] (in Portuguese). Sport Jogos. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Albuquerque, João (25 November 2025). "Chamito e a goleada com o Vizela: «Às vezes acordamos com a sensação de que vamos fazer coisas boas»" [Chamito and the rout of Vizela: "Sometimes we wake up with the feeling that we can do good things"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  4. ↑ Albuquerque, João (25 November 2025). "Chamito: «Tenho vindo a ganhar uma nova ambição" [Chamito: "I've been earning a new ambition"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Ac. Viseu empresta Chamito ao Varzim" [Ac. Viseu loan Chamito to Varzim]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 January 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Chamito reforça ataque do Belenenses" [Chamito bolsters Belenenses' attack]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 July 2026. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  7. ↑ da Cruz, Leodavilgo (26 June 2024). "Moçambique empata com África do Sul" [Mozambique draw with South Africa]. Desafio (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  8. ↑ da Cruz, Leodavilgo (8 July 2024). "Três moçambicanos no onze da COSAFA" [Three Mozambicans in the COSAFA Best XI]. Desafio (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "Chamito e Guebuza (Académico de Viseu) chamados por Moçambique para CAN2025" [Chamito and Guebuza (Académico de Viseu) called up for Mozambique for 2025 AFCON]. Jornal do Centro (in Portuguese). 6 December 2025. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  10. ↑ "Chamito". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  11. ↑ "South Africa vs. Mozambique". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  12. ↑ "Comoros vs. Mozambique". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 February 2026.