Iago Bento

Iago Bento
Personal information
Full name Iago Bento Fernandes
Date of birth (1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 (age 27)
Place of birth Macaé, Brazil
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Boeung Ket
Number 7
Youth career
2013–2018 Atlético Mineiro
2018–2021 Coritiba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Angkor Tiger 19 (7)
2023–2024 Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 24 (3)
2024– Boeung Ket 55 (9)
International career‡
2026– Cambodia 6 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Cambodia
FIFA ASEAN Challenge Cup
Runner-up2026 Hong Kong
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 September 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 October 2026

Iago Bento Fernandes (born 15 January 1999), simply known as Iago, is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Cambodian Premier League club Boeung Ket. Born in Brazil, he represents Cambodia at international level.

Youth

At youth level, Bento was a left-back and joined Atlético Mineiro youth in 2013. In 2016, he won the Campeonato Mineiro Under-17, and in 2017 he won the Torneio de Terborg.

Career

Bento started his professional career in 2021 with Cambodian Premier League club Angkor Tiger after leaving Coritiba youth in Brazil.

Bento joined Svay Rieng in 2023, where he won double trophies with the club both local league and domestic up during 2023–24 season.3 He left the club at the end of the 2023–24 season.

International career

Bento was called up to the Cambodia national team for the 2026 ASEAN Championship in July 2026. He scored his first international goal on 7 August against Vietnam at the Mỹ Đình National Stadium.

Career statistics

International

As of 7 August 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cambodia 202631
Total31
Scores and results list Cambodia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bento goal.
List of international goals scored by Iago Bento
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
17 August 2026Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam3 Vietnam1–11–32026 ASEAN Championship

Honours

Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng

References

  1. ↑ "BENTO FERNANDES IAGO". cpl-cambodia.com. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Foreign players seek CPL glory". phnompenhpost.com. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "Atlético MG conquista o título de Campeão Mineiro Sub-17". esporteuberlandia.com.br. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "Galinho vai à semifinal na Holanda". atletico.com.br. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "Tiger បង្ហាញ កីឡាករ បរទេស ទី ៥ មក ពី លីគ កំពូល ប្រេស៊ីល". news.sabay.com.kh. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "CPL៖ព្រះខ័នរាជស្វាយរៀង ប្រកាសនាំចូលដាវញីឈ្មោលប្រេស៊ីល". troryorng.com. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "ពេលនេះ ព្រះខ័នរាជស្វាយរៀង នាំចូលសមាជិកថ្មី៦រូបហើយ". kampucheathmey.com. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "CPL៖ព្រះខ័នរាជស្វាយរៀង ប្រកាសនាំចូលខ្សែប្រយុទ្ធប្រេស៊ីល Iago Bento Fernandes". troryorng.com. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  9. ↑ "ព្រះខ័នរាជ ចែកផ្លូវម្ចាស់ស្បែកជើងមាស ខណៈ សុក សំណាង ចូលនិវត្តន៍ ក្រោយបង្កើតកំណត់ត្រាថ្មីជូនក្លិប". troryorng.com. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "Bento powers into ASEAN Cup battle with Singapore". khmertimeskh.com (in eng). 24 July 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  11. ↑ "ផ្លូវការ! ខ្សែការពារកណ្តាល អ៊ីម វ៉ាឃីម ត្រូវបាន កោះហៅ ជំនួសតំណែង តាំង ប៊ុនឆៃ". sppthmey.com.kh (in kh). 23 July 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  12. ↑ "Svay Rieng land the double". aseanfootball.org. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2026.