Sebastião Gilberto

Angolan footballer

Angola Midfielder

44Age

3Int'l goals*

5Clubs

336Club apps

34Club goals

176Height (cm)

Sebastião Gilberto: profile

Sebastião Gilberto (born 21 September 1982 in Luanda, Angola) is a former Angolan footballer who played as a midfielder.

Gilberto started out at Atlético Petróleos Luanda in 2001. He played for 5 clubs in 4 countries since 2001. His most appearances came at Al Ahly SC (2002–2010), where he made 286 appearances and scored 28 goals. Across all recorded club spells he totals 336 appearances and 34 goals.

At international level, Gilberto represented Angola (1999–present). Our match database lists 3 of his international goals; the first came against Zambia on 21 April 2001 (World Cup Qualification).

Luanda has produced 141 footballers in our database, including William Carvalho, Manucho and Flávio Amado.

Key facts

Senior international debut: 1999 (aged about 17)
First international goal: 2001 – aged 18 (match)
Countries played in: 4: Angola, Egypt, Belgium and Cyprus
Club goals per game: 0.10 (34 in 336)
Height: 176 cm — taller than 25% of Angolan internationals on record
Latest move: S.L. Benfica (2015)
Shares a birthday with: Ali Fergani, Kabange Mupopo and Jorge Intima (more)

Club career

Years	Club	League	Apps	Goals
2001	Atlético Petróleos Luanda	Girabola	13	2
2002–2010	Al Ahly SC	Egyptian Premier League	286	28
2010–2012	Lierse S.K.	Belgian First Division B	13	2
2012–2013	AEL Limassol FC	Cypriot First Division	12	1
2014–2015	Atlético Petróleos Luanda	Girabola	12	1
2015–	S.L. Benfica	Girabola	–	–
	Total		336	34

Appearances and goals are league figures where recorded on Wikidata; “–” means not recorded.

International career

Years	Team	Level	Caps	Goals
1999–	Angola	Senior	–	–
2002–	Angola	Senior	–	–

International goals (3)

#	Date	Match	Min	Competition
1	21 Apr 2001	Zambia 1–1 Angola	18	World Cup Qualification
2	12 Oct 2008	Angola 3–1 Niger	68	World Cup Qualification
3	10 Jan 2010	Angola 4–4 Mali	67 (pen)	Africa Cup of Nations