Eliseu Cassamá
Eliseu Mendja Nadjack Soares Cassamá is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays for Rio Ave F.C. as a right back.Club career
Born in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, Cassamá started playing organised football in Portugal, his first youth team being G.D. Ribeirão. His senior debut was made in the third division, with G.D. Joane.
In summer 2014, Cassamá signed with Spanish club CF Reus Deportiu, quickly becoming first choice as well as a fan favourite. He contributed with 17 games in his second season – play-offs included – helping the side reach Segunda División for the first time in their 107-year history.
Cassamá returned to Portugal for the 2016–17 campaign, joining Rio Ave F.C. of the Primeira Liga on a five-year contract. He made his debut as a professional on 28 July 2016, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 away draw against SK Slavia Prague in the last qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League; he also started in the second leg, being sent off for two yellow cards late into the first half as the match ended 1–1.
Cassamá missed the entire 2018–19, after suffering an injury to his right knee in training.International career
Cassamá earned one cap for the Portugal under-20 team, during a 2–0 friendly win over the Slovakia under-21s in February 2014. He made his debut for his native Guinea-Bissau on 22 March 2018, starting in a 0–2 defeat to Burkina Faso in another exhibition game.
Manager Baciro Candé named Cassamá in the 23-man squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. He played the opening 2–0 loss against Cameroon on 25 June, and was replaced by Nanu for the rest of the group-stage elimination.
