Guilherme Afonso


Guilherme Afonso is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Mendrisio-Stabio. He has dual Angolan-Swiss nationality.

Club career

Afonso has played club-football in Switzerland for Étoile Carouge, Sion, Grasshopper, Lugano and FC Vaduz; in France for Valence; and in the Netherlands for Twente and Veendam. In the summer 2012 he signed a two-year contract with FC Vaduz. In the summer of 2013 he signed a year and half contract with Primeiro de Agosto.
Afonso signed with Mendrisio-Stabio in December 2018.

International career

Afonso, who has previously played for Switzerland at under-21 level, was selected by Angola for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.

International goals

NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 June 2013Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola1–01–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.7 September 2013Estádio Nacional da Tundavala, Lubango, Angola3–04–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification