Piqueti


Piqueti Djassi Brito Silva, knowly simply as Piqueti, is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays for Egyptian club Ismaily SC as a right winger.

Club career

Born in Bissau, Piqueti signed for S.C. Braga in 2011 for his last year as a junior. He went on to spend several seasons with the reserves in the Segunda Liga, making his debut in the competition on 22 August 2012 by coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–1 away loss against C.F. Belenenses.
Piqueti first appeared in the Primeira Liga with the first team on 14 March 2014, playing two minutes in a 1–1 away draw to Académica de Coimbra. Again from the bench, on 5 April, he scored his first goal competitive goal for them, contributing to a 2–0 success at S.C. Olhanense.
Late into the 2015 winter transfer window, Piqueti was loaned to fellow league club Gil Vicente FC, featuring rarely in a relegation-ending campaign. On 30 May 2017, he signed with C.S. Marítimo also of the top division.
On 26 February 2019, Piqueti joined Prince Mohammad bin Salman League's Al-Shoulla F.C. from Italian amateurs Varese Calcio.

International career

Piqueti represented Portugal at under-20 level, notably helping his adopted nation to the fourth place in the 2013 Toulon Tournament. He switched allegiance to Guinea Bissau in 2015, earning his first senior cap on 8 October by replacing Cícero Semedo in the 72nd minute of the 1–1 draw in Liberia for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
Piqueti was selected for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations by manager Baciro Candé, featuring 29 minutes in the group stage opener against hosts against Gabon. He scored his first goal for his country the following match, netting through an individual effort to put his team ahead in an eventual 1–2 loss to Cameroon.

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 January 2017Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon1–01–22017 Africa Cup of Nations
2.14 October 2018Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau1–12–12019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3.23 March 2019Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau1–02–22019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4.13 November 2019Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau1–03–02021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification