Beto (footballer, born 1998)

Beto
Personal information
Full name	Norberto Bercique Gomes Betuncal
Date of birth	31 January 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	Udinese
Number	9
Youth career
2007–2011	União Tires
2011–2012	Benfica
2012–2013	União Tires
2013–2014	Oeiras
2014–2015	União Tires
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2018	União Tires
2018–2019	Olímpico Montijo
2019–2022	Portimonense
2021–2022	→ Udinese (loan)
2022–	Udinese
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:18, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Norberto Bercique Gomes Betuncal (born 31 January 1998), known as Beto, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Udinese.

Club career

Early years

Born in Lisbon of Bissau-Guinean descent, Beto started his senior career with amateurs URD Tires in the Lisbon Football Association. In 2018 he signed with Clube Olímpico do Montijo of the third division, finishing second in the scoring charts in his only season with 21 goals.^[2]^[3]

Portimonense

Beto moved straight to the Primeira Liga on 3 June 2019, joining Portimonense S.C. on a four-year contract.^[4] He made his debut in the competition on 9 August, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute in a 0–0 home draw against Belenenses SAD.^[5] He finished the campaign with a further ten league appearances, all from the bench.

Beto scored his first goal in the Portuguese top division on 8 November 2020, but in a 3–1 away loss to FC Porto.^[6] He added ten more during the season, best in the squad.^[7]

Udinese

In the last day of the 2021 summer transfer window, Beto was transferred to Italian club Udinese Calcio on a season-long loan with an obligation to buy.^[8] He scored four times in his first ten Serie A appearances, helping his team earn six points in the process.^[9]

International career

In October 2022, he was named in Portugal's preliminary 55-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Beto" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
^ Moita, Alexandre; Lopes, João (30 April 2019). "Beto tem proposta para quatro épocas" [Beto has four-season offer]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 March 2021.
^ Lopes, Gervásio (3 June 2019). "Beto goleador do Campeonato de Portugal é reforço do Portimonense" [Beto Campeonato de Portugal scorer is a Portimonense addition] (in Portuguese). Sou Djurtu. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
^ Moita, Alexandre (3 June 2019). "Portimonense ganha corrida a Sporting, Alavés e Lille e Beto assina por quatro épocas" [Portimonense win race against Sporting, Alavés and Lille and Beto signs for four seasons]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 August 2019.
^ "Portimonense e Belenenses SAD empatam a zero no arranque da I Liga" [Portimonense and Belenenses SAD draw all-nil to kickstart I League]. A Voz do Algarve (in Portuguese). 10 August 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
^ Esteves Teixeira, Sofia (8 November 2020). "F. C. Porto vence Portimonense no Dragão. Veja os golos e os casos" [F. C. Porto beat Portimonense at the Dragão. Watch goals and controversies]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 March 2021.
^ "Portimonense revela interesse do Sporting em contratar Beto; leões negam" [Portimonense disclose Sporting interest in signing Beto; lions deny] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
^ Campanale, Susy (31 August 2021). "Ufficiale: l'Udinese ingaggia l'attaccante portoghese Beto" [Official: Udinese sign Portuguese forward Beto] (in Italian). Football Italia. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
^ "Beto volta a marcar e dá um pontapé certeiro na crise da Udinese" [Beto scores again and kicks Udinese crisis straight in the face]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 7 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
^ "The list of pre-selected squad for the 2022 World Cup: know all the names". Record. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.

External links

Beto at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Portuguese League profile (in Portuguese)
Beto at Soccerway

[Bio-1] "Beto" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 9 March 2021.

[2] Moita, Alexandre; Lopes, João (30 April 2019). "Beto tem proposta para quatro épocas" [Beto has four-season offer]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 March 2021.

[3] Lopes, Gervásio (3 June 2019). "Beto goleador do Campeonato de Portugal é reforço do Portimonense" [Beto Campeonato de Portugal scorer is a Portimonense addition] (in Portuguese). Sou Djurtu. Retrieved 10 August 2019.

[4] Moita, Alexandre (3 June 2019). "Portimonense ganha corrida a Sporting, Alavés e Lille e Beto assina por quatro épocas" [Portimonense win race against Sporting, Alavés and Lille and Beto signs for four seasons]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 August 2019.

[5] "Portimonense e Belenenses SAD empatam a zero no arranque da I Liga" [Portimonense and Belenenses SAD draw all-nil to kickstart I League]. A Voz do Algarve (in Portuguese). 10 August 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2021.

[6] Esteves Teixeira, Sofia (8 November 2020). "F. C. Porto vence Portimonense no Dragão. Veja os golos e os casos" [F. C. Porto beat Portimonense at the Dragão. Watch goals and controversies]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 March 2021.

[7] "Portimonense revela interesse do Sporting em contratar Beto; leões negam" [Portimonense disclose Sporting interest in signing Beto; lions deny] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

[8] Campanale, Susy (31 August 2021). "Ufficiale: l'Udinese ingaggia l'attaccante portoghese Beto" [Official: Udinese sign Portuguese forward Beto] (in Italian). Football Italia. Retrieved 3 September 2021.

[9] "Beto volta a marcar e dá um pontapé certeiro na crise da Udinese" [Beto scores again and kicks Udinese crisis straight in the face]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 7 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.

[10] "The list of pre-selected squad for the 2022 World Cup: know all the names". Record. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.

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