Ieltsin Camões

Ieltsin Jerónimo Semedo Camões (; born 16 April 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Tromsø. Born in Angola, he represents the Cape Verde national team.

Early life Camões was born on 16 April 1999 in Luanda, Angola and moved with his family to Lisbon, Portugal at the age of one. At the age of six, he started playing football before moving on to Sporting CP's youth academy. Camões stayed at Sporting's academy for three years until he moved with his family to Manchester, England at the age of fourteen. In England, Camões played for Macclesfield Town's academy before deciding to move back to Portugal after two years. He subsequently played for the academies of Nacional and Marítimo, both based in Funchal, Madeira.

Career Camões started his career with Portuguese side CS Marítimo B. In 2019, he signed for Portuguese side União Almeirim, before signing for Portuguese side Alverca B.

During the summer of 2021, he signed for Swedish side Skellefteå FF, where he was the top scorer of the 2022 Division 2 with twenty-six goals. Ahead of the 2023 season, he signed for Swedish side IK Brage, where he made fifty-six league appearances and scored twenty-two goals.

Subsequently, in February 2025, Camões signed for Norwegian side Tromsø on a three-year contract. The club was close to signing him in the summer window the year prior, but because of a high price-tag at the time, the move did not materialize. On 20 April 2025, he debuted and scored his first goal for the club during a 2–3 home loss to Kristiansund in the league. Camões continued to score goals for the club, and by the end of the season he was Tromsø's top-scorer with thirteen goals.

On 31 January 2026, Camões signed a short-term loan deal with Egyptian Al Ahly until the end of the season, with an obligation to buy after the season, subject to certain parameters being met. After only seven appearances for the club, Camões returned to Tromsø as the loan deal was not made permanent.

International career Although being born in Angola, and growing up in Portugal, Camões' first international call-up came in 2026 for the Cape Verde national team, for matches against Chile and Finland as part of the 2026 FIFA Series. Camões' eligibility to play for Cape Verde came through his Cape Verdean grandfather. He was an unused substitute in the first game against Chile before starting the game against Finland, which Cape Verde went on to win after a penalty shoot-out.

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