Úmaro Embaló

Saico Úmaro Embaló (born 6 May 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Druga NL club Kustošija. Born in Guinea-Bissau, he was a youth international for Portugal.

Club career Benfica Embaló progressed through Benfica's youth academy, after being scouted AD Oeiras in 2015. On 12 September 2017, Embaló made his debut for the under-19 team in the UEFA Youth League in a 5–1 home victory against CSKA Moscow, replacing Jota in the 75th minute and scoring the final goal of the game in the 89th minute.

On 27 October 2018, he made his debut for Benfica's reserves in the Segunda Liga, coming on as a late substitute for Chris Willock in a 3–2 home win against Sporting da Covilhã. In the 2018–19 season, he appeared in all six games with the under-19 team in the UEFA Youth League, scoring once and reaching the knockout stage, where they eventually lost to Montpellier. He made three appearances for the reserves in the second division that season. He played in nine games in the second division and scored twice that season, before it was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal. In the UEFA Youth League, the team made it to the final after defeating Dinamo Zagreb (3–1) and Ajax (3–0). However, Benfica lost 3–2 to Real Madrid's under-19s in the final in which Embaló started, despite Gonçalo Ramos' brace. Embaló made seven appearances and scored three goals in the Youth League that season.

In the 2020–21 season, he missed the entire first half of the season due to various reasons, including testing positive for COVID-19. In the second half of the season, he made sixteen appearances.

Fortuna Sittard In August 2022, Embaló signed a four-year contract with Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard for a fee reported to be in the region of €1 million with a 50% sell-on clause. He made his debut for the club on 17 September in a 1–0 league victory against Excelsior, replacing Tijjani Noslin in the 55th minute. On 2 October, he scored on his first ever start for Fortuna, curling a strike from distance into the top corner in a 2–0 Eredivisie win over Volendam.

On 29 August 2023, Embaló was loaned to Spanish Segunda División side Cartagena for the 2023–24 season. On 31 January 2024, he moved on a new loan to Rio Ave. One year later, on 28 January 2025, he signed a half-season loan deal with Vitória S.C. In April 2025, he was banned from playing after testing positive for an illegal substance. His contract with Fortuna was subsequently terminated by mutual consent.

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Honours Benfica U19 Campeonato Nacional de Juniores: 2017–18 UEFA Youth League runner-up: 2019–20