Cuca

CM CF Os Belenenses #13

Central Midfield – Midfielder

Cuca

CF Os Belenenses Liga 3

Date of birth / Age: 9 Jan 1991 (35)
Citizenship: Cape Verde Islands
Foot: Right
Height · Weight: 1.77 m / 70 kg
Main position: Central Midfield
Contract until: 2026

Key numbers

vs all midfielders in Segunda Liga 2023/24 · 112 players in the comparison

Progressive passes4.85 /90P47
Key passes0.00 /90P12
Expected assists (xA)0.00 /90P8
Ball recoveries6.78 /90P45

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Season 2025/26

Appearances: 14
Starting eleven: 3
Goals: 0
Assists: –
Yellow cards: 2
Second yellows: –
Red cards: 0
Minutes: 336

Starting eleven21%

3 of 14 appearances

Minutes played336

24 per appearance

Goal involvement0

0 goals

Positions played

105 matches · since 2018/19

CFDMCM

Position	Apps	G	A
Central Midfield	71	1	1
Defensive Midfield	33	0	0
Centre-Forward	1	0	0

Career stats

Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2025/26	Liga 3	CF Os Belenenses	13	3	0	–	2	–	0	316
2025/26	Play-offs 2/3	CF Os Belenenses	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	20
2024/25	Liga 3	CF Os Belenenses	27	20	1	–	4	–	0	1,747
2024/25	Play-offs 2/3	CF Os Belenenses	1	0	0	–	1	–	0	17
2023/24	Segunda Liga	União de Leiria	15	13	1	0	2	0	0	1,064
2023/24	Taça de Portugal	União de Leiria	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	66
2026	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Cape Verde Islands	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2022/23	Primeira Liga	Casa Pia AC	20	2	0	0	4	0	0	379
2022/23	Taça de Portugal	Casa Pia AC	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	85
2022/23	Taça da Liga	Casa Pia AC	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	16
2023	CAF Africa Cup of Nations	Cape Verde Islands	2	0	0	–	0	–	0	24
2021/22	Segunda Liga	Casa Pia AC	11	5	0	0	2	0	0	383
2023	Africa Cup of Nations Qualification	Cape Verde Islands	5	2	0	–	1	–	0	224
2020/21	Segunda Liga	Mafra	28	27	0	1	5	0	0	2,346
2020/21	Taça da Liga	Mafra	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2019/20	Segunda Liga	Mafra	12	12	0	0	1	0	0	1,063
2018/19	Segunda Liga	Mafra	29	29	0	0	5	0	0	2,570
2018/19	Taça da Liga	Mafra	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	2
2017/18	Campeonato de Portugal	Felgueiras 1932	31	29	0	–	4	–	0	2,628
2017/18	Taça de Portugal	Felgueiras 1932	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2016/17	Campeonato de Portugal	Felgueiras 1932	32	32	0	–	6	–	0	2,787
2014/15	Campeonato de Portugal	1º Dezembro	29	29	1	–	5	–	0	2,571
2013/14	Campeonato de Portugal	1º Dezembro	27	25	0	–	6	–	0	2,153
2012/13	Campeonato de Portugal	Oeiras	29	29	1	–	6	–	1	2,548

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			321	262	4	1^*	54	0^*	1	23,279

By competition	Apps	G	A
Campeonato de Portugal	148	2	–
Segunda Liga	95	1	1
Liga 3	40	1	–
Primeira Liga	20	0	0
Cape Verde Islands	9	0	–
Taça de Portugal	4	0	–
Taça da Liga	3	0	–
Play-offs 2/3	2	0	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 2 Nov 2026.

Clubs and transfers

Jul 2026 Jul 2026 · Free Agent CF Os Belenenses – Free Agent Free
Jul 2024 Jul 2024 · Transfer União de Leiria CF Os Belenenses Transfer
Aug 2023 Aug 2023 · Transfer Casa Pia AC União de Leiria Transfer
Jul 2021 Jul 2021 · Transfer Mafra Casa Pia AC Transfer
Jul 2018 Jul 2018 · Transfer Felgueiras 1932 Mafra Transfer
Jul 2016 Jul 2016 · Transfer Omonia Aradippou Felgueiras 1932 Transfer
Jul 2015 Jul 2015 · Transfer 1º Dezembro Omonia Aradippou Transfer
Jul 2013 Jul 2013 · Transfer Oeiras 1º Dezembro Transfer
Jul 2010 Jul 2010 · Free Transfer – Oeiras Free Transfer Free

Clubs

ClubAppsGoals
CF Os Belenenses 2024–2026 42 1
União de Leiria 2023 16 1
Casa Pia AC 2021–2023 34 0
Mafra 2018–2021 71 0
Felgueiras 1932 2016–2018 64 0
1º Dezembro 2013–2015 56 1
Oeiras 2012 29 1

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