Atair Mimito Rocha Biai (born 12 December 1997), known as Mimito Biai, is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Emirati club Emirates and the Guinea-Bissau national team.[1]

Mimito Biai
Personal information
Full name Atair Mimito Rocha Biai
Date of birth (1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Emirates
Number 6
Youth career
2013–2014 Benfica
2014–2016 Vitória Guimarães
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Vitória Guimarães B 52 (3)
2019–2020Panetolikos (loan) 18 (0)
2020–2022 Académica 47 (0)
2022 Cherno More 16 (0)
2023 Argeș Pitești 11 (0)
2023–2024 Alashkert 35 (2)
2024– Emirates 0 (0)
International career
2016 Portugal U19 2 (0)
2016–2017 Portugal U20 6 (0)
2022– Guinea-Bissau 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2022

Club career

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On 11 September 2016, Biai made his professional debut with Vitória Guimarães B in a 2016–17 LigaPro match against Portimonense.[2] In June 2022, he joined Bulgarian club Cherno More.[3] In January 2023, Biai signed a contract with Romanian team Argeș Pitești.[4]

International career

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Biai was born in Guinea Bissau and raised in Portugal. He is a former youth international for Portugal.[5] He debuted with Guinea-Bissau in a friendly 3–0 win over Equatorial Guinea on 23 March 2022.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Mimito Biai at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Vitória Guimarães B 1–5 Portimonense". ForaDeJogo. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  3. ^ Velev, Slav (7 June 2022). "Черно море подсили състава с бразилец и двама португалци". chernomore.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  4. ^ Jugravu, Robert (6 January 2023). "Doi dintr-o lovitură! Mimito Biai și Lucas Brendon au semnat până în 2024 cu FC Argeș: „Bem-vindo!"". prosport.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Mimito". FPF (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Baciro Candé aposta em oito estreias no onze dos djurtus contra Guiné-Equatorial". ogologb.net (in Portuguese). 23 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
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