Amadú

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Momade and the second or paternal family name is Issufo.

Amade Momade Issufo (born 12 March 1996), better known as Amadú, is a Mozambican professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Songo and the Mozambique national team.

Amadú

Personal information
Birth name	Amade Momade Issufo
Date of birth	(1996-03-12) March 12, 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Nampula, Mozambique
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Songo
Number	28
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2018	Ferroviário Nampula
2018–	Songo	83	(2)
2023	→Ferroviário Beira (loan)	9	(1)
International career
2018–	Mozambique	27	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Amadú began his senior career with Ferroviário Nampula in 2015, and helped them win the 2016 Moçambola.^[1] In 2018, he transferred to Songo where he won 2 more Moçambola. On 28 June 2023, he joined Ferroviário Beira on a short-term loan where he again won the Moçambola.^[2]

International

Born in Mozambique, Amadú is of Malian descent.^[3] He debuted with the senior Mozambique national team in a 1–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Zambia on 19 November 2018.^[4] He was called up to the national team for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.^[5]

Honours

Ferroviário Nampula

• Moçambola: 2016

Songo

• Moçambola: 2018, 2022

Ferroviário Beira

• Moçambola: 2023