Stanley Ratifo
Mozambican footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stanley Ratifo (born 5 December 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for BSG Chemie Leipzig.[1] Born in Germany, he plays for the Mozambique national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 December 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Halle/Saale, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | BSG Chemie Leipzig | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | BSV Halle-Ammendorf | 38 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | FC Pommern Greifswald | 22 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Hallescher FC II | 25 | (12) |
| 2014 | Hallescher FC | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | VfB Auerbach | 48 | (10) |
| 2016–2018 | 1. FC Köln II | 42 | (6) |
| 2018–2024 | 1. CfR Pforzheim | 138 | (31) |
| 2024– | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 8 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Mozambique | 39 | (8) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 | |||
After playing for 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig as a youth player and first steps at the senior level with BSV Halle-Ammendorf and FC Pommern Greifswald Ratifo made his debut at the professional level on 30 August 2014 with Hallescher FC in a 0–0-draw against Borussia Dortmund II in the 3. Liga. In the following years he played for VfB Auerbach and 1. FC Köln II in the 4th tier of German football. After he did not make the first team in Cologne Ratifo deliberately decided to play in a lower tier of German football to have more time to pursue a career as a musician in hip-hop and R&B. In 2018 he therefore joined 1. CfR Pforzheim in the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg.[2] After six years in Pforzheim he went back to his native Leipzig and Halle area to play for Chemie Leipzig in 4th tier Regionalliga Nordost. In an interview he told fussball.de that he wanted to cut back on his music career for now to try and play at a higher level again.[3]
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Ratifo was born in Germany to a Mozambican father and German mother. He represents the Mozambique national team since 2017.[4] In 2024 he played at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
- Scores and results list Mozambique's goal tally first.[5]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 June 2017 | Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia |  Zambia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2. | 23 March 2019 | Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau |  Guinea-Bissau | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3. | 2 June 2022 | FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |  Rwanda | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 4. | 16 November 2023 | Obed Itani Chilume Stadium, Francistown, Botswana |  Botswana | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 7 June 2024 | Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique |  Somalia | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6. | 11 October 2024 | Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique |  Eswatini | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 7. | 14 October 2024 | Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela, South Africa | Eswatini | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 8. | 19 November 2024 | Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | Guinea-Bissau | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
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