Bartolomeu Jacinto Quissanga, known as Bastos (born 23 November 1991), is an Angolan professional

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who plays as a

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for Saudi Arabian club Al-Ahli.

Club career

Bastos began his career in his native country

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. Between 2011 and 2013 he played with Petro Atlético de Luanda in 105 games where he scored 6 goals and also won the Taça de Angola twice.

Rostov

On 11 July 2013, Bastos signed a three-year contract with

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. He played a key role in winning the first Russian Cup for his club

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in the final against

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Lazio

On 17 August 2016,

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announced the signing of Bastos for €5 million. He scored his first goal for the club on 17 September 2017, a 3–2 away win over

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Al-Ain

On 22 October 2020, after playing in two of Lazio's opening matches of the

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season, Bastos joined Saudi club

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on a permanent basis.

Rostov loan

On 5 August 2021, Bastos returned to

on loan for the 2021–22 season. On 24 February 2022, the

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began, with the airports based in the provinces that were close to Ukraine were ordered closed until 2 March, including

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. On 7 March 2022,

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announced that foreign players in Russia would be able to unilaterally suspend their contracts with their clubs until 30 June 2022 and sign with a club outside of Russia until 30 June 2022. Bastos made use of the rule alongside fellow Rostov teammates

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and

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, all of whom left on special leave for various European clubs. Bastos had reached an agreement with

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. However, on 17 March 2022, the

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(DFB) announced that the transfer window in Germany would not be re-opened and players from the Russian and Ukrainian leagues would not be allowed to be registered in official national competitions to "maintain the sporting integrity of the competitions", despite FIFA giving permission to do so. Despite his transfer being blocked by the DFB, Bastos suspension was upheld and he would not make another appearance for Rostov during the 2021–22 season.

Al-Ahli

On 8 September 2022, Bastos joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Ahli on a free transfer.

International career

Bastos debuted for his country in a 0–0 draw against

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on 10 August 2011. He represented

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at the

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Personal life

In November 2016, Bastos' younger brother Nandinho signed for

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first.''

Honours

Rostov * Russian Cup: 2013–14 Lazio *

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: 2018–19 *

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Angola *Four Nations Tournament bronze medal:

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* * 1991 births Living people Association football defenders Angolan footballers Angola international footballers 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players Atlético Petróleos de Luanda players FC Rostov players S.S. Lazio players Al-Ain FC (Saudi Arabia) players Al-Ahli Saudi FC players Angolan expatriate footballers Russian Premier League players Serie A players Saudi Professional League players Saudi First Division League players Expatriate footballers in Russia Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate footballers in Italy Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Sportspeople from Luanda {{Angola-footy-bio-stub