Jeremias Jorge "Jerry" Sitoe (born 23 November 1990) is a Mozambiquan

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who plays as a

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for ENH de Vilankulos. He has also played for Académica in the Portuguese

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, who he joined from

Clube Ferroviário de Maputo Clube Ferroviário de Maputo, or simply Ferroviário, is a Mozambique multi sports club from Maputo especially known for its football operations but also for its basketball and roller hockey team. History The club was founded in 1924, as ''Clu ...

in 2011. Despite only being 21 years of age, Sitoe has already won twenty caps for the Mozambique national team, scoring four goals.

Club career

Clube Ferroviário de Maputo

Sitoe began his career with Ferroviário in the 2007 season, as the club finished seventh in the

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. He was then part of the club's title-winning squad in 2008, scoring 9 goals in 23 matches to become the league's third top–scorer. Ferroviário retained the title in 2009, and Sitoe also had a successful season, scoring 16 goals in 26 matches becoming the league's top scorer. The club finished third in the league in 2010, with Sitoe scoring 16 goals and becoming the league's top scorer. and also reached the second round of the

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. Sitoe played a key role in Ferroviário's success, scoring in the preliminary round first leg against Apache Club de Mitsamiouli in a 5–3 win on 12 February 2010. He then bagged a brace in the second leg in a 4–1 victory on 27 February, ensuring Ferroviário's progress to the second round. There, they met South African giants

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, with the forward scoring in the 2–0 second leg win on 3 April.

Liga Muçulmana de Maputo

Sitoe joined Liga Muçulmana, another

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-based club, ahead of the 2011 season. The club won the

for the second consecutive season, five points ahead of nearest rivals Maxaquene Maputo. Sitoe left the club during the 2011 season to join Académica of

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Académica

Sitoe signed for the club on 28 July 2011. Upon joining Académica, he was assigned the squad number 25. He made his debut for the club in a 2–0 loss to

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on 27 August 2011. In January 2012, Sitoe was released by Académica along with

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Júlio César Oliveira Martins.

UTA Arad

After being released by the ''Briosa'', Sitoe returned to

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. He was set to join Portuguese

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side

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on a six-month loan deal in January 2012, but the move eventually broke down. Instead, Site joined Romanian

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on loan in February 2012. Sitoe scored his only league goal for the club in a 3–0 victory over

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on 19 May 2012; he played his last game for UTA Arad a week later.

AD Oeiras

In July 2012 Sitoe went on trial with Serbian club FK Sloboda Užice, but a subsequent transfer failed to materialise and he returned to Liga Muçulmana. A month later he signed for Portuguese third-tier outfit AD Oeiras and pledged, "I'll try to coreten goals and, if possible, go to a club in a higher league". Sitoe scored on his Oeiras debut, a 2–2 draw at Oriental Lisboa on 2 September. He then found the net in his third appearance for the club, scoring the equaliser in a 1–1 draw at

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on 30 September. Sitoe's seventh Oeiras appearance yielded his third goal for the club, a second-half winner in a 1–0 victory over

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on 11 November 2012. His next league goal came on 22 December 2012 against CD Ribeira Brava; despite having three players sent off, Oerias managed to secure a 2–2 draw. Sitoe's form for Oeiras attracted the interest of

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, who invited the player for a trial on 24 January 2013. Sitoe accepted the offer of a trial, and featured in Olhanense's 2–0 friendly defeat to Angolan side

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the same day, in a team largely made up of fellow triallists.

PFC Beroe

In March 2013 Sitoe joined top-flight Bulgarian side

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. He made his debut for the club on 16 March as a substitute in a 2–0 win at Etar 1924; following several further appearances, mainly from the substitutes' bench, Sitoe scored his first Beroe goal in a 2–1 win over

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on 22 May.

Panachaiki

In August 2013 Sitoe became part of the ranks of Greek club Panachaiki.

International career

Sitoe played for Mozambique's U-20 side at the

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in Macau, held in October 2006. He scored a second-half hat-trick in a 5–0 win over

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in the group stage. Mozambique won the bronze medal in the tournament. He then progressed to Mozambique's senior side, making two substitute appearances in 2006. Sitoe had to wait until 2009 for his next international caps. He played three games that year, including a late substitute appearance in a 1–0 win over

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on 6 September 2009, coming on for

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. 2010 saw Sitoe play more of a role for Mozambique, playing four games. He played the full 90 minutes of the 3–0

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defeat to

on 8 June 2010, before coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 win over

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on 9 October. On 4 June 2011 he again came on as a substitute in Mozambique's 3–0 loss to

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. He then played the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 win over

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''. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2011.

International goals

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

Honours

;Ferroviário de Maputo *

: 2008, 2009 ;Liga Desportiva *

: 2010

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sitoe, Jerry Living people 1990 births Footballers from Maputo Mozambican men's footballers Clube Ferroviário de Maputo footballers Men's association football forwards Académica de Coimbra (football) players FC UTA Arad players AD Oeiras players PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players Panachaiki F.C. players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Liga II players Mozambican expatriate men's footballers Mozambican expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Mozambican expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Mozambican expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Mozambican expatriate sportspeople in Greece Liga Desportiva de Maputo players UD Songo players Vilankulo F.C. players Moçambola players Mozambique men's international footballers