Luís Jose Miquissone (born 25 July 1995) is a Mozambican professional

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who plays as a

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for Tanzania Premier League club

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and the Mozambique national team.

Club career

Mamelodi Sundowns

Miquissone was signed by

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in January 2018 whilst

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was the head coach but was immediately loaned out to

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for the remainder of the

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season, before being loaned to Royal Eagles for the

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season.

Simba

Miquissone joined Tanzanian club

in January 2020 exiting Sundowns without featuring in a match. He signed a two-year deal with the club and became their first signing of the season. He immediately became a fan's favourite and one of the club's top performers. He helped them to win the Ligi Kuu Bara in his debut season and later making it a double by winning the Tanzanian FA Cup. In August 2020, he won the Tanzanian Community Shield after Simba won the match through goals from

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and Bernard Morrison. On 23 February 2021, he scored the lone goal in a 2020–21 CAF Champions League group stage match against his future club

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which was being coached by his former coach Pitso Mosimane, handing the Red Devils their only loss en route to achieve their tenth CAF Champions League title. He was adjudged the CAF Player of the Week for his performance. Ironically, after not making any appearance whilst at Sundowns with Pitso Mosimane in charge, from February 2021 to July 2021 he was now being linked with a move to Al Ahly, whilst Pitso was in charge. At the end of the

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season, his last season with Simba he won the Ligi Kuu Bara. On 25 July 2021, he also played a key role in the club completing a historic domestic double in two consecutive years after

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scored a lone goal in the final against fierce rivals Young Africans.

Al Ahly

In August 2021, Miquissone joined Egyptian giants

on a four-year deal, his signing was announced by the club on the same day as South African Percy Tau. He become the first-ever Mozambican to sign for Al Ahly. After signing for the club, he described the club as being the biggest club in Africa. He made his debut on 21 September coming on in the 61st minute for Taher Mohamed during a their

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against Tala'ea El Gaish, with Al Ahly losing 3–2 in a penalty shootout after the match remained goalless after full time and extra time. Luis scored his first goal for Al Ahly on 22 February against

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in the 13th minute and scored another goal in the same match in the 15th minute. Luis Miquissone scored his third goal for Al Ahly against Ittihad Alexandria, in which Al Ahly won 1-0.

Abha

On 2 September 2022, Miquissone joined Saudi Arabian club

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on a season-long loan.

International career

Miquissone made his debut for the Mozambique national team on 29 March 2015 in a friendly match against

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, in the process he scored his debut goal scoring an equalizer to give Mozambique an eventual 2–1 victory.

Career statistics

International goals

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

Honours

UD Songo *

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: 2017 *

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: 2016, 2019 Simba * Ligi Kuu Bara: 2019–20,

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: 2019–20,2020–21 * Tanzania Community Shield: 2020 ;Al Ahly *

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Third-Place:

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: 2021–22 Individual * Ligi Kuu Bara Player of the Month: March 2021

References

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Luís Miquissone
at Playmaker Stats * 1995 births Living people Footballers from Maputo Men's association football midfielders Mozambican men's footballers Mozambican expatriate men's footballers Mozambique men's international footballers UD Songo players Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players Chippa United F.C. players Royal Eagles F.C. players Abha Club players National First Division players Saudi Pro League players Mozambican expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Mozambique men's under-20 international footballers {{Mozambique-footy-bio-stub