Steevan Humberto Fortes dos Santos (born 17 September 1989), also known as "Duba", is a Cape Verdean

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who plays as a

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Career

Duba began his career in his native Cape Verde with

CS Mindelense Clube Sportivo Mindelense (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: ''KS Mindelensi'' (''KS'' – ''Klubi Sporting''), São Vicente Crioulo: ''KS Mindelense'' (''KS'' – ''Klube or Clube (CS)'') is a football club that plays in the Prem ...

, before moving to Norway with

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in 2012. After a short period with Angola's

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, Duba signed with

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club

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on March 27, 2015. After two seasons with

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, Duba joined

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on 8 January 2019 on a one-year deal. On December 24, 2020, it was announced that Duba would join

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side

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ahead of their 2021 season. He was released by Tampa following their 2022 season. Dos Santos signed with

on February 7, 2023.

References

External links

Rhinos profile
1989 births Living people Men's association football forwards Cape Verdean men's footballers CS Mindelense players Ullensaker/Kisa IL players Progresso Associação do Sambizanga players Rochester New York FC players Ottawa Fury FC players Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC players Tampa Bay Rowdies players Union Omaha players Norwegian First Division players USL Championship players USL League One players Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Angola Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Cape Verdean expatriate men's footballers Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Norway Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Angola Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in the United States Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Canada People from Mindelo {{CapeVerde-footy-bio-stub