Guinea-Bissau 2021-22 Away (JORGINHO #11) Jersey/Shirt

This is a Puma Guinea-Bissau national team 2021-22 away jersey featuring the name and number of star winger Jorginho.

Guinea-Bissau’s national team were traditionally one of the weaker teams in the West African region and dropped to an all-time low FIFA ranking of 195 in early 2010. Since then however, they have improved significantly, largely helped by their European-based diaspora, who make up almost their entire squad. In 2016, they shocked African football by securing qualification for AFCON 2017, their maiden appearance in a major tournament. To qualify, the ‘Djurtus’ needed to finish first in a tough group containing Congo, Zambia and Kenya, however a string of incredible performances saw them make it through. Despite not making past the group stage of AFCON 2017, they performed admirably and earned a point when they drew 1-1 with hosts Gabon. In 2019, they backed-up with feats of 2017 by qualifying for AFCON 2019, again finishing first in a difficult group and with a developing squad they are expected to sustain their rise over the coming years. Guinea-Bissau have maintained their improvement, qualifying for their 4th consecutive AFCON tournament in 2023 and have continued to draw upon their vast diaspora, recruiting from a large pool of eligible players to strengthen their squad.

Jorginho is one of the leading players to have represented Guinea-Bissau in recent years and has played a key role in the remarkable improvement of their national team. The 27-year-old was born in Bissau and spent his early years at local club Academia Vitalaise before being scouted by EPL giants Manchester City and joined their youth team in 2012. Jorginho signed with the Man City senior team for the 2015/16 season, however failed to make a first-team appearance and joined Portuguese Primeira Liga club F.C. Arouca in 2016. He has since had spells with Ligue 1 club AS Saint-Étienne, Primeira Liga club GD Chaves, Egypt’s Wadi Degla and Polish club Wisła Płock, but has played his best football in Bulgaria, with two of the country largest clubs- CSKA Sofia and most notably Ludogorets Razgrad. In 2023, he signed with Kazakhstan Premier League club FC Ordabasy. At international level, Jorginho has played 25 matches and scored 5 goals for Guinea-Bissau since his debut in 2018 and was a member of their AFCON squads in 2019 & 2021.