Hernâni Infande Explained

Hernâni Infande
Fullname:Hernâni Infande Tchuda da Silva
Birth Date:3 April 2001
Birth Place:Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height:1.78 m
Currentclub:Moreirense
Clubnumber:28
Position:Winger
Youthyears1:–2020
Youthclubs1:Braga
Years1:2020–2022
Clubs1:Braga B
Caps1:36
Goals1:8
Years2:2021–2023
Clubs2:Braga
Caps2:4
Goals2:0
Years3:2023
Clubs3:Paços de Ferreira (loan)
Caps3:10
Goals3:1
Years4:2023–
Clubs4:Moreirense
Caps4:5
Goals4:1
Club-Update:22 June 2024

Hernâni Infande Tchuda da Silva (born 3 April 2001) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primeira Liga club Moreirense.

Club career

On 20 September 2020, Infande made his senior debut in the third-tier of Portuguese football for Braga B, scoring in a 3–0 win over Bragança.[1] The following year, he made his professional debut for the first team, coming on as a substitute in a defeat to Roma in the Europa League.[2]

On 31 January 2023, Infande joined Paços de Ferreira on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.[3] On 8 April, he scored his first Primeira Liga goal, in a 3–1 home loss against Famalicão.[4]

On 1 September 2023, recently promoted to the Primeira Liga club Moreirense announced the signing of Infande on a two-year contract,[5] with Braga keeping 50% of the player's economic rights.[6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Braga B2020–21Campeonato de Portugal115115
2021–22Liga 3243243
2022–23Liga 31010
Total368368
Braga2020–21Primeira Liga1000001[7] 020
2021–22Primeira Liga0000000000
2022–23Primeira Liga3000411081
Total40004120101
Paços de Ferreira (loan)2022–23Primeira Liga1010000101
Moreirense2023–24Primeira Liga00000000
Career total5090041205610
  1. Web site: SPORTING BRAGA II VS. BRAGANÇA 3 - 0. uk.soccerway.com. 20 September 2020. 22 July 2021. 22 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210722100408/https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2020/09/20/portugal/ii-divisao/sporting-braga-b/gd-braganca/3368155/. live.
  2. Web site: ROMA VS. SPORTING BRAGA 3 - 1. uk.soccerway.com. 25 February 2021. 22 July 2021. 19 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210419072932/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/02/25/europe/uefa-cup/as-roma/sporting-braga/3431915/. live.
  3. Web site: Paços de Ferreira. HERNÂNI INFANDE CHEGA À MATA REAL. Hernâni Infande comes to Mata Real. 31 January 2023. 13 February 2023. pt. 2 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230202093142/https://www.fcpf.pt/2023/01/31/hernani-infande-chega-a-mata-real/. live.
  4. Web site: 2023-04-08 . FC Paços de Ferreira - FC Famalicão, I Liga em direto . FC Paços de Ferreira - FC Famalicão, I Liga live . 2023-09-03 . RTP Desporto . pt-PT . 3 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230903225719/https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/desporto/fc-pacos-de-ferreira-fc-famalicao-i-liga-em-direto_e1478272 . live .
  5. Web site: 1 September 2023 . Hernani é reforço do Moreirense . Hernani is Moreirense's reinforcement . 2023-09-03 . Moreirense FC . pt-PT . 3 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230903225719/https://www.moreirensefc.pt/noticias/hernani-e-reforco-do-moreirense/ . live .
  6. Web site: 2023-09-01 . Hernâni transferido para o Moreirense . Hernâni transferred to Moreirense . 2023-09-03 . SC Braga . pt-PT . 2 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230902110244/https://scbraga.pt/hernani-transferido-para-o-moreirense/ . live .
  7. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League