Salifo Caropitche Mendes (born 19 June 2001), sometimes known as just Salifo, is a Bissau-Guinean footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club CD Tenerife.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Salifo Caropitche Mendes | ||
| Date of birth | 19 June 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Bafatá, Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tenerife | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Estefut | |||
| Lanzarote | |||
| Estefut | |||
| Altavista | |||
| Orientación Marítima | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Tahíche | ||
| 2021–2022 | Mensajero | 22 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Mirandés B | 25 | (3) |
| 2022 | Mirandés | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Tenerife B | 6 | (0) |
| 2023– | Tenerife | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2023 | |||
Early life edit
Born in the small village of Bafatá, Salifo moved abroad as a baby with his family, staying in Dakar for a week before boarding a plane towards the Canary Islands. They went on to live in Arrecife.[1]
Club career edit
After beginning his career at CD Estefut, Salifo played for UD Lanzarote and Altavista CF before finishing his training with CD Orientación Marítima.[1] In 2020, he moved to the Regional Preferente side CD Tahíche, and scored on a regular basis during the season.
On 23 July 2021, Salifo joined the Segunda División RFEF side CD Mensajero.[2] Roughly one year later, he signed a two-year contract with CD Mirandés, being initially assigned to the reserves in the Tercera Federación.[3]
Salifo made his professional debut with the "Jabatos" on 13 August 2022, coming on as a late substitute for Raúl García in a 1–1 Segunda División home draw against Sporting de Gijón.[4] On 8 July of the following year, he moved to another reserve team, CD Tenerife B also in the fifth division.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b "Salifo Caropitche y el vuelo hacia su sueño" [Salifo Caropitche and the flight towards his dream] (in Spanish). CD Mensajero. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "Salifo se incorpora a la delantera rojinegra" [Salifo joins the red-and-black forward lines] (in Spanish). CD Mensajero. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "Salifo Caropitche, nuevo delantero del filial jabato" [Salifo Caropitche, new forward of the reserve team jabato] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "En Anduva mandó la cabeza" [The head ruled in Anduva]. Marca (in Spanish). 13 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "El CD Tenerife "B" confirma el fichaje del delantero Salifo Caropitche" [CD Tenerife "B" confirm the signing of forward Salifo Caropitche] (in Spanish). Lanzarote Deportiva. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
External links edit
- Salifo Caropitche at BDFutbol
- Salifo Caropitche at Soccerway