Rufino Gama

Rufino Gama
Personal information
Full name Rufino Walter Gama
Date of birth (1998-06-20) 20 June 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Baucau, East Timor, Indonesia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Lalenok United
Number 99
Youth career
–2015 AS Académica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 AS Académica
2017–2018 Cecusan
2018–2019 Karketu Dili 28 (15)
2020– Lalenok United 10 (2)
2024 São José 9
International career
Timor-Leste U16
2012–2016 Timor-Leste U20 12 (4)
2015–2019 Timor-Leste U23 16 (2)
2016–2021 Timor-Leste 22 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 December 2022

Rufino Walter Gama (born 20 June 1998)[1] is a Timorese professional footballer and top scorer of the national team, the current record scorer for the Timor-Leste national football team with 7 goals. He played for Karketu Dili FC since 2018. He came to Lalenok United in January 2020, to strengthen the Club in the AFC Cup 2020 Playoff match against PSM Makassar. In 2024 while playing for São José, Rufino scored the game winning goal in the final of the Copa FFTL.[2]

  1. ^ Rufino Gama at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ "East Timor 2024". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-11-05.