Ieltsin Camões
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ieltsin Jerónimo Semedo Camões | ||
| Date of birth | 16 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Luanda, Angola | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tromsø | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Clube Atlético e Cultural | |||
| Sporting CP | |||
| Macclesfield Town | |||
| Nacional | |||
| Marítimo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2019 | Marítimo B | ||
| 2019–2020 | União Almeirim | ||
| 2020–2021 | Alverca B | ||
| 2021–2022 | Skellefteå FF | 44 | (37) |
| 2023–2024 | IK Brage | 56 | (22) |
| 2025– | Tromsø | 7 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 July 2025 | |||
Ieltsin Jerónimo Semedo Camões (born 16 April 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Tromsø.
Early life
Camões was born on 16 April 1999 in Luanda, Angola and moved with his family to Lisbon, Portugal at the age of one.[1] At the age of six, he started playing football before moving on to Sporting CP's youth academy. Camões stayed at Sporting's academy for three years until he moved with his family to Manchester, England at the age of fourteen.[2] In England, Camões played for Macclesfield Town's academy before deciding to move back to Portugal after two years. He subsequently played for the academies of Nacional and Marítimo, both based in Funchal, Madeira.[3]
Career
Camões started his career with Portuguese side CS Marítimo B. In 2019, he signed for Portuguese side União Almeirim, before signing for Portuguese side Alverca B.
During the summer of 2021, he signed for Swedish side Skellefteå FF, where he was the top scorer of the 2022 Division 2 with twenty-six goals.[4] Ahead of the 2023 season, he signed for Swedish side IK Brage, where he made fifty-six league appearances and scored twenty-two goals.[5][6]
Subsequently, in February 2025, Camões signed for Norwegian side Tromsø on a three-year contract. The club was close to signing him in the summer window the year prior, but because of a high price-tag at the time, the move did not materialize.[7] On 20 April 2025, he debuted and scored his first goal for the club during a 2–3 home loss to Kristiansund in the league.[6]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Skellefteå FF | 2021 | Division 2 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | ||
| Total | 44 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 37 | ||
| IK Brage | 2023 | Superettan | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 9 |
| 2024 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 17 | ||
| Total | 56 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 61 | 26 | ||
| Tromsø | 2025 | Eliteserien | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| Career total | 107 | 64 | 7 | 4 | 114 | 68 | ||
- ^ Includes Svenska Cupen, Norwegian Cup
References
- ^ "Ieltsin efter målsuccén: "Har aldrig hänt förut"" [Ieltsin after the goal success: "Never happened before"] (in Swedish). Norran. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ "Kompis med Leão - gör succé i superettan: "Vi var i samma grupp i Sporting"" [Friends with Leão - succeeds in the Superettan: "We were in the same group at Sporting"] (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ Eilertsen, Tobias Stein; Hagen, Jørn Mikael (12 February 2025). "Slik er avtalen: – Kan bli ordentlig god i Tromsø" [This is the deal: – Can become really good in Tromsø] (in Norwegian). iTromsø. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ "Ny division 2-anfallare på plats i Brage – vann skytteligan ifjol: "En lite annan typ"" [New Division 2 striker in place in Brage – won the scoring league last year: "A slightly different type"] (in Swedish). Avesta Tidning. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ Laszlo, Robin (3 February 2023). "Ieltsin Camões är grönvit" [Ieltsin Camões is green and white] (in Swedish). IK Brage. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ a b c Ieltsin Camões at Soccerway
- ^ Einangshaug, Henrik; Grindstein, Gunnar (12 February 2025). "Tromsø signerte lovende 25-åring fra Portugal: – Spiller vi har fulgt i lengre tid" [Tromsø signs promising 25-year old player from Portugal: –A player we have followed for a long time] (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ Ieltsin Camões at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- ^ Ieltsin Camões at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)