Egas Cacintura

Egas Palanga dos Santos Cacintura (born 29 October 1997) is an Angolan professional football player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Russian club Dynamo Makhachkala. He can also play as a left midfielder or right midfielder.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is Cacintura.
Egas Cacintura
Cacintura with Ufa in 2021
Personal information
Full name Egas Palanga dos Santos Cacintura
Date of birth (1997-10-29) 29 October 1997
Place of birth Moçâmedes, Angola
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dynamo Makhachkala
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Ufa 58 (3)
2023– Dynamo Makhachkala 33 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024

Club career

In 2015, he enrolled in Kuban State Technological University in Russia where he studied to become an oil industry specialist. He also participated in the university's futsal team.[1]

In 2019, he signed with Syktyvkar-based Russian Futsal Super League team Novaya Generatsiya, continuing his education remotely.[2]

In the summer of 2021, he switched from futsal to football. On 23 July 2021, he signed a contract with Russian Premier League club Ufa.[3] He made his RPL debut for Ufa on 25 July 2021 in a game against CSKA Moscow.[4]

Cacintura terminated his contract with Ufa by mutual consent in June 2023, following the club's relegation to the third-tier Russian Second League.[5]

On 27 June 2023, Cacintura signed a three-year contract with Russian First League club Dynamo Makhachkala.[6] Dynamo was promoted to the Russian Premier League for the 2024–25 season.[7]

Career statistics
As of 25 May 2024
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ufa 2021–22 Russian Premier League 27010–2[lower-alpha 1]0300
2022–23 Russian First League 31341––354
Total 583510020654
Dynamo Makhachkala 2023–24 Russian First League 33500––335
Career total 918510020989
  1. Appearances in the relegation play-offs

References
  1. "Новые спортивные достижения" (in Russian). Kuban State Technological University. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. "Эгаш: "Мечтаю стать чемпионом суперлиги в составе "Новой генерации"" (in Russian). Respublika. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. "Эгаш Касинтура – официально в ФК "Уфа"!" (in Russian). FC Ufa. 23 July 2021.
  4. "CSKA Moscow v Ufa game report". Russian Premier League. 25 July 2021.
  5. "Удачи, Эгаш!" (in Russian). FC Ufa. 16 June 2023.
  6. "Эгаш Касинтура подписал трехлетний контракт с "Динамо"" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Makhachkala. 27 June 2023.
  7. ""Динамо" Махачкала впервые сыграет в РПЛ. "Химки" вернулись в высший дивизион" (in Russian). Sports.ru. 20 May 2024.


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