Rufino Gama


Rufino Walter Gama is a football player who currently plays as forward for Karketu Dili in the Liga Futebol Amadora and Timor-Leste national football team. He is the current record goalscorer for Timor-Leste with seven goals.

International career

Gama made his international debut as an 81st-minute substitute against Malaysia. He scored his first international goal for Timor Leste in the game against Chinese Taipei which ended with a 1-2 defeat.
In September 2018, he was selected for the two-legged 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup qualifying matches against Brunei. He started both games as Timor-Leste win to advance to the competition proper, win 3-2 on aggregate.
The following year, Gama was selected for the 23 squad man for two-legged 2022 World Cup qualification in June. He started in both games and scored one goal in the second leg at home for a 1–5 loss over Malaysia.

Career statistics

International

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 October 2016National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan1–01–22019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2.15 October 2016Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia1–01–22016 AFF Championship qualification
3.4 December 2017Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan1–11–32017 CTFA International Tournament
4.12 October 2018Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia2–12–2Friendly
5.13 November 2018Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia1–01–32018 AFF Championship
6.21 November 2018National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore1–11–62018 AFF Championship
7.11 June 2019Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1–51–52022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

;Karketu Dili