Bura Nogueira

Burá
Personal information
Full name Jorge Braíma Candé Nogueira
Date of birth (1995-12-22) 22 December 1995
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
União de Santarém
Number 13
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Est. Negra de Bissau
2015–2016 Bissau de Benfica
2016–2017 Vilanovenses
2017–2019 Oriental 28 (8)
2018–2019 → Aves (loan) 0 (0)
2019–2022 Farense 39 (0)
2022–2023 Mes Kerman 18 (0)
2024 San Antonio FC 21 (1)
2026– União de Santarém 11 (1)
International career‡
2015– Guinea-Bissau 39 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 October 2025

Jorge Braíma Candé Nogueira (born 22 December 1995), known as Burá, is a Bissau-Guinean footballer who plays for União de Santarém as a defensive midfielder.

Football career

On 28 July 2018, Bura made his professional debut with Aves in a 2018–19 Taça da Liga match against Santa Clara.[1]

On 13 July 2019, he signed a two-year contract with Farense, with the club holding an additional one-year extension option.[2] Bura epresented the national team at 2019 Africa Cup of Nations[3]

Bura signed with USL Championship side San Antonio FC on 19 January 2024.[4]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 12 October 2025[5]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Guinea-Bissau 201520
201970
202031
202160
202260
202320
202481
202550
Total 392
Scores and results list Guinea-Bissau's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Monteiro goal.
List of international goals scored by Tamble Monteiro
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 8 October 2020 Óbidos, Portugal  Mozambique 1–0 1–0 Friendly [6]
2 5 September 2024 Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau  Eswatini 1–0 1–0 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [7]


References

  1. ↑ "Aves 2-2 Santa Clara". ForaDeJogo. 2018-07-28. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
  2. ↑ "Bura é reforço" (Press release) (in Portuguese). Farense. 13 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Ittihad's Toni Silva named in Guinea Bissau's AFCON squad". 12 June 2019.
  4. ↑ Hobbs, M. "SAN ANTONIO FC SIGNS BURA NOGUEIRA". SanAntonioFC.com. San Antonio FC. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Bura Nogueira". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "Guinea-Bissau vs. Mozambique". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "Guinea-Bissau vs. Eswatini". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  • Bura at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  • Bura at Soccerway