Jovane Cabral

Sporting CP

Born in Assomada, Sotavento Islands, Cabral joined Sporting CP's youth academy at the age of 16 from Grémio Nhagar. On 20 August 2016 he made his senior debut with the reserve side, coming on as a 61st-minute substitute in a 2–4 home loss against Fafe in the LigaPro. His first goal in the competition came on 19 March 2017, netting through a free kick in a 2–1 away victory over Leixões. Still that year, he helped the juniors win the national championship. Cabral was called by first-team manager Jorge Jesus for the 2017 pre-season, but eventually returned to the B team. He made his competitive debut for the former on 12 October, replacing Mattheus Oliveira for the final 12 minutes of the 4–2 victory at Oleiros in the third round of the Taça de Portugal. Cabral scored his first official goal for Sporting on 1 September 2018, his 88th-minute strike earning the hosts a 1–0 Primeira Liga home win against Feirense. On 3 December, in what was new manager Marcel Keizer's first match in charge, he netted through a 20-meter curl to close the score in a 3–1 defeat of Rio Ave at the Estádio dos Arcos; the goal was later named as the best of the season at the annual awards ceremony. In June 2020, after the season resumed following the COVID-19 shutdown, Cabral scored four goals over three consecutive games. This concluded with two in a 3–1 win at B-SAD on 26 June, when he was replaced injured at half-time; he was named the league's Player of the Month. On 19 January…

Cabral won his first cap for Cape Verde on 28 March 2017, in a 2–0 friendly win over Luxembourg. However, in October 2018 he announced he was applying for Portuguese nationality and that he intended to represent its national team. On 23 March 2022, five years after his debut, Cabral scored his first goal, in the 2–0 friendly defeat of Guadeloupe in Orléans, France. He was selected by Bubista for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Cabral was named in Cape Verde's squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the country's first-ever participation in the tournament. He made his first appearance in the competition on 15 June, starting the 0–0 draw against Spain in Atlanta.

Club

As of match played 17 May 2026

International

As of match played 3 July 2026

Scores and results list Cape Verde's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cabral goal.

Sporting CP

Primeira Liga: 2020–21 Taça de Portugal: 2018–19 Taça da Liga: 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2021 Individual

Primeira Liga Goal of the Season: 2018–19