Place of birth Luanda, Angola Name Johnson Pinto Playing position Role Football player | Years Team Height 1.86 m 1998-1999 Sao Bernardo-SP Position Forward | |
Full name Johnson Monteiro Pinto Macaba Date of birth (1978-11-23) November 23, 1978 (age 37) | ||
Johnson Monteiro Pinto Macaba (born November 23, 1978 in Luanda), or simply Johnson Macaba, is an Angolan football striker.
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Football career
The striker has played for Malatyaspor in Turkey, Portuguesa de Desportos and Goiás in Brazil.
Johnson signed a three-year contract with Malatyaspor in summer 2002. He made seven league appearances, and almost loaned to Konyaspor in summer 2003. But the loan deal had failed. Johnson stayed with Malatyaspor, made two more league appearances, before the contract was mutually terminated in May 2004.
He signed a contract run until December 2010 with Goiás of Brazilian Série A in June 2006.
He was on loan to Santa Cruz of Série B in July 2007.
At the beginning of CSL Season 2008, He was transferred to Shenzhen Shangqingyin.
In February 2010, he came to China again and was loaned to Chengdu Blades which was newly demoted from the top flight by CFA for match-fixing scandal.
International career
Johnson is better known in Brazil, than in his home country Angola, where the people had doubts about his call-up for 2006 African Cup of Nations.