AFC Asian Cup
The Brazil-born forward has only played four times for his new team but in that time the 32-year-old has added pace and power to the right side of a line-up that will be representing the territory at the AFC Asian Cup™ for the first time since 1968.
Factfile
Name: Everton Camargo
Age: 32
Position: Forward
Caps: 4
Goals: 4
Club: Lee Man
Name: Everton Camargo
Age: 32
Position: Forward
Caps: 4
Goals: 4
Club: Lee Man
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Everton first moved to the city in 2015, joining Wong Tai Sin before spells at Hong Kong Sapling and Yuen Long.
But it was after his move to Eastern in 2018 that the powerfully built striker started to make a name for himself with his pace and direct running causing problems for defences throughout the Hong Kong Premier League.
He was part of the team that won the Hong Kong FA Cup and the Hong Kong Senior Shield in 2020 and his performances saw him named Hong Kong Player of the Year at the end of that season.
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Everton continued on an upward trajectory and joined Lee Man ahead of the 2022-23 season and was a key factor in the club’s Premier League runners-up finish, narrowly losing out to Kitchee on the final day of the season as they sought their first-ever title.
He finished that campaign as the league’s joint-highest scorer and, with seven years in the city to his credit, Everton became eligible for permanent residency and a Hong Kong SAR passport, a process that was finally completed at the end of August.
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“When I arrived in Hong Kong in 2015, my first target and my dream was to represent the national team,” Camargo said. “In the past eight years, Hong Kong gave me a lot of chances and allowed me to show my football. Now it is time to repay that generosity.”
Everton has made an immediate impact, scoring on his debut in a 1-1 draw with Cambodia in a friendly in Phnom Penh in September before scoring two more in a 10-0 defeat of Brunei Darussalam a few days later.
He was again on target in the Preliminary Joint Qualification – Round 2 for the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™, scoring the equaliser in the 2-2 draw with Turkmenistan last month to take his tally to four goals in four games.
