Vozinha, Cape Verde’s breakout World Cup star, joins Chile’s Colo-Colo
Weeks after helping Cape Verde reach the Round of 32 at the 2026 World Cup, star goalkeeper Vozinha has found a new club.
On Friday, Chilean side Colo-Colo announced it signed the 40-year-old, whose actual name is Josimar Dias, to a reported 18-month free-agent contract.
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“Welcome. We’re waiting for you,” read the team’s message on social media.
Colo-Colo, which was founded in 1925, has won the Liga de Primera 34 times, the Copa Chile 14 times and the Copa Libertadores once, among numerous honors. It is currently on pace for another league title as it sits 13 points ahead of Club Deportivo Universidad Católica atop the table.
Vozinha made his mark quickly during Cape Verde’s first World Cup. During the team’s opening match draw against eventual champion Spain, he made seven saves and became the oldest goalkeeper to record a shutout in a tournament debut. That performance made him a worldwide name, which resulted in his Instagram following skyrocketing from roughly 50,000 followers to nearly 14 million.
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As of Saturday morning, that total is now at 29.5 million.
In helping the debutants to a third straight group-stage draw and a place in the knockout round, Vozinha recorded his second clean sheet of the tournament with three saves against Saudi Arabia.
That set up a Round of 32 clash with Lionel Messi and reigning champion Argentina in what was one of the best matches of the tournament. Vozinha stopped eight shots, including four on Messi, during a 3-2 defeat that ended Cape Verde’s memorable run.
Vozinha, who has spent the past three seasons with G.D. Chaves of Portugal‘s second division, wound up making FIFA’s best XI of the World Cup.