Jamiro Monteiro #10

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The creative heartbeat of Cape Verde, Jamiro Monteiro is another of the national team players who is returning “home” to the US having spent five successful seasons split between Philadelphia Union and San Jose Earthquakes. Capable of playing deeper in midfield or as a No 10, Monteiro is combative and a solid ball carrier, but he credits his development as an attacking threat to the man who gave him his professional breakthrough at Dutch club Cambuur, Arne Slot. “He saw that winning balls back was one of my strengths, and I combined that with playing more forward. That’s how I’ve grown as a player,” he told Voetbal International.

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