José Bosingwa
Nathan Sanders
Updated on March 12, 2026
Bosingwa in 2012, photo by sportsphotographer.eu/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: José Bosingwa da Silva
Place of Birth: Mbandaka, Zaire
Date of Birth: 24 August, 1982
Ethnicity:
*Portuguese (father)
*Congolese (mother)
José Bosingwa is a Portuguese professional footballer. He played as a right-back. He played for Boavista, Freamunde, Porto, Chelsea, Queens Park Rangers, and Trabzonspor.
José was born in Mbandaka, Zaire, to a Portuguese father and a Congolese mother. At a very young age, he moved with his parents to Seia in the Portuguese hinterland, in the Guarda District.
