Three months ago, Vozinha had no club, no contract, and 50,000 Instagram followers. He now has 25 million, Lionel Messi's shirt, and a deal with one of South America's most storied clubs. Colo Colo president Anibal Mosa confirmed Friday that the 40-year-old Cape Verde goalkeeper will travel to Chile in the coming days for a medical before being officially presented at the Estadio Monumental.
The move ends weeks of speculation linking Vozinha with Inter Miami — speculation that, frankly, made sense on paper given the commercial appeal of pairing the World Cup's surprise goalkeeper with its biggest name. MLS lost this one to the Copa Libertadores market.
What he actually did at the World Cup
Vozinha didn't just have a decent tournament. He helped World Cup debutants Cape Verde hold eventual champions Spain to a goalless draw, then pushed eventual runners-up Argentina into extra time in the last-32. At 40. As a free agent. Having just left Portuguese second-tier side Chaves.
FIFA's fan-selected Dream Team included him. That's not sentiment — that's voters watching the matches and picking the goalkeeper who kept their team out.
Mosa was direct about the dual appeal: Vozinha earned this on merit, and signing him is good business. "Vozinha will be a Colo Colo player," he told reporters before his side's league match against Deportes Limache. The club has already teased the signing on social media — a shot of what appears to be his trademark curly hair. They know exactly what they're buying into.
A career that went everywhere before Chile
Vozinha — real name Josimar Jose Evora Dias — has played in Cape Verde, Portugal, Angola, Moldova, Cyprus, and Slovakia across a career spanning more than 15 years. He's earned 94 caps for Cape Verde since 2012, largely anonymous outside his home country until this summer.
For Colo Colo, the calculus is straightforward: they're getting a goalkeeper with fresh global visibility, proven big-game nerve, and nothing left to prove in terms of motivation. Whether he can sustain that level across a full Chilean season at 40 is the real question — but Mosa clearly thinks the upside outweighs the risk.
Colo Colo posted their teaser. Vozinha's flying to Santiago. The medical is the last formality.
