Rufino Walter Gama (born 20 June 1998) is a Timorese professional footballer and former top scorer of Timor-Leste national football team with 7 goals. He played for Karketu Dili FC since 2018. He came to Lalenok United in January 2020, to strengthen the Club in the AFC Cup 2020 Playoff match against PSM Makassar. In 2024 while playing for São José, Rufino scored the game winning goal in the final of the Copa FFTL.
Gama made his international debut in 2016 as an 81st-minute substitute against Malaysia. He scored his first international goal for Timor Leste in the game against Chinese Taipei which ended with a 1âÂÂ2 defeat.
In September 2018, he was selected for the two-legged 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup qualifying matches against Brunei. He started both games as Timor-Leste win to advance to the competition proper, win 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
The following year, Gama was selected for the 23 squad man for two-legged 2022 World Cup qualification in June. He started in both games and scored one goal in the second leg at home for a 1âÂÂ5 loss over Malaysia.
Karketu Dili
Lalenok United
São José