{{Short description|Angolan footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ary Papel | image = Iran vs. Angola 2014-05-30 (041).jpg | caption = Ary Papel in 2014 | full_name = Manuel David Afonso | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|3|3|df=yes}} | birth_place = Cabinda, Angola | height = 1.88 m | position = Winger | currentclub = Al Akhdar | clubnumber = 22 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2012–2016 | clubs1 = 1º de Agosto | caps1 = 85 | goals1 = 36 | years2 = 2017–2018 | clubs2 = Sporting CP B | caps2 = 31 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2017 | clubs3 = → Moreirense (loan) | caps3 = 1 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2019 | clubs4 = → 1º de Agosto (loan) | caps4 = 23 | goals4 = 7 | years5 = 2019–2020 | clubs5 = 1º de Agosto | caps5 = 15 | goals5 = 11 | years6 = 2020 | clubs6 = Al Taawoun | caps6 = 0 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2020–2021 | clubs7 = Ismaily | caps7 = 22 | goals7 = 6 | years8 = 2021– | clubs8 = Al Akhdar | caps8 = | goals8 = 43 | nationalyears1 = 2012– | nationalteam1 = Angola | nationalcaps1 = 52 | nationalgoals1 = 9 | club-update = 15 January 2025 | nationalteam-update = 8 October 2025 }}
'''Manuel David Afonso''' (born 3 March 1994), known as '''Ary Papel''', is an Angolan professional footballer who plays as winger for in Libyan Premier League club Al Akhdar.
==Club career== In 2018–19, he returned to Primeiro de Agosto in Angola's premier league, the Girabola after a stint in Liga NOS with Sporting CP B.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.primeiroagosto.com/index.php/modalidades/item/4389-futebol-%E2%80%9Cary-papel%E2%80%9D-e-%E2%80%9Cmabululu%E2%80%9D-confirmados-no-1%C2%BA-de-agosto |title=Futebol: "Ary Papel" e "Mabululu" confirmados no 1º de Agosto |date=5 Sep 2018 |accessdate=22 Dec 2018|publisher=primeiroagosto.com |language=pt}}</ref>
On 7 October 2020, Saudi club Al-Taawoun announced that Ary Papel would join them for two years.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kingfut.com/2020/10/07/al-taawoun-snatch-zamalek-targer-ary-papel/ |title=OFFICIAL: Saudi side Al Taawoun snatch Zamalek target |website=kingfut.com |date=7 October 2020 }}</ref> Three weeks later, he joined Egyptian club Ismaily.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kingfut.com/2020/10/29/ary-papel-joins-ismaily/ |title=OFFICIAL: Ary Papel joins Ismaily from Al Taawoun |website=kingfut.com |date=29 October 2020 }}</ref>
==International career==
On 3 December 2025, Papel was called up to the Angola squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cafonline.com/afcon2025/news/angola-name-final-28-man-squad-for-totalenergies-caf-afcon-2025-as-beaumelle-targets-historic-breakthrough/|title=Angola name final 28-man squad for TotalEnergies CAF AFCON 2025 as Beaumelle targets historic breakthrough|publisher=Confederation of African Football|date=3 December 2025|access-date=12 December 2025}}</ref>
==Career statistics== :''Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first.''<ref name="soccerway 2">{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/manuel-david-afonso/281236/|title=Angola – Ary Papel – Profile with news, career statistics and history|publisher=soccerway.com|accessdate=September 30, 2016}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- !Goal!!Date!!Venue!!Opponent!!Score!!Result!!Competition |- | 1. || 15 October 2014 || Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola || {{fb|LES}} || align=center | '''2'''–0 || align=center | 4–0 || 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |- | 2. || 21 June 2015 || Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba, Swaziland || {{fb|SWZ|name=Swaziland}} || align=center | '''2'''–0 || align=center | 2–2 || 2016 African Nations Championship qualification |- | 3. || 17 October 2015 || Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa || {{fb|RSA}} || align=center | '''2'''–0 || align=center | 2–0 || 2016 African Nations Championship qualification |- | 4. || rowspan="2" | 25 January 2016 || rowspan="2" | Stade Amahoro, Kigali, Rwanda || rowspan="2" | {{fb|ETH}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"| 2–1 || rowspan="2" | 2016 African Nations Championship |- | 5. || align=center | '''2'''–0 |- | 6. || 8 October 2021 || Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola || {{fb|GAB}} || align=center | '''2'''–0 || align=center | 3–1 || 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | 7. || rowspan="2" | 26 March 2022 || rowspan="2" | Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior, Rio Maior, Portugal || rowspan="2" | {{fb|GNB}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"| 3–2 || rowspan="2" | Friendly |- | 8. || align=center | '''3'''–1 |- | 9. || 8 October 2025 || Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba, Eswatini || {{fb|ESW}} || align=center | '''2'''–2 || align=center | 2–2 || 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |}
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== External links == * {{NFT player|49403}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20150402091913/http://www.primeiroagosto.com/index.php?option=com_joomanager&view=details&catitemid=179&Itemid=205 Ary Papel] 1º de Agosto profile
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