Gonçalo Esteves
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gonçalo do Lago Pontes Esteves[1][2] | ||
Date of birth | 27 February 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Aboim das Choças, Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal[1] | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Sporting CP B | ||
Number | 87 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2011 | ADECAS | ||
2011–2021 | Porto | ||
2019–2020 | → Padroense (youth loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Sporting CP B | 6 | (1) |
2021– | Sporting CP | 3 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2019–2020 | Portugal U16 | 11 | (0) |
2021 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (0) |
2021– | Portugal U19 | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:31, 5 February 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:14, 5 February 2022 (UTC) |
Gonçalo do Lago Pontes Esteves (born 27 February 2004) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Sporting CP.[3]
Early life[]
Born in Aboim das Choças, Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal,[4] Esteves started his career with ADC Aboim/Sabadim, before joining Porto. He also spent time on a youth loan at Padroense.[3]
Club career[]
Esteves signed for Sporting CP from Porto in 2021.[5][6] He settled well at his new club, and within a week had impressed first-team manager Rúben Amorim enough to secure a place in first team training.[4][7] Following good performances for the Lisbon side's B team, Esteves was included in The Guardian's "Next Generation" list for 2021.[8]
He scored his first goal for Sporting's B team in a 2–0 victory over Cova da Piedade.[9]
International career[]
Esteves has represented Portugal at youth international level.[10]
Personal life[]
He is the brother of current Porto player Tomás Esteves.[5][11]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sporting CP B | 2021–22 | Liga 3 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||
Sporting CP | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 3 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Career total | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
- Notes
- ^ Appearances in the Taça de Portugal
- ^ Appearances in the Taça da Liga
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
References[]
- ^ a b c Gonçalo Esteves at ForaDeJogo
- ^ Gonçalo Esteves at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c "Profile". sporting.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Gonçalo Esteves "foi uma grande contratação, cheia de talento", diz Amorim" [Gonçalo Esteves “was a great signing, full of talent”, says Amorim]. ojogo.pt (in Portuguese). 16 July 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Gonçalo Esteves e a mudança para o Sporting: "Já estou praticamente em casa"" [Gonçalo Esteves and the move to Sporting: "I'm practically at home"]. ojogo.pt (in Portuguese). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ Pereira, Mario (17 July 2021). "Gonçalo Esteves no Sporting encanta adeptos" [Gonçalo Esteves at Sporting enchants fans]. cmjornal.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 October 2021. (subscription required)
- ^ "Amorim prende Gonçalo Esteves" [Amorim secures Gonçalo Esteves]. ojogo.pt (in Portuguese). 16 July 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Next Generation 2021: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "VÍDEO: Sporting B Vence na Estreia de Gonçalo Esteves a Marcar" [Video: Sporting B wins with Gonçalo Esteves Scoring]. tvi24.iol.pt (in Portuguese). 1 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Gonçalo Esteves". fpf.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Gonçalo, irmão de Tomás Esteves, deixa o FC Porto e assina pelo Sporting" [Gonçalo, brother of Tomás Esteves, leaves FC Porto and signs for Sporting]. tribunaexpresso.pt (in Portuguese). 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ Gonçalo Esteves at Soccerway
- 2004 births
- Living people
- People from Arcos de Valdevez
- Portuguese footballers
- Portugal youth international footballers
- Association football defenders
- FC Porto players
- Padroense F.C. players
- Sporting CP footballers
- Sporting CP B players
- Portuguese football defender stubs