Gonçalo Esteves

Gonçalo do Lago Pontes Esteves (born 27 February 2004) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Sporting CP.[3]

Gonçalo Esteves
Personal information
Full name Gonçalo do Lago Pontes Esteves[1][2]
Date of birth (2004-02-27) 27 February 2004
Place of birth Aboim das Choças, Portugal[1]
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Sporting CP
Number 46
Youth career
2010–2011 ADECAS
2011–2021 Porto
2019–2020 → Padroense (youth loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Sporting CP B 16 (1)
2021– Sporting CP 4 (0)
2022 → Estoril (loan) 3 (0)
International career‡
2019–2020 Portugal U16 11 (0)
2021–2022 Portugal U18 9 (1)
2021– Portugal U19 10 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 February 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 November 2022

Club career

Born in Aboim das Choças, Arcos de Valdevez,[4] Esteves started his career with ADC Aboim/Sabadim, before joining Porto. He also spent time on a youth loan at Padroense.[3]

Esteves signed for Sporting CP from Porto in July 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 on 1 October 2021.[9] Two weeks later, he made his first-team debut in the third round of the Taça de Portugal, starting in a 4–0 win at C.F. Os Belenenses.[10] His Primeira Liga debut came on 18 December, again starting in a 3–0 win at Gil Vicente FC; he had been guaranteed his place by Amorim due to the absences of Pedro Porro and Ricardo Esgaio through injury and COVID-19 respectively.[11][12]

On 30 June 2022, Esteves was loaned to fellow top-flight team G.D. Estoril Praia for the upcoming season.[13] In his second game on 14 August, he was sent off after an hour of a 1–0 loss at Vitória de Guimarães.[14]

International career

Esteves has represented Portugal at youth international level.[15]

Personal life

Esteves' older brother, Tomás, is also a footballer and a defender.[5][16]

Career statistics

Club
As of 5 February 2022[1][17]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sporting CP B 2021–22 Liga 3 61–––0061
Sporting CP 2021–22 Primeira Liga 303[lower-alpha 1]02[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]00090
Career total 9130201000151
Notes
  1. Appearances in the Taça de Portugal
  2. Appearances in the Taça da Liga
  3. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League

References
  1. Gonçalo Esteves at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  2. Gonçalo Esteves at WorldFootball.net
  3. "Profile". sporting.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  4. "Gonçalo Esteves "foi uma grande contratação, cheia de talento", diz Amorim" [Gonçalo Esteves “was a great signing, full of talent”, says Amorim]. O Minho (in Portuguese). 16 July 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  5. "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"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  6. Pereira, Mario (17 July 2021). "Gonçalo Esteves no Sporting encanta adeptos" [Gonçalo Esteves at Sporting enchants fans]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 October 2021. (subscription required)
  7. "Amorim prende Gonçalo Esteves" [Amorim secures Gonçalo Esteves]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 16 July 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  8. "Next Generation 2021: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  9. "VÍDEO: Sporting B Vence na Estreia de Gonçalo Esteves a Marcar" [Video: Sporting B wins with Gonçalo Esteves Scoring] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  10. "A reação de Gonçalo Esteves depois de se estrear com a camisola do Sporting" [Gonçalo Esteves' reaction after debuting in the Sporting jersey]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 15 October 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  11. "Gonçalo Esteves e mais dez frente ao Gil Vicente" [Gonçalo Esteves and ten others against Gil Vicente]. Público (in Portuguese). 17 December 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  12. Salvador, Rui (18 December 2021). "Jogo começou a vermelho(s) e acabou verde pela 10ª vez consecutiva (a crónica do Gil Vicente-Sporting)" [Game started with red(s) and ended green for the 10th consecutive time (Gil Vicente-Sporting report)]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  13. "Sporting empresta Gonçalo Esteves ao Estoril Praia" [Sporting loan Gonçalo Esteves to Estoril Praia] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  14. "Vitória 'bate' Estoril e segue invicto no topo da Liga" [Vitória 'beat' Estoril and remain unbeaten at the top of the Liga]. O Minho (in Portuguese). 14 August 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  15. "Gonçalo Esteves" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  16. "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]. Tribuna Expresso (in Portuguese). 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  17. Gonçalo Esteves at Soccerway
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