Vagner Gonçalves (Cape Verdean footballer)

Vagner José Dias Gonçalves (born 10 January 1996), or simply Vagner, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian club Seraing on loan from the French club FC Metz, and the Cape Verde national team.

Not to be confused with Vagner Gonçalves (Brazilian footballer).

Vagner
Vagner in 2019
Personal information
Full name Vagner José Dias Gonçalves
Date of birth (1996-01-10) 10 January 1996
Place of birth Mindelo, Cape Verde
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Seraing
Number 7
Youth career
2013–2015 Gil Vicente
2016–2017 Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Gil Vicente 25 (2)
2017–2020 Saint-Étienne II 25 (11)
2017–2020 Saint-Étienne 4 (0)
2019 → Nancy (loan) 18 (6)
2019–2020 → Nancy (loan) 15 (7)
2020– Metz 34 (4)
2021–2022 → Sion (loan) 3 (0)
2022– → Seraing (loan) 14 (4)
International career‡
2018– Cape Verde 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 February 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:18, 24 August 2020 (UTC)

Club career

On 13 January 2015, Vagner made his professional debut with Gil Vicente in a 2014–15 Taça da Liga match against Estoril Praia.[1]

In July 2020, Vagner joined Ligue 1 side Metz from Saint-Étienne after playing for Nancy in Ligue 2 from January 2019. He signed a four-year contract while Saint-Étienne reportedly received a transfer fee of €3 million plus bonuses.[2]

On 29 August 2021, he joined FC Sion in Switzerland on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[3]

On 6 September 2022, Vagner moved on a new loan to Seraing in the Belgian Pro League.[4]

International career

Vagner made his professional for the Cape Verde national team in a friendly 3–2 win over Algeria on 1 June 2019.[5]

He was named in the roster for the 2021 Africa cup of nations when the team reached the round of 16 [6]

International goals
Scores and results list Cape Verde's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vagner goal.[7]
List of international goals scored by Vagner
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
110 October 2019Stade Parsemain, Fos-sur-Mer, France Togo2–12–1Friendly

References
  1. "Estoril Praia 3-0 Gil Vicente". ForaDeJogo. 13 January 2015.
  2. "Transferts : Vagner Dias (Saint-Etienne) signe quatre ans à Metz". L'Équipe (in French). 2 July 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  3. "Vagner Dias prêté au FC Sion !" (in French). Sion. 29 August 2021.
  4. "MERCATO : VAGNER DIAS EN PRÊT DU FC METZ" (in French). Seraing. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  5. "Amical - Le Cap-Vert de Vagner Dias Gonçalves et Kenny Rocha Santos surprend l'Algérie". madeinsaint-etienne.com.
  6. "Vagner Dias chamado à seleção de Cabo Verde para render Djaniny" [Vagner Dias called to the Cape Verde national team to replace Djaniny]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 7 January 2022.
  7. "Vagner Gonçalves". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 October 2019.


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