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Vagner Gonçalves (Cape Verdean footballer)

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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 (age 28)
Place of birth Mindelo, Cape Verde
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Metz
Number 27
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 0 (0)
International career‡
2018– Cape Verde 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:18, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:18, 24 August 2020 (UTC)

Vagner José Dias Gonçalves (born 10 January 1996), simply Vagner, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a forward for FC Metz and the Cape Verde national team.

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 FC Metz from Saint-Étienne after playing for AS 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]

International career

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

International goals

Scores and results list Cape Verde's goal tally first.[4]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 10 October 2019 Stade Parsemain, Fos-sur-Mer, France  Togo 2–1 2–1 Friendly

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. ^ "Amical - Le Cap-Vert de Vagner Dias Gonçalves et Kenny Rocha Santos surprend l'Algérie". madeinsaint-etienne.com.
  4. ^ "Vagner Gonçalves". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 October 2019.


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