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Claude Gonçalves
Personal information
Full name Joaquim Claude Gonçalves Araújo
Date of birth (1994-04-09) 9 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Propriano, France
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Gil Vicente
Number 8
Youth career
2007–2012 Ajaccio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Ajaccio B 28 (1)
2013–2016 Ajaccio 75 (0)
2016–2018 Tondela 53 (0)
2018–2019 Troyes 15 (0)
2019– Gil Vicente 10 (1)
International career
2014 Portugal U20 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 January 2020

Joaquim Claude Gonçalves Araújo (born 9 April 1994), known as Gonçalves, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Gil Vicente F.C. as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Ajaccio

Born in Propriano, Corsica of Portuguese descent,[1] Gonçalves came through local AC Ajaccio's youth system. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 21 September 2013, coming on as a 46th-minute substitute for Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi in a 0–2 away loss against Stade Rennais FC.[2]

Gonçalves contributed with 23 games – 14 starts – in his first season, but the club returned to Ligue 2 after finishing in 20th and last position.

Tondela

On 20 June 2016, Gonçalves signed a two-year contract with C.D. Tondela in the Portuguese Primeira Liga.[3] He first appeared in the competition on 13 August, playing 34 minutes in a 0–2 home defeat to S.L. Benfica.[4]

International career

Gonçalves won the first of his four caps for the Portugal under-20 team[1] during the 2014 Toulon Tournament, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 group stage win over Mexico.

References

  1. ^ a b "Avant Portugal-France: ces Bleus qui ont la Seleçao dans le coeur" [Before Portugal-France: these Blues that have the Seleçao in their heart] (in French). Eurosport. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Rennes-ACA: 2–0" (in French). AC Ajaccio. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Claude Gonçalves é reforço do CD Tondela" [Claude Gonçalves is a CD Tondela addition] (in Portuguese). C.D. Tondela. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Campeão nacional sai de Tondela com os três pontos" [National champions leave Tondela with three points]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 13 August 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.