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Gil Dias
Dias with VfB Stuttgart in 2023
Personal information
Full name Gil Bastião Dias[1]
Date of birth (1996-09-28) 28 September 1996 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth Gafanha da Nazaré, Portugal[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger, left-back
Team information
Current team
Famalicão
Youth career
2004–2007 Gafanha
2007−2008 Sporting CP
2008–2013 Sanjoanense
2013–2014 Braga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Braga B 2 (0)
2015 Monaco B 24 (9)
2015–2021 Monaco 15 (0)
2016Varzim (loan) 15 (6)
2016–2017Rio Ave (loan) 34 (6)
2017–2018Fiorentina (loan) 27 (2)
2018–2019Nottingham Forest (loan) 21 (0)
2019Olympiacos (loan) 7 (0)
2020Granada (loan) 12 (0)
2020–2021Famalicão (loan) 31 (0)
2021–2023 Benfica 12 (1)
2023–2024 VfB Stuttgart 7 (1)
2023–2024Legia Warsaw (loan) 17 (0)
2023–2024Legia Warsaw II (loan) 3 (1)
2024– Famalicão 0 (0)
International career
2014 Portugal U18 5 (1)
2014−2015 Portugal U19 9 (3)
2016 Portugal U20 2 (0)
2017−2018 Portugal U21 10 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:15, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Gil Bastião Dias (born 28 September 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger or a left-back for Primeira Liga club Famalicão.

Club career

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Early years

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Born in Gafanha da Nazaré, Aveiro District, Dias played youth football with four clubs, including A.D. Sanjoanense from ages 12 to 17. He finished his development with S.C. Braga[2] and, on 9 August 2014, played his first game as a professional with their reserves, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 away loss against C.D. Tondela in the Segunda Liga.[3]

Monaco

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Dias signed with AS Monaco FC in January 2015, going on to appear mostly for the reserve team during his tenure. On 6 January 2016, he was loaned out to Portuguese second division side Varzim S.C. until the end of the season.[4]

For the 2016–17 campaign, still owned by Monaco, Dias joined Rio Ave FC.[5] He made his Primeira Liga debut on 12 August 2016 in a 3–1 home loss against FC Porto,[6] and scored his first goal in the competition on 18 September to help the hosts defeat Sporting CP 3–1.[7]

Dias made his first appearance in Ligue 1 on 13 August 2017, when he came onto the field for the last minutes of the 4–1 away win over Dijon FCO.[8] Two days later, he moved to ACF Fiorentina of the Serie A on a two-year loan deal with an obligation to buy at the end of the term.[9]

On 23 June 2018, it was announced that Dias would join EFL Championship side Nottingham Forest on loan for the season, with an option to make the transfer permanent.[10][11] He scored his first competitive goal on 29 August, helping the hosts beat Premier League club Newcastle United 3–1 in the second round of the EFL Cup.[12]

On 24 January 2019, Dias moved to Super League Greece team Olympiacos F.C. on loan until 30 June 2020, with the option to make the transfer permanent afterwards.[13] He scored his first goal on 6 February, netting from close range in a 3–3 away draw against PAS Lamia 1964 in the quarter-finals of the Greek Football Cup.[14] Eight days later, in the UEFA Europa League's last-32 tie at home to FC Dynamo Kyiv, he chested the ball down before sending a half-volley past Denys Boyko from 25 yards for a final 2–2 draw.[15]

Dias signed for La Liga club Granada CF on 31 January 2020, also in a temporary deal.[16] In late September, he joined F.C. Famalicão on yet another loan.[17]

Benfica

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On 25 June 2021, Dias signed a five-year contract with S.L. Benfica for a €4 million fee.[18][19] Mainly a reserve player,[20] he scored his first goal on 17 April 2022 in a 2–0 victory at Sporting in the Derby de Lisboa, in injury time.[21]

In the first part of the 2022–23 campaign, Dias made only two appearances as a substitute.[22]

VfB Stuttgart

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Dias joined Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart on 30 January 2023, for roughly €1 million.[23] He scored on his debut the following day, equalising an eventual 2–1 away win over SC Paderborn 07 in the round of 16 of the DFB-Pokal.[24] His first goal in the league came on 18 February, when he opened the 3–0 home defeat of 1. FC Köln.[25]

On 4 September 2023, Dias was loaned to Legia Warsaw in the Polish Ekstraklasa, with an option to buy.[26][27]

Famalicão

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Dias returned to Famalicão in July 2024, on a permanent three-year deal.[28]

International career

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Dias won his first cap for the Portugal under-21 side on 5 September 2017, in a 2–0 home win against Wales in the 2019 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.[29] The following 27 March, for the same competition but this time as a substitute, he contributed one goal to the 4–2 victory in Switzerland.[30]

Career statistics

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As of match played 13 April 2024[31]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Braga B 2014–15 Segunda Liga 2 0 2 0
Monaco B 2014–15 CFA 11 0 11 0
2015–16 CFA 13 9 13 9
Total 24 9 24 9
Monaco 2017–18 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2019–20 Ligue 1 14 0 1 0 1 0 16 0
Total 15 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 17 0
Varzim (loan) 2015–16 LigaPro 15 6 0 0 0 0 15 6
Rio Ave (loan) 2016–17 Primeira Liga 34 6 1 0 2 2 2[c] 0 39 8
Fiorentina (loan) 2017–18 Serie A 27 2 1 0 28 2
Nottingham Forest (loan) 2018–19 Championship 21 0 0 0 3 1 24 1
Olympiacos (loan) 2018–19 Super League Greece 7 0 1 1 0 0 2[c] 1 10 2
Granada (loan) 2019–20 La Liga 12 0 1 0 13 0
Famalicão (loan) 2020–21 Primeira Liga 31 0 2 2 0 0 33 2
Benfica 2021–22 Primeira Liga 12 1 1 0 3 0 2[d] 0 18 1
2022–23 Primeira Liga 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Total 12 1 2 0 4 0 2 0 20 1
VfB Stuttgart 2022–23 Bundesliga 7 1 1 1 8 2
Legia Warsaw (loan) 2023–24 Ekstraklasa 17 0 2 0 5 0 24 0
Legia Warsaw II (loan) 2023–24 III liga 3 1 0 0 3 1
Career total 227 26 12 4 10 3 11 1 260 34

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Gil Dias" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  2. ^ Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (25 June 2021). "Gil Dias: o benfiquista que adorava Liedson e que foi dispensado pelo Sporting" [Gil Dias: the Benfica fan who loved Liedson and was released by Sporting] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Tondela-Sp. Braga B, 1–0: Bruno Monteiro resolve perto do fim" [Tondela-Sp. Braga B, 1–0: Bruno Monteiro decides it near the end]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 August 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Monaco prête Dias et Cherif à Varzim" [Monaco loan Dias and Cherif to Varzim]. L'Équipe (in French). 6 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Adama Traoré prêté à Rio Ave" [Adama Traoré loaned to Rio Ave] (in French). AS Monaco. 31 January 2017. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Magia de Herrera à cambalhota adornou os primeiros três pontos de Nuno" [Flip-like Herrera magic embellished first three points for Nuno] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  7. ^ Figueiredo, João Tiago (18 September 2016). "Rio Ave-Sporting, 3–1 (destaques)" [Rio Ave-Sporting, 3–1 (highlights)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  8. ^ Clement, Arnaud (13 August 2017). "A Dijon, Monaco et Falcao toujours aussi chauds" [At Dijon, Monaco and Falcao as hot as ever]. Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Gil Dias emprestado à Fiorentina por duas temporadas" [Gil Dias loaned to Fiorentina for two seasons]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 15 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Dias checks in". Nottingham Forest F.C. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Gil Bastiao Dias: Nottingham Forest sign Portuguese winger on loan". BBC Sport. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Nottingham Forest 3–1 Newcastle United". BBC Sport. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  13. ^ Ολυμπιακός: Ανακοινώθηκε ο Ζιλ Ντίας [Olympiacos: Gil Dias announced] (in Greek). Sport 24. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  14. ^ Tomaras, Dimitris (6 February 2019). Λαμία – Ολυμπιακός 3–3 [Lamia – Olympiacos 3–3] (in Greek). Gazzetta. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  15. ^ Stratopoulos, Akis (14 February 2019). "Ολυμπιακός 2–2 FC Dynamo Kyiv" [Olympiacos 2–2 FC Dynamo Kyiv] (in Greek). SDNA. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  16. ^ "Comunicado | Gil Dias refuerza el ataque del Granada CF" [Announcement | Gil Dias bolsters the attack of Granada CF] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  17. ^ "Gil Dias reforça Famalicão por empréstimo do Mónaco" [Gil Dias strengthens Famalicão on loan from Monaco] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  18. ^ "Gil Dias no Benfica" [Gil Dias to Benfica] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  19. ^ Silva, Flávio Miguel (25 June 2021). "Benfica oficializa Gil Dias: o contrato e os valores da transferência" [Benfica make Gil Dias official: contract and transfer details]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  20. ^ Antunes Pereira, André (18 April 2022). "Gil Dias ao 'sprint' para continuar no Benfica: Golo ao Sporting pode ser ponto de viragem" [Gil Dias 'sprints' to remain at Benfica: Goal to Sporting may be a turning point]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  21. ^ Tovar, Rui Miguel (17 April 2022). "Sporting 0:2 Benfica. A arte do contra-ataque" [Sporting 0:2 Benfica. The art of counterattack]. Luxemburger Wort (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  22. ^ Silva, Flávio Miguel (27 January 2023). "Franceses avançam com proposta do Auxerre por Gil Dias" [In France they talk about Auxerre offer for Gil Dias]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  23. ^ Preiß, Gregor (30 January 2023). "Das sind Genki Haraguchi und Gil Dias" [Here are Genki Haraguchi and Gil Dias]. Stuttgarter Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  24. ^ "90.+5! Guirassys Kopfball bringt Stuttgart in letzter Sekunde ins Viertelfinale" [90.+5! Guirassy's header takes Stuttgart to quarter-finals in the last second] (in German). Kicker. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  25. ^ Gerspacher, Patrick (20 February 2023). "Bei Stuttgart platzt der Knoten gegen Köln" [Stuttgart put Köln through the noose] (in German). ZDF. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  26. ^ "Gil Dias moves to Legia on loan". VfB Stuttgart. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  27. ^ "Gil Dias piłkarzem Legii Warszawa" [Gil Dias is a Legia Warsaw player] (in Polish). Legia Warszawa. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  28. ^ "Gil Dias regressa ao FC Famalicão" [Gil Dias returns to FC Famalicão] (in Portuguese). F.C. Famalicão. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  29. ^ "Sub-21: Portugal-País de Gales, 2–0 (resultado final)" [Under-21: Portugal-Wales, 2–0 (final score)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  30. ^ "Seleção de sub-21 vence a Suíça com 'remontada' (2–4)" [Under-21 national team beat Switzerland with 'remontada' (2–4)]. Observador (in Portuguese). 27 March 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  31. ^ Gil Dias at Soccerway
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