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
 AZ Alkmaar
(on loan from Sporting CP)
Number 27
Youth career
2010–2011 ADECAS
2011–2021 FC Porto
2019–2020 → Padroense (youth loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Sporting CP B 22 (1)
2021– Sporting CP 4 (0)
2022 → Estoril (loan) 3 (0)
2024– → AZ Alkmaar (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2019–2020 Portugal U16 11 (0)
2021–2022 Portugal U18 9 (1)
2021– Portugal U19 18 (2)
2023– Portugal U20 4 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Runner-up2023 Malta
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:04, 18 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:04, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

Gonçalo do Lago Pontes Esteves (born 27 February 2004) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar, on loan from Sporting CP.[3]

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]

On 5 January 2024, Esteves joined Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season, with an option to make the move permanent,[15] reported to be €2 million.[16]

International career

Esteves has represented Portugal at youth international level.[17]

Personal life

Esteves' older brother, Tomás, is also a footballer who plays as a right-back.[5][18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 September 2023[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sporting CP B 2021–22 Liga 3 111———111
2022–23 Liga 3 10 0 — — — 10 0
2023–24 Liga 3 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 22 1 — — — 22 1
Sporting CP 2021–22 Primeira Liga 4030201[lower-alpha 1]0100
Estoril (loan) 2022–23 Primeira Liga 3 0 1 0 0 0 — 4 0
Career total 291402010361

References

  1. 1 2 Gonçalo Esteves at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  2. ↑ Gonçalo Esteves at WorldFootball.net
  3. 1 2 3 "Profile". sporting.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  4. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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. ↑ "AZ huurt Esteves van Sporting CP" [AZ rents Esteves from Sporting CP]. www.az.nl (in Dutch). 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  16. ↑ Travassos, Nuno (5 January 2024). "OFICIAL: Sporting empresta Gonçalo Esteves com opção de compra" [OFFICIAL: Sporting loans Gonçalo Esteves with option-to-buy]. A Bola (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  17. ↑ "Gonçalo Esteves" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  18. ↑ "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.
  19. ↑ Gonçalo Esteves at Soccerway
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