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Diogo Gonçalves

ディオゴ・ゴンサルヴェス　/　でぃおご・ごんさるゔぇす

Association football player from Portugal

February 6, 1997 (age 29)　・　Almodôvar, Beja, Portugal

Beja
association football player

My Take

Gonçalves climbed from Almodôvar, a small inland Portuguese town, all the way to a Benfica pedigree and eventually Major League Soccer with Real Salt Lake, and that trajectory is what catches my interest. A 178 cm winger built to attack the flanks, he represents a now-familiar arc: a European-schooled talent reinventing himself in the United States rather than fading into the margins back home. I respect that willingness to start over in a new league and culture, since it takes more nerve than staying comfortable. He strikes me as a grounded, hardworking player still writing the back half of his story.

Overview

Diogo António Cupido Gonçalves (European Portuguese pronunciation: [diˈoɣu ɣõˈsalvɨʃ]; born 6 February 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who most recently played as a winger for Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Diogo Gonçalves
Name (Japanese): ディオゴ・ゴンサルヴェス
Reading: でぃおご・ごんさるゔぇす
Born: February 6, 1997 (age 29)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Ox
Origin: Almodôvar, Beja, Portugal
Blood type: Private
Height: 178 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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