Bruno Miguel Boialvo Gaspar (born 21 April 1993) is a professional

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who plays as a right-back for Vitória de Guimarães. After starting out at Benfica's reserves, he went on to play 96

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matches in representation of Vitória de Guimarães and Sporting CP. He also played professionally in Italy with Fiorentina, in Greece with

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and in Canada with Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Born in Portugal, Gaspar represented that country as a youth, before switching to Angola at senior level and playing at the

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Club career

Benfica

Born in Évora,

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, Gaspar joined S.L. Benfica's youth academy as a 12-year-old. He made his professional debut for their reserves on 6 January 2013, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against

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as the visitors ended with nine players. Gaspar scored his first goal as a senior – and in the Segunda Liga – on 15 February 2014, in a 2–0 home victory over

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. He finished the season with 24 appearances, helping the team finish in fifth place.

Vitória Guimarães

On 2 September 2014, Gaspar was loaned to

club Vitória de Guimarães. His first match in the competition occurred 12 days later, in a 1–1 home draw with

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where he conceded a penalty after grabbing Yacine Brahimi in the penalty area. He, teammate Hernâni Fortes and opponent

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were all sent off at the end of a goalless draw at Minho rivals S.C. Braga on 7 December. For the 2015–16 campaign, the move was made permanent and the player signed a four-year contract.

Fiorentina

On 19 June 2017, Gaspar agreed to a five-year deal with

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from Italy. His maiden Serie A appearance took place on 27 August, when he came on as 46th-minute substitute for Nenad Tomović and provided the assist to

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in a 1–2 home loss against UC Sampdoria.

Sporting CP

Gaspar returned to his homeland and its capital in June 2018, signing a five-year contract with Sporting CP. He scored his only goal for the club on 3 January 2019 (with collaboration from opposing player

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), in a 2–1 home victory over B-SAD. On 31 August 2019,

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announced the acquisition of Gaspar on loan. On 9 March 2021, again on loan, he joined Vancouver Whitecaps FC of

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with a purchase option at the end of the season, which was not activated; he scored once in his year in Canada, opening a 1–1 draw at the

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on 23 October.

Return to Vitória

Gaspar returned to Vitória Guimarães on the last day of the 2022 January transfer window (alongside Geny Catamo on loan), in a deal where

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moved in the opposite direction.

International career

Gaspar won his first and only cap for the Portuguese under-21 side on 13 November 2014, playing seven minutes in a 3–1 away

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defeat against England. On 20 May 2019, he was pre-called up by Angola for the

, making his debut on 8 June by featuring 29 minutes in a 2–0 friendly victory over Guinea-Bissau held in Penafiel.

Career statistics

Honours

Sporting CP * Taça de Portugal: 2018–19 *

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: 2018–19 Olympiacos *

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: 2019–20 * Greek Football Cup: 2019–20

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gaspar, Bruno 1993 births Living people People from Évora Portuguese sportspeople of Angolan descent Sportspeople from Évora District Black Portuguese sportspeople Portuguese men's footballers Angolan men's footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football fullbacks Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players S.L. Benfica B players Vitória S.C. players Vitória S.C. B players Sporting CP footballers Serie A players ACF Fiorentina players Super League Greece players Olympiacos F.C. players Major League Soccer players Vancouver Whitecaps FC players Portugal men's youth international footballers Portugal men's under-21 international footballers Angola men's international footballers 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Angolan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Italy Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Greece Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Canada Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Greece Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Canada