David Gonçalves Viana (born 22 January 1992) is a

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who plays as a

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for

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. Born in France, he has represented Portugal at youth level.

Club career

Early career

Born in

Strasbourg Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label=Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the Eu ...

, France, Viana was part of RC Strasbourg B, the reserve team of

RC Strasbourg Alsace Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace (commonly known as RC Strasbourg, Racing Straßburg, RCSA, RCS, or simply Strasbourg; Alsatian: ''Füeßbàllmànnschàft Vu Stroßburri'') is a French association football club founded in 1906, based in the c ...

. After Strasbourg was relegated from

Ligue 1 Ligue 1, officially known as Ligue 1 Uber Eats for sponsorship reasons, is a French professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the French football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. A ...

, Viana transferred to

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish profess ...

and was part of their C squad for a year, making 20 appearances.

Real Salt Lake

Despite being offered a contract extension by Atlético, Viana signed for

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side

Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake, often shortened to RSL, is an American professional soccer franchise based in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The club competes as a member club of Major League Soccer (MLS) in the Western Conference. RSL began play in 20 ...

on a free transfer on 18 September 2012 following a week-long trial and a

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appearance against

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. Speaking on signing for RSL, Viana said, "I'm very excited... It's a great opportunity and I feel really good about getting to work with these coaches and players". He made his league debut for RSL on 17 October 2012 as a substitute for

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in an eventual 0–0 draw against

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. On 11 July 2013, after two appearances, Viana was waived by

Luton Town

Viana moved to English

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club

Luton Town Luton Town Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England, that competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1885, it is nicknam ...

on 30 September 2013 following a successful trial period, during which he scored two goals in two matches. He signed a contract with the club until the end of the 2013–14 season. He made his debut in a 0–0 draw with

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in the

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on 30 November 2013. He played in two further

games, but did not make an appearance in the league as Luton won promotion to

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with a club-record 101 points. On 9 May 2014, it was announced that Viana would not be offered a new contract and would leave Luton in June 2014.

Olhanense

On 24 January 2015, it was announced that Viana had signed for

SC Olhanense Sporting Clube Olhanense () is a Portuguese sports club from Olhão, Algarve. Its football team was founded on 27 April 1912 and currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal, the fourth tier of Portuguese football. It holds home matches at the ...

of the Portuguese Segunda Liga.

ASCB

On 24 January 2016, it was announced that Viana had signed for

of the French

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Mulhouse

Viana moved to

FC Mulhouse Football Club de Mulhouse (; commonly referred to as FCM or simply Mulhouse) is a French association football club based in Mulhouse. The club was founded in 1893 and currently play in the Championnat National 3, the fifth level of French footb ...

in summer 2021.

International career

Viana holds both French and Portuguese nationalities and has represented Portugal at Under-17, Under-18, and Under-19 levels.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Viana, David 1992 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Portuguese men's footballers Portugal men's youth international footballers Atlético Madrid C players Real Salt Lake players Luton Town F.C. players S.C. Olhanense players ASC Biesheim players FC Mulhouse players Major League Soccer players National League (English football) players Liga Portugal 2 players Championnat National 3 players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England