Diogo António Cupido Gonçalves (born 6 February 1997) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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Club career

Born in

Almodôvar Almodôvar ( or ; ar, المدوّر, al-Mudawwar, the Round one) is a town and a municipality in the District of Beja, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,449, in an area of 777.88 km2. The present Mayor is António Bota, a member of th ...

, Gonçalves started his career at local club CD Almodôvar in 2005. Two years later, he joined Ferreiras, before moving to Benfica's youth system in 2008. After being promoted from the youth team, Gonçalves debuted for the reserve team,

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, as a substitute, playing 20 minutes in a Segunda Liga 4–1 home win over

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on 14 February 2015. On 24 May, he scored his first goal for Benfica B in a 2–1 home win over

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. Five days later, he scored the only goal of a friendly held for the opening of FC United of Manchester's

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. On 9 August 2017, Gonçalves debuted for Benfica's senior team in a 3–1 victory over Braga in the

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. Later on, he made his

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debut in a 1–0 home loss to

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on 18 October. On 14 June 2018, Gonçalves joined

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club

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on loan for the 2018–19 season with the option of making the transfer permanent at the end of the season. He made his only Championship start in the opening day 1–1 draw at

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and was subsequently used sparingly by managers Aitor Karanka and

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, totalling ten games in all. Gonçalves and Benfica teammate

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both moved on 26 June 2019 to Famalicão, who were returning to the Primeira Liga after a quarter-century away; his deal was again a season-long loan. He scored his first goal on 19 December in a 3–0 home win over

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to reach the quarter-finals of the Taça de Portugal; there on 15 January 2020 he netted the only goal at

Paços de Ferreira Paços de Ferreira () is a city in the Porto District, in the north of Portugal. The population of the city in 2011 was 7491, while its municipality had 56,340 inhabitants, in an area of 70.99 km². Sometimes referred to as the ''Capital do ...

to put the team from Vila Nova de Famalicão into the last four for the first time since 1946. In August 2020, Gonçalves renewed his contract until 2025. On 5 January 2023, Gonçalves signed a four-year contract with

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International career

Gonçalves has represented Portugal at various levels up to under-21 level.

Career statistics

Honours

Benfica U19 * UEFA Youth League runner-up: 2016–17Benfica U19 vs. Salzburg U19 1 - 2
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* Taça de Portugal runner-up:

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runner-up: 2021–22

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National team data
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