Gil Bastião Dias (born 28 September 1996) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a winger for Ekstraklasa club

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, on loan from

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Club career

Early years

Born in

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, Dias played youth football with four clubs, including

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from ages 12 to 17. He finished his development with S.C. Braga and, on 9 August 2014, played his first game as a professional with their reserves, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 away loss against

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in the Segunda Liga.

Monaco

Dias signed with AS Monaco FC in January 2015, going on to appear mostly for the

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during his tenure. On 6 January 2016, he was loaned out to Portuguese second division side

Varzim S.C. Varzim Sport Club () is a Portuguese football team based in Póvoa de Varzim, near Porto in the north of the country. The club was founded on 25 December 1915, and has played at the Estádio do Varzim Sport Club since it was founded. The club pl ...

until the end of the season. For the 2016–17 campaign, still owned by Monaco, Dias joined Rio Ave FC. He made his

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debut on 12 August 2016 in a 3–1 home loss against

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, and scored his first goal in the competition on 18 September to help the hosts defeat Sporting CP 3–1. Dias made his first appearance in

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on 13 August 2017, when he came onto the field for the last minutes of the 4–1 away win over

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. Two days later, he moved to

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of the

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on a two-year loan deal with an obligation to buy at the end of the term. On 23 June 2018, it was announced that Dias would join

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side

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on loan for the season, with an option to make the transfer permanent. He scored his first competitive goal on 29 August, helping the hosts beat

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club

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3–1 in the second round of the

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. On 24 January 2019, Dias moved to

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team

Olympiacos F.C. Olympiacos Club of Fans of Piraeus ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σ.Φ.Π. ), known simply as Olympiacos or Olympiacos Piraeus, is a Greek professional football club based in Piraeus, Attica. Part of the major multi-sport club Olympiacos CFP ('' ...

on loan until 30 June 2020, with the option to make the transfer permanent afterwards. He scored his first goal on 6 February, netting from close range in a 3–3 away draw against

PAS Lamia 1964 Lamia Football Club ( el, Π.Α.Ε. Π.Α.Σ. Λαμία 1964) is a Greek professional football club based in Lamia, Greece. It was founded in 1964. The club plays in the Super League, the first tier of Greek football. It plays its home match ...

in the quarter-finals of the

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. Eight days later, in the

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's last-32 tie at home to

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, he chested the ball down before sending a half-volley past

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from 25 yards for a final 2–2 draw. Dias signed for

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club Granada CF on 31 January 2020, also in a temporary deal. In late September, he joined

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on yet another loan.

Benfica

On 25 June 2021, Dias signed a five-year contract with S.L. Benfica for a €4 million fee. Mainly a reserve player, he scored his first goal on 17 April 2022 in a 2–0 victory at Sporting in the Derby de Lisboa, in

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. In the first part of the 2022–23 campaign, Dias made only two appearances as a substitute.

VfB Stuttgart

Dias joined

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club

on 30 January 2023, for roughly €1 million. He scored on his debut the following day, equalising an eventual 2–1 away win over SC Paderborn 07 in the round of 16 of the DFB-Pokal. His first goal in the league came on 18 February, when he opened the 3–0 home defeat of

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Legia Warsaw (loan)

On 4 September 2023, VfB Stuttgart sent Dias on a season-long loan with an option-to-buy to Ekstraklasa club

International career

Dias won his first cap for the Portugal under-21 side on 5 September 2017, in a 2–0 home win against

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in the 2019 UEFA European Championship qualifiers. The following 27 March, for the same competition but this time as a substitute, he contributed one goal to the 4–2 victory in

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dias, Gil 1996 births Living people Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Aveiro District Men's association football wingers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players G.D. Gafanha players A.D. Sanjoanense players S.C. Braga B players Varzim S.C. players Rio Ave F.C. players F.C. Famalicão players S.L. Benfica footballers Ligue 1 players Championnat National 2 players AS Monaco FC players Serie A players ACF Fiorentina players English Football League players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Super League Greece players Olympiacos F.C. players La Liga players Granada CF footballers Bundesliga players VfB Stuttgart players Legia Warsaw players Portugal men's youth international footballers Portugal men's under-21 international footballers Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Monaco Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Monaco Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Italy Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in England Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Greece Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Germany Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Poland