Gonçalo de Almeida Gregório (born 14 June 1995) is a Portuguese

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Born in

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, Gregório spent most of his youth career in the ranks of local

C.F. Os Belenenses Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses (), commonly known as Os Belenenses or simply Belenenses, is a Portuguese sports club best known for its football team. Founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest Portuguese sports clubs. It is based in the 19,856 ...

. He never made the first team, but had loans to Vitória FC, G.S. Loures and Casa Pia AC, the latter two as a senior in the third tier. In June 2016, Gregório rescinded his contract with the team from

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and joined

Leixões S.C. Leixões Sport Club (), commonly known as Leixões, is a Portuguese sports club from Matosinhos. It is organised into several departments for many sports, such as athletics, boxing, football, futsal, handball, karate, swimming, volleyball, wat ...

of the Segunda Liga. He made his debut on 31 July in a

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match against C.D. Cova da Piedade. He made 13 total appearances for the team from

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, scoring as a substitute for Kikas in a 2–2 comeback win at home to S.C. Braga B on 19 October. On 2 January 2017, he went back to the third division on loan to

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until the end of the season. Gregório signed for U.D. Vilafranquense on 31 May 2017, on a one-year deal with the option of a second. The following January, he returned to Casa Pia. He scored 22 goals in 17 games in the first half of 2018–19, including three

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, of which one was a four-goal haul in a 7–0 win at Redondense FC on 9 December. On 31 January 2019, Gregório signed a 3-year deal at F.C. Paços de Ferreira. He played eight games, just one start, as they won promotion to the

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as champions. On 2 July, he was loaned to

S.C. Braga Sporting Clube de Braga (), commonly known as Sporting de Braga or just Braga, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Braga. Best known for the men's professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese foo ...

for the upcoming season with the option to buy. On 24 August 2020, Gregório signed a two-year contract with Polish club

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. On 1 July 2023, it was announced that Gregório signed with

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club

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. On 22 July 2023, he scored his first goal for the club, in the 2–1 loss in the eternal derby against

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. On 19 August 2023, he scored in the 3–2 away win against

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. In the following game, on 26 August 2023, he scored again, in the 1–1 draw against Petrolul Ploiești. He was released at the end of the 2023-24 season. On 2 July 2024, Noah announced the signing of Gregório from

Personal life

Gregório's father Rui played professionally as a defender, mainly for Belenenses.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Paços de Ferreira *

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: 2018–19 União de Leiria * Liga 3:

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Individual * Campeonato de Portugal top scorer: 2018–19 (22 goals) * Liga 3 top scorer: 2021–22 (14 goals)

References

External links

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Stats and profile at LPFP
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gregorio, Goncalo 1995 births Living people Footballers from Lisbon Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football forwards Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players I liga players Liga I players Armenian Premier League players C.F. Os Belenenses players GS Loures players Casa Pia A.C. players Leixões S.C. players S.C. Farense players U.D. Vilafranquense players F.C. Paços de Ferreira players S.C. Braga B players Zagłębie Sosnowiec players U.D. Leiria players FC Dinamo București players FC Noah players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Armenia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Poland Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Romania Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Armenia 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen