Vítor Bruno Rodrigues Gonçalves (born 29 March 1992) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays for

S.C. Farense Sporting Clube Farense, simply known as Farense, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Faro in the district of the same name and the region of Algarve. Founded in 1910, the club will play the 2021–22 season in the Liga Portugal ...

as a

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Club career

Born in

São Bartolomeu de Messines São Bartolomeu de Messines, also referred to as Messines, is a town and civil parish in the municipality of Silves, in Algarve region, Portugal. The population of the civil parish in 2011 was 8,430, in an area of 239.87 km2. History Traces o ...

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, Gonçalves spent several youth years at

S.L. Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica (), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional association football, football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football league system, Portuguese footba ...

before returning to his native

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with

Portimonense SC Portimonense Sporting Clube is a Portuguese sports club based in Portimão. Founded on 14 August 1914, it is most notable for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. It a ...

. He made his professional debut on 31 July 2011 in a

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first round game at home to

Moreirense FC Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional football club based in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Municipality, in Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Liga Portugal 2, holding home games at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joa ...

, playing the full 90 minutes of a 3–1 win; on 27 August he made his Segunda Liga bow as a 77th-minute substitute for Sérgio Organista in a 2–1 victory against

Associação Naval 1º de Maio Associação Naval 1º de Maio or Associação Naval 1893, commonly known as Naval, is a Portuguese football club based in Figueira da Foz, Coimbra District. Founded on 1 May 1893, it plays in the Division of Honour in the Coimbra Football Associ ...

also at the

Estádio Municipal de Portimão Estádio Municipal de Portimão is the current stadium of Portimonense S.C. It is located in the centre of Portimão in the Algarve, Portugal and was opened in 1937 for local football club Portimonense S.C. Its capacity is 9,544 people. It host ...

. He played regularly in his two seasons as a senior at the club, and was

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on 4 April 2012 in a 1–1 draw at

C.D. Aves Clube Desportivo das Aves (), commonly known as Desportivo das Aves, or simply as Aves, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Vila das Aves, Santo Tirso. The club was founded on 12 November 1930 and plays at the Estádio do Clube ...

, moments before teammate Sérgio Semedo. Gonçalves and Simeon Nwankwo signed with

Gil Vicente F.C. Gil Vicente Futebol Clube (), commonly known as Gil Vicente, founded in 1924, is a Portuguese football club that plays in Barcelos. It competes in the Primeira Liga, the top division of football in the country, and it is named after the Portugues ...

in June 2013; the fee was set years later by a court at

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176,525 as the two academy products were under 23. He made his

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debut off the bench on 21 September in a 1–1 home draw with

S.C. 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 ...

, and scored his first career goal the following 1 February to earn the same result against visitors Benfica. On 29 June 2016, after a year with Gil Vicente in the second division, Gonçalves returned to the top flight on a four-year contract at

C.D. Nacional Clube Desportivo Nacional, commonly known as Nacional and sometimes Nacional da Madeira (), is a Portuguese football club based in Funchal, on the island of Madeira. Founded on 8 December 1910, it currently plays in the Liga Portugal 2, Portug ...

. After it expired – and with the team alternating divisions each year – he joined Casa Pia AC, before returning on a two-year deal in June 2021. Gonçalves remained in the second tier in the 2022–23 campaign, agreeing to a one-year contract at

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Goncalves, Vitor 1992 births Living people People from Silves, Portugal Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Faro District Men's association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Portimonense S.C. players Gil Vicente F.C. players C.D. Nacional players Casa Pia A.C. players S.C. Farense players Portugal men's under-21 international footballers