Euciodálcio Gomes (born 22 May 1996), known as Dálcio, is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

APOEL APOEL FC ( el, ΑΠΟΕΛ; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', literally "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") ...

. Born in Portugal, he represents the Guinea-Bissau national team.

Club career

On 18 January 2015, Dálcio made his professional debut with Belenenses in a

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match against

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. In the 2015–16 season he joined defending champions Benfica, but stayed at Belenenses on a one-year loan deal. In January 2016, he returned to Benfica, joining its

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in the Segunda Liga. On 6 June 2017, Dálcio joined

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side Rangers on a season-long loan deal. He made his debut for Rangers against Progrès Niederkorn in the first qualifying round of

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on 29 June 2017, and also featured in the second leg on 4 July. He made his only league appearance for Rangers after coming on in added time against

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in a 4–1 away win on 29 September. After a loan to Belenenses SAD for the 2018–19 season, Dálcio made a permanent move from Benfica to

Panetolikos Panetolikos Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Παναιτωλικός), or with its full name Panetolikós Yimnastikós Filekpedeftikós Síllogos ( el, Παναιτωλικός Γυμναστικός Φιλεκπαιδευτικός Σύλλογος'' ...

in Superleague Greece. On 25 August 2019, he scored his first goal in a 2–1 away loss against PAOK. On 3 July 2021, he joined Ionikos FC on a free transfer.

International career

Born in Portugal, Dálcio is of Bissau-Guinean descent. He was called up to represent the Guinea-Bissau national team for a pair of friendlies in March 2022. He debuted with Guinea-Bissau in a friendly 3–0 win over Equatorial Guinea on 23 March 2022.

Club statistics

References

External links

Stats and profile at LPFP
* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dalcio 1996 births Living people Footballers from Almada Bissau-Guinean men's footballers Guinea-Bissau men's international footballers Portuguese men's footballers Portugal men's youth international footballers Portuguese sportspeople of Bissau-Guinean descent Men's association football forwards Rangers F.C. players Panetolikos F.C. players Ionikos F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Super League Greece players Sporting CP footballers C.F. Os Belenenses players S.L. Benfica B players B-SAD players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Bissau-Guinean expatriate men's footballers Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Greece 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players