Vagner José Dias Gonçalves (born 10 January 1996), or simply Vagner, is a
Cape Verde
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, official_languages = Portuguese
, national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole
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an professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward.
Forward may also refer to:
People
* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
* Forward (basketball), including:
** Point forward
** Power forward (basketball)
** Sm ...
for French club
FC Metz and the
Cape Verde national team.
Club career
On 13 January 2015, Vagner made his professional debut with
Gil Vicente in a 2014–15 Taça da Liga match against G.D. Estoril Praia, Estoril Praia.
In July 2020, Vagner joined Ligue 1 side FC Metz, Metz from AS Saint-Étienne, Saint-Étienne after playing for AS Nancy, Nancy in Ligue 2 from January 2019. He signed a four-year contract while Saint-Étienne reportedly received a transfer fee of €3 million plus bonuses.
On 29 August 2021, he joined FC Sion in Switzerland on a season-long loan with an option to buy.
International career
Vagner made his professional for the Cape Verde national football team in a friendly 3–2 win over Algeria national football team, Algeria on 1 June 2019.
He was named in the roster for the Africa Cup of Nations, 2021 Africa cup of nations when the team reached the round of 16
International goals
:''Scores and results list Cape Verde's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vagner goal.''
References
External links
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Stats and profile at LPFP
1996 births
Living people
People from Mindelo
Association football forwards
Cape Verdean footballers
Cape Verdean expatriate footballers
Cape Verde international footballers
Gil Vicente F.C. players
AS Saint-Étienne players
AS Nancy Lorraine players
FC Metz players
FC Sion players
Liga Portugal 2 players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Expatriate footballers in Portugal
Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Expatriate footballers in France
Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in France
Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
2021 Africa Cup of Nations players
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