Vagner Gonçalves
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Vagner José Dias Gonçalves (born 10 January 1996), or simply Vagner, is a
Cape Verde , national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = Praia , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym ...
an professional
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who plays as a
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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 {{CapeVerde-footy-bio-stub