Gonçalo Filipe Jesus Pinto (born 30 April 2000) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for Chaves.

Career

Pinto is a youth product of the academies of GC Corroios,

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

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, and

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. He signed his first professional contract with

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in July 2020, and shortly after joined

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on loan for the 2020–21 season in the Campeonato de Portugal. He was the backup goalkeeper for Sporting CP B in the 2021–22 season. On 18 August 2022, he transferred to the

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club Chaves. He spent the first half of the 2022–23 season on loan with

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. He returned to Chaves in December 2022 and made his professional debut with them in a 2–1

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loss to

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on 16 December 2022.

International career

Pinto is a youth international for Portugal, having made one appearance for the Portugal U19s.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pinto, Goncalo 2000 births Living people Footballers from Almada Portuguese men's footballers Portugal men's youth international footballers União de Santarém players Sporting CP B players Juventude de Pedras Salgadas players G.D. Chaves players Men's association football goalkeepers Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Primeira Liga players 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen