Gonçalo Rosa Gonçalves Pereira Rodrigues (born 18 July 1997), known as Guga, is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Benfica

Born in Faro,

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, Guga started his career at local club

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in 2005, before joining Benfica's youth system at the age of 11. He made his professional debut with the latter's reserves on 13 August 2016, as a late substitute in a 2–0 away loss against Varzim in the

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. On 9 January 2019, Guga joined

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of the

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on a six-month loan deal with the option for an additional year.

Famalicão

On 26 June 2019, Guga signed a five-year contract with Famalicão. His

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bow took place on 10 August, when he started and finished the 2–0 away win over Santa Clara. He scored his first goal on 14 September, the second of a 4–2 home victory against

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Rio Ave

Guga joined Rio Ave on 14 January 2021, on a deal until June 2024. He played 20 matches until the end of the season, in an eventual relegation from the top division. The following campaign, Guga made 40 appearances and scored three goals in all competitions as the

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side returned to the top flight as champions; his strike in the 3–0 defeat of local rivals Varzim on 22 August 2021 was chosen as the club's Goal of the Season. On 5 July 2022, he was named Player of the Season for his efforts. Guga displayed a series of impressive performances during 2022–23, helping Rio Ave finish comfortably in 12th place. At the end of the season, with just one year left on his contract, he was linked to Portuguese giants

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Beijing Guoan

On 1 February 2024, having totalled 115 games during his spell at the Estádio dos Arcos, Guga transferred to

from the

International career

Guga won 52

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for Portugal across several youth levels.

Career statistics

Honours

Rio Ave *

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: 2021–22 Individual *Liga Portugal 2 Player of the Season: 2021–22 *Liga Portugal 2 Team of the Season: 2021–22 *Liga Portugal 2 Player of the Month: August 2021 *Liga Portugal 2 Midfielder of the Month: August 2021, April 2022 *Rio Ave Player of the Season: 2021–22 *Rio Ave Goal of the Season: 2021–22

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Guga 1997 births Living people Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Faro, Portugal Men's association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players S.L. Benfica B players F.C. Famalicão players Rio Ave F.C. players Super League Greece players Panetolikos F.C. players Chinese Super League players Beijing Guoan F.C. players Portugal men's youth international footballers Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in China Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Greece Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in China 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen