Vagner José Dias Gonçalves (born 10 January 1996), or simply Vagner, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Polish club Radomiak Radom.
_12.jpg) Vagner in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vagner José Dias Gonçalves | ||
| Date of birth | 10 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Mindelo, Cape Verde | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Radomiak Radom | ||
| Number | 70 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2015 | Gil Vicente | ||
| 2016–2017 | Saint-Étienne | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Gil Vicente | 25 | (2) |
| 2017–2020 | Saint-Étienne II | 25 | (11) |
| 2017–2020 | Saint-Étienne | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Nancy (loan) | 18 | (6) |
| 2019–2020 | → Nancy (loan) | 15 | (7) |
| 2020–2023 | Metz | 34 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | → Sion (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Seraing (loan) | 23 | (4) |
| 2024– | Radomiak Radom | 12 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Cape Verde | 10 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:31, 31 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2023 | |||
Club career
editOn 13 January 2015, Vagner made his professional debut with Gil Vicente in a 2014–15 Taça da Liga match against Estoril Praia.[1]
In July 2020, Vagner joined Ligue 1 side Metz from Saint-Étienne after playing for 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.[2]
On 29 August 2021, he joined FC Sion in Switzerland on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[3]
On 6 September 2022, Vagner moved on a new loan to Seraing in the Belgian Pro League.[4]
On 2 September 2023, Vagner's contract with Metz was terminated by mutual consent.[5]
On 10 January 2024, Vagner signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Ekstraklasa club Radomiak Radom.[6] He made his first-team debut on 10 February 2024, appearing for the first 45 minutes of a 6–0 away loss to Cracovia.[7]
International career
editVagner made his professional for the Cape Verde national team in a friendly 3–2 win over Algeria on 1 June 2019.[8]
He was named in the roster for the 2021 Africa cup of nations when the team reached the round of 16 [9]
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Cape Verde's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vagner goal.[10]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 October 2019 | Stade Parsemain, Fos-sur-Mer, France |  Togo |
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
References
edit- ^ "Estoril Praia 3-0 Gil Vicente". ForaDeJogo. 13 January 2015.
- ^ "Transferts : Vagner Dias (Saint-Etienne) signe quatre ans à Metz". L'Équipe (in French). 2 July 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Vagner Dias prêté au FC Sion !" (in French). Sion. 29 August 2021.
- ^ "MERCATO : VAGNER DIAS EN PRÊT DU FC METZ" (in French). Seraing. 6 September 2022. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Fin de collaboration avec Vagner" [End of collaboration with Vagner] (in French). Metz. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Vagner pierwszym transferem Radomiaka!" (in Polish). Radomiak Radom. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "PKO Ekstraklasa: Cracovia 6-0 Radomiak". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "Amical - Le Cap-Vert de Vagner Dias Gonçalves et Kenny Rocha Santos surprend l'Algérie". madeinsaint-etienne.com.
- ^ "Vagner Dias chamado à seleção de Cabo Verde para render Djaniny" [Vagner Dias called to the Cape Verde national team to replace Djaniny]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Vagner Gonçalves". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
External links
edit- Vagner at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Vagner at Soccerway
- Stats and profile at LPFP (in Portuguese)
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