Bruno Miguel Boialvo Gaspar (born 21 April 1993) is a professional

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who plays as a

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. After starting out at Benfica's reserves, he went on to appear in 144

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matches in representation of

Vitória de Guimarães Vitoria or Vitória may refer to: People * Francisco de Vitoria (c. 1483–1546), a Spanish Renaissance theologian * Alberto Vitoria (1956–2010), Spanish footballer * Rui Vitória (born 1970), Portuguese retired footballer * Sofia Vitória (bor ...

(two spells) and

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,

. He also played professionally in Italy with

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, Greece with

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and Canada with

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. Born in Portugal, Gaspar represented that country as a youth before switching to

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at senior level. He was selected for the

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Club career

Benfica

Born in

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, Gaspar joined

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's youth academy as a 12-year-old. He made his professional debut for their reserves on 6 January 2013, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against C.D. Santa Clara as the visitors ended with nine players. Gaspar scored his first goal as a senior – and in the Segunda Liga – on 15 February 2014, in a 2–0 home victory over S.C. Braga B. He finished the season with 24 appearances, helping the team finish in fifth place.

Vitória Guimarães

On 2 September 2014, Gaspar was loaned to

club

. His first match in the competition occurred 12 days later, in a 1–1 home draw with

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where he conceded a

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after grabbing

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in the penalty area. He, teammate

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and opponent

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were all

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at the end of a goalless draw at

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rivals

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on 7 December. For the 2015–16 campaign, the move was made permanent and the player signed a four-year contract.

Fiorentina

On 19 June 2017, Gaspar agreed to a five-year deal with

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from Italy. His maiden

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appearance took place on 27 August, when he came on as 46th-minute substitute for

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and provided the assist to

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in a 1–2 home loss against

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Sporting CP

Gaspar returned to his homeland and its capital in June 2018, signing a five-year contract with

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. He scored his only goal for the club on 3 January 2019 (with collaboration from opposing player

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), in a 2–1 home victory over

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. On 31 August 2019,

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announced the acquisition of Gaspar on loan. On 9 March 2021, again on loan, he joined

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with a purchase option at the end of the season, which was not activated; he scored once in his year in Canada, opening a 1–1 draw at the

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on 23 October.

Return to Vitória

Gaspar returned to Vitória Guimarães on the last day of the 2022 January

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(alongside

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on loan), in a deal where

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moved in the opposite direction.

International career

Portugal

Gaspar won his only

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for the Portugal under-21 side on 13 November 2014, playing seven minutes in a 3–1 away friendly defeat against

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Angola

On 20 May 2019, Gaspar was pre-called up by

for the

, making his debut on 8 June by featuring 29 minutes in a 2–0 friendly victory over

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held in

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Career statistics

Honours

Sporting CP *

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: 2018–19 *

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: 2018–19 Olympiacos *

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: 2019–20 *

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: 2019–20

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gaspar, Bruno 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Évora Portuguese sportspeople of Angolan descent Black Portuguese sportspeople 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen Portuguese men's footballers Angolan men's footballers Footballers from Évora District Men's association football fullbacks Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players S.L. Benfica B players Vitória S.C. players Vitória S.C. B players Sporting CP footballers Serie A players ACF Fiorentina players Super League Greece players Olympiacos F.C. players Major League Soccer players Vancouver Whitecaps FC players Portugal men's youth international footballers Portugal men's under-21 international footballers Angola men's international footballers 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Angolan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Italy Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Greece Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Canada Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Greece Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Canada