David Gonçalves Viana (born 22 January 1992) is a

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who plays as a

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for

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. Born in France, he has represented Portugal at youth level.

Club career

Early career

Born in

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, France, Viana was part of RC Strasbourg B, the reserve team of

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. After Strasbourg was relegated from

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, Viana transferred to

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and was part of their C squad for a year, making 20 appearances.

Real Salt Lake

Despite being offered a contract extension by Atlético, Viana signed for

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side

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on a free transfer on 18 September 2012 following a week-long trial and a

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appearance against

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. Speaking on signing for RSL, Viana said, "I'm very excited... It's a great opportunity and I feel really good about getting to work with these coaches and players". He made his league debut for RSL on 17 October 2012 as a substitute for Luis Gil in an eventual 0–0 draw against

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. On 11 July 2013, after two appearances, Viana was waived by

Luton Town

Viana moved to English

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club

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on 30 September 2013 following a successful trial period, during which he scored two goals in two matches. He signed a contract with the club until the end of the 2013–14 season. He made his debut in a 0–0 draw with

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in the

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on 30 November 2013. He played in two further

games, but did not make an appearance in the league as Luton won promotion to League Two with a club-record 101 points. On 9 May 2014, it was announced that Viana would not be offered a new contract and would leave Luton in June 2014.

Olhanense

On 24 January 2015, it was announced that Viana had signed for

SC Olhanense Sporting Clube Olhanense (), commonly known as Olhanense, is a Portuguese sports club from Olhão, Algarve. Its football team was founded on 27 April 1912 and currently plays in the Algarve Football Association First Division, the fifth tier of P ...

of the Portuguese Segunda Liga.

ASCB

On 24 January 2016, it was announced that Viana had signed for

of the French

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Mulhouse

Viana moved to

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in summer 2021.

International career

Viana holds both French and Portuguese nationalities and has represented Portugal at Under-17, Under-18, and Under-19 levels.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Viana, David 1992 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Portuguese men's footballers Portugal men's youth international footballers Atlético Madrid C players Real Salt Lake players Luton Town F.C. players S.C. Olhanense players ASC Biesheim players FC Mulhouse players Major League Soccer players National League (English football) players Liga Portugal 2 players Championnat National 3 players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen