Vítor Bruno Rodrigues Gonçalves (born 29 March 1992) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Mafra.

Club career

Born in São Bartolomeu de Messines, Silves, Gonçalves spent several youth years at

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before returning to his native

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with Portimonense SC. He made his professional debut on 31 July 2011 in a

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first round game at home to

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, playing the full 90 minutes of a 3–1 win; on 27 August he made his Segunda Liga bow as a 77th-minute substitute for Sérgio Organista in a 2–1 victory against

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also at the Estádio Municipal de Portimão. He played regularly in his two seasons as a senior at the club, and was

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on 4 April 2012 in a 1–1 draw at C.D. Aves, moments before teammate

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. Gonçalves and Simeon Nwankwo signed with Gil Vicente F.C. in June 2013; the fee was set years later by a court at

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176,525 as the two academy products were under 23. He made his

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debut off the bench on 21 September in a 1–1 home draw with

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, and scored his first career goal the following 1 February to earn the same result against visitors Benfica. On 29 June 2016, after a year with Gil Vicente in the second division, Gonçalves returned to the top flight on a four-year contract at C.D. Nacional. After it expired – and with the team alternating divisions each year – he joined Casa Pia AC, before returning on a two-year deal in June 2021. Gonçalves remained in the second tier in the 2022–23 campaign, agreeing to a one-year contract at

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Goncalves, Vitor 1992 births Living people People from Silves, Portugal 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Faro District Men's association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Portimonense S.C. players Gil Vicente F.C. players C.D. Nacional players Casa Pia A.C. players S.C. Farense players C.D. Mafra players Portugal men's under-21 international footballers