Bruno Gaspar

Bruno Miguel Boialvo Gaspar (born 21 April 1993) is an Angolan professional footballer who plays as a right back for Greek club Olympiacos F.C., on loan from Sporting CP.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Boialvo and the second or paternal family name is Gaspar.

Bruno Gaspar
Personal information
Full name Bruno Miguel Boialvo Gaspar
Date of birth (1993-04-21) 21 April 1993
Place of birth Évora, Portugal
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Olympiacos
(on loan from Sporting CP)
Number 76
Youth career
2001–2005 GDR Canaviais
2005–2012 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Benfica B 37 (1)
2014–2015 → Vitória Guimarães (loan) 24 (0)
2014 → Vitória Guimarães B (loan) 1 (0)
2015–2017 Vitória Guimarães 56 (0)
2015 Vitória Guimarães B 1 (0)
2017–2018 Fiorentina 15 (0)
2018– Sporting CP 16 (1)
2019– → Olympiacos (loan) 10 (0)
National team‡
2008 Portugal U15 3 (0)
2009 Portugal U16 6 (1)
2010–2011 Portugal U18 4 (0)
2014 Portugal U21 1 (0)
2019– Angola 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 June 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 July 2019

After starting out at Benfica's reserves, he went on to play 96 Primeira Liga matches in representation of Vitória de Guimarães and Sporting. He also played professionally in Italy, with Fiorentina.

Born in Portugal, Gaspar represented that country as a youth, before switching to Angola at senior level.

Club career

Benfica

Born in Évora, Alto Alentejo Province, Gaspar joined S.L. Benfica'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.[2]

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.[3] He finished the season with 24 appearances, helping the team finish in fifth place.

Guimarães

On 2 September 2014, Gaspar was loaned to Primeira Liga club Vitória de Guimarães.[4] His first match in the competition occurred 12 days later, in a 1–1 home draw to FC Porto where he conceded a penalty after grabbing Yacine Brahimi in the penalty area.[5]

For the 2015–16 campaign, the move was made permanent and the player signed a four-year contract.[6]

Fiorentina

On 19 June 2017, Gaspar agreed to a five-year deal with ACF Fiorentina from Italy.[7] His maiden Serie A appearance took place on 27 August, when he came on as 46th-minute substitute for Nenad Tomović and provided the assist to Milan Badelj in a 1–2 home loss against U.C. Sampdoria.[8]

Sporting

Gaspar returned to his homeland and its capital in June 2018, signing for five seasons with Sporting CP.[9] He scored his first goal for the club on 3 January 2019 (with collaboration from opposing player Vincent Sasso), in a 2–1 home victory over C.F. Os Belenenses.[10]

On 31 August 2019, Olympiacos F.C. announced the acquisition of Gaspar on loan.[11]

International career

Gaspar won his first and only cap for the Portuguese under-21 side on 13 November 2014, playing seven minutes in a 1–3 away friendly defeat against England.[12] On 20 May 2019, he was pre-called up by Angola for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations,[13] making his debut on 8 June by featuring 29 minutes in a 2–0 friendly victory over Guinea-Bissau held in Penafiel.[14]

Career statistics

Club
As of 4 March 2020[15]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Benfica B 2012–13 Segunda Liga 100———100
2013–14 241———241
2014–15 30———30
Total 371———371
Vitória Guimarães (loan) 2014–15 Primeira Liga 2402010—270
2015–16 2801010—300
2016–17 2806020—360
Total 8009040—930
Vitória Guimarães B (loan) 2014–15 Segunda Liga 10———10
2015–16 Liga Pro 10———10
Total 200000—20
Fiorentina 2017–18 Serie A 15020——170
Sporting 2018–19 Primeira Liga 161503050291
Olympiacos (loan) 2019–20 Superleague 9030—20140
Career total 159219070701922

Honours

Sporting

References
  1. "Bruno Gaspar" (in Portuguese). Sporting CP. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  2. "Santa Clara-Benfica B, 1–1: Águias empatam com 9 em campo" [Santa Clara-Benfica B, 1–1: Eagles draw with 9 on the pitch]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 January 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  3. "Benfica B vence e junta-se aos líderes" [Benfica B win and catch leaders]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 15 February 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  4. "Benfica empresta Bruno Gaspar ao V Guimarães" [Benfica loan Bruno Gaspar to V Guimarães] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  5. "Penáltis ditam empate entre vimaranenses e dragões" [Penalties dictate draw between vimaranenses and dragons]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 14 September 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  6. "V. Guimarães: Bruno Gaspar assina por quatro temporadas" [V. Guimarães: Bruno Gaspar signs for four seasons] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  7. "Calciomercato Fiorentina, arriva Bruno Gaspar: è ufficiale" [Transfermarket Fiorentina, Bruno Gaspar arrives: it's official] (in Italian). Sky Sport. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  8. Luchini, Giacomo (27 August 2017). "Fiorentina-Sampdoria 1–2: Caprari e Quagliarella mandano al tappeto i viola" [Fiorentina-Sampdoria 1–2: Caprari and Quagliarella knock viola down]. La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  9. Pires, Bruno (7 June 2018). "Bruno Gaspar assina por cinco anos" [Bruno Gaspar signs for five years]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  10. "Sporting derrota Belenenses e ultrapassa Benfica na Liga" [Sporting defeat Belenenses and overtake Benfica in League]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  11. "Ολυμπιακός: Συμφωνία και με Γκασπάρ" [Olympiacos: Agreement with Gaspar] (in Greek). Sport 24. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  12. King, Dominic (13 November 2014). "England U21 3–1 Portugal U21: Ings looking up for Gareth Southgate as local hero Danny scores twice at Turf Moor". Daily Mail. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  13. "CAN2019: Três novidades entre os 26 jogadores convocados" [ACN2019: Three novelties amongst 26 called players] (in Portuguese). Angola Press News Agency. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  14. "Angola bate Guiné-Bissau em jogo com vários «portugueses»" [Angola beat Guinea-Bissau in match with several «Portuguese»] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  15. Bruno Gaspar at Soccerway
  16. Nogueira, Carlos (26 May 2019). "Leão rei dos penáltis leva para casa o segundo troféu da época" [Penalty-king lion takes home second trophy of the season]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 May 2019.
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