Gil Dias

Gil Bastião Dias (born 28 September 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Granada CF on loan from AS Monaco FC as a winger.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Bastião and the second or paternal family name is Dias.
Gil Dias
Personal information
Full name Gil Bastião Dias
Date of birth (1996-09-28) 28 September 1996
Place of birth Gafanha da Nazaré, Portugal
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Granada
(on loan from Monaco)
Number 17
Youth career
2004–2007 GD Gafanha
2007−2008 Sporting CP
2008–2013 Sanjoanense
2013–2014 Braga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Braga B 2 (0)
2015– Monaco B 24 (9)
2015– Monaco 15 (0)
2016 → Varzim (loan) 15 (6)
2016–2017 → Rio Ave (loan) 34 (8)
2017–2018 → Fiorentina (loan) 27 (2)
2018–2019 → Nottingham Forest (loan) 21 (0)
2019 → Olympiacos (loan) 7 (0)
2020– → Granada (loan) 2 (0)
National team
2013−2015 Portugal U18 5 (1)
2014−2015 Portugal U19 9 (3)
2016 Portugal U20 2 (0)
2017−2018 Portugal U21 10 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 February 2020

Club career

Early years

Born in Gafanha da Nazaré, Aveiro District, Dias played youth football with four clubs, including A.D. Sanjoanense from ages 12–17. He finished his development with S.C. Braga and, on 9 August 2014, played his first game as a professional with their reserves, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–1 away loss against C.D. Tondela for the Segunda Liga championship.[1]

Monaco

Dias signed with AS Monaco FC in January 2015, going on to appear mostly for the reserve team during his tenure. On 6 January 2016, he was loaned out to Portuguese second division side Varzim S.C. until the end of the season.[2]

For the 2016–17 campaign, still owned by Monaco, Dias joined Rio Ave FC.[3] He made his Primeira Liga debut on 12 August 2016 in a 1–3 home loss against FC Porto,[4] and scored his first goal in the competition on 18 September to help the hosts defeat Sporting CP 3–1.[5]

Returned to Monaco, Dias made his first appearance in Ligue 1 on 13 August 2017 when he featured the last minutes of the 4–1 away win over Dijon FCO.[6] Two days later, he moved to Serie A club ACF Fiorentina on a two-year loan deal with obligation to buy at the end of the term.[7]

On 23 June 2018, it was announced that Dias would join EFL Championship team Nottingham Forest on loan for the 2018–19 season, with an option to make the transfer permanent.[8][9] He scored his first competitive goal on 29 August, helping the hosts beat Premier League's Newcastle United 3–1 in the second round of the EFL Cup.[10]

On 24 January 2019, Dias moved to Olympiacos F.C. on loan until 30 June 2020, with the option to make the transfer permanent afterwards.[11] He scored his first goal for the club on 6 February, netting from close range in a 3–3 away draw against PAS Lamia 1964 in the quarter-finals of the Greek Football Cup.[12] Eight days later, in the UEFA Europa League's last 32 tie at home to FC Dynamo Kyiv, he chested the ball down before sending a half-volley past Denys Boyko from 25 yards for a final 2–2 draw.[13]

Dias joined Granada CF of the Spanish La Liga on 31 January 2020, also in a temporary deal.[14]

Career statistics
As of match played 25 January 2020[15]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other/ Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Braga B 2014–15 Segunda Liga 20———20
Monaco B 2014–15 CFA 110———110
2015–16 CFA 139———139
Total 249———249
Monaco 2015–16 Ligue 1 0000000000
2016–17 0000000000
2017–18 1000000010
2018–19 0000000000
2019–20 140101000160
Total 150101000170
Varzim (loan) 2015–16 LigaPro 156000000156
Rio Ave (loan) 2016–17 Primeira Liga 346002220388
Fiorentina (loan) 2017–18 Serie A 272100000282
Nottingham Forest (loan) 2018–19 Championship 210003100241
Olympiakos (loan) 2018–19 Super League 70110021102
Career total 1472331634115828

References
  1. "Tondela-Sp. Braga B, 1–0: Bruno Monteiro resolve perto do fim" [Tondela-Sp. Braga B, 1–0: Bruno Monteiro decides it near the end]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 August 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  2. "Monaco prête Dias et Cherif à Varzim" [Monaco loan Dias and Cherif to Varzim]. L'Équipe (in French). 6 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  3. "Adama Traoré prêté à Rio Ave" [Adama Traoré loaned to Rio Ave] (in French). AS Monaco. 31 January 2017. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  4. "Magia de Herrera à cambalhota adornou os primeiros três pontos de Nuno" [Flip-like Herrera magic embellished first three points for Nuno] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  5. Figueiredo, João Tiago (18 September 2016). "Rio Ave-Sporting, 3–1 (destaques)" [Rio Ave-Sporting, 3–1 (highlights)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  6. Clement, Arnaud (13 August 2017). "A Dijon, Monaco et Falcao toujours aussi chauds" [At Dijon, Monaco and Falcao as hot as ever]. Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  7. "Gil Dias emprestado à Fiorentina por duas temporadas" [Gil Dias loaned to Fiorentina for two seasons]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 15 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  8. "Dias checks in". Nottingham Forest F.C. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  9. "Gil Bastiao Dias: Nottingham Forest sign Portuguese winger on loan". BBC Sport. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  10. "Nottingham Forest 3–1 Newcastle United". BBC Sport. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  11. Ολυμπιακός: Ανακοινώθηκε ο Ζιλ Ντίας [Olympiacos: Gil Dias announced] (in Greek). Sport 24. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  12. Tomaras, Dimitris (6 February 2019). Λαμία – Ολυμπιακός 3–3 [Lamia – Olympiacos 3–3] (in Greek). Gazzetta. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  13. Stratopoulos, Akis (14 February 2019). "Ολυμπιακός 2–2 FC Dynamo Kyiv" [Olympiacos 2–2 FC Dynamo Kyiv] (in Greek). SDNA. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  14. "Comunicado | Gil Dias refuerza el ataque del Granada CF" [Announcement | Gil Dias bolsters the attack of Granada CF] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  15. Gil Dias at Soccerway
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