Gonçalo Guedes

Gonçalo Manuel Ganchinho Guedes (European Portuguese: [ɡõˈsalu ˈɣɛðɨʃ];[lower-alpha 1] born 29 November 1996) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a winger, and occasionally as a second striker,[2] for La Liga side Valencia and the Portugal national team.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Ganchinho and the second or paternal family name is Guedes.
Gonçalo Guedes
Guedes with Portugal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Gonçalo Manuel Ganchinho Guedes
Date of birth (1996-11-29) 29 November 1996
Place of birth Benavente, Portugal
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Valencia
Number 7
Youth career
2005–2014 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Benfica B 38 (11)
2014–2017 Benfica 39 (5)
2017–2018 Paris Saint-Germain 8 (0)
2017–2018 → Valencia (loan) 33 (5)
2018– Valencia 39 (6)
National team‡
2011 Portugal U15 1 (0)
2011–2012 Portugal U16 14 (1)
2012–2013 Portugal U17 15 (2)
2013–2014 Portugal U18 5 (3)
2014 Portugal U19 3 (2)
2015 Portugal U20 6 (0)
2015–2017 Portugal U21 12 (5)
2015 Portugal U23 1 (0)
2015– Portugal 21 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 June 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2019

He began his career at Benfica, making his professional debut for the reserves in April 2014 and the first team six months later. After 11 goals in 63 games across all competitions, winning five major trophies, he transferred to Paris Saint-Germain for a fee of €30 million in January 2017. He played only 13 games for PSG, being loaned to Valencia before joining them for €40 million in August 2018.

Guedes earned 57 caps for Portugal at youth level, from under-15 to under-23. He made his senior international debut in November 2015, at the age of 18, and played at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He scored the winning goal for Portugal in the 2019 UEFA Nations League Final.

Club career

Benfica

Born in Benavente, Guedes joined S.L. Benfica's youth system in 2005, where he progressed to the juniors team. On his debut at the age of 8, he scored all of the goals in a 5–0 win against a team of boys three years older.[3] He was part of Benfica's squad in the inaugural UEFA Youth League in 2013–14, contributing to their victories over Paris Saint-Germain, Anderlecht, Manchester City and Real Madrid en route to the final.[3]

On 19 April 2014, he made his professional debut with Benfica B in a 2013–14 Segunda Liga match against Porto B, playing 21 minutes of an eventual 4–1 away loss before being replaced by Rudinilson Silva.[4]

On 18 October 2014, Guedes debuted for Benfica's first team at Sporting da Covilhã in the third round of Taça de Portugal.[5] On 4 January 2015, he debuted in Primeira Liga at Penafiel, as an added-time substitute for Lima in a 3–0 victory.[6] On 4 July, he won the 2014–15 Segunda Liga's Breakthrough Player of the Year award.[7]

On 26 September 2015, he scored his first goal with Benfica in a 3–0 victory against Paços de Ferreira in the league.[8] On 30 September, he scored his first goal in the UEFA Champions League in a victory at Atlético Madrid (1–2),[9] and became the youngest Portuguese player to have scored a goal in the group stage.[3] He was praised by opposing manager Diego Simeone after the game.[3]

While mainly used as a right-winger at Benfica, he played some matches as a false 9 center-forward due to injury to striker Jonas.[3]

Paris Saint-Germain

On 25 January 2017, Guedes joined Paris Saint-Germain for €30 million,[10] signing a contract lasting until 2021. He stated that he wanted to emulate compatriot and former PSG player Pauleta.[11] PSG won a bidding war with Manchester United for his signature.[12]

He made his debut for the Ligue 1 title holders four days later, replacing fellow newcomer Julian Draxler for the final three minutes of a 1–1 home draw with Monaco.[13]

Valencia

On 1 September 2017, Guedes was loaned to Spanish club Valencia on a season-long deal.[14] The transfer was facilitated by the contacts between his agent Jorge Mendes and the owners of Valencia.[3]

He made his La Liga debut eight days later, replacing Andreas Pereira for the final half hour of a goalless home draw against Atlético Madrid.[15] On 15 October, Guedes scored the first goal of his loan in a 6–3 win at Real Betis, as his unbeaten team rose to second above Real Madrid.[16] Six days later, he scored twice and assisted Santi Mina in a 4–0 win over Sevilla, the Che team's fifth consecutive victory.[17] He received plaudits from the international sporting press for his early-season form.[18][3]

After rejecting offers from Premier League teams, on 27 August 2018, Valencia and Paris Saint-Germain reached an agreement for the former to sign Guedes for 40 million euros.[19] He played in the 2019 Copa del Rey Final on 25 May, with his team beating FC Barcelona 2–1 to win the club's first honour in eleven years.[20]

International career

Guedes was first called up by Portugal manager Fernando Santos on 6 November 2015, ahead of international friendlies against Russia and Luxembourg.[21] He made his debut eight days later against the former, starting in a 0–1 loss in Krasnodar,[22] which made him the first 18-year-old to represent the nation since Cristiano Ronaldo.[12]

On 10 November 2017, Guedes scored his first international goal in a 3–0 friendly win over Saudi Arabia in Viseu, also assisting Manuel Fernandes earlier in the game.[23]

Guedes was named in Portugal's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. In the final warm-up game before the tournament, he scored twice in a 3–0 win over Algeria at the Estádio da Luz.[24]

At the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals on home soil, Guedes was a substitute for João Félix in the semi-final victory over Switzerland but started the final, where he scored the only goal against the Netherlands at the Estádio do Dragão.[25]

Personal life

In May 2019, Guedes was involved in a collision between his car and a motorcycle in Valencia, Spain. Both parties suffered only slight injuries.[26]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 25 June 2020[27][28]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Benfica B 2013–14 Segunda Liga 10————10
2014–15 328————328
2015–16 53————53
Total 3811————3811
Benfica 2014–15 Primeira Liga 50103000—90
2015–16 1831040711[lower-alpha 2]0314
2016–17 16241226200287
Total 3956192133106811
Paris Saint-Germain 2016–17 Ligue 1 704000——110
2017–18 100000001[lower-alpha 3]020
Total 8040000010130
Valencia (loan) 2017–18 La Liga 33551———386
Valencia 2018–19 25520—123—398
2019–20 14110—3000181
Total 721181—153009515
Career total 15727182922862021437

Notes

  1. In isolation, Guedes is pronounced [ˈɡɛðɨʃ].
  2. One appearance in the Portuguese Super Cup
  3. One appearance in the Trophée des Champions

International
As of match played 14 October 2019[29]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Portugal 201520
201600
201731
201892
201973
Total216

International goals
Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first.[29]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 November 2017Estádio do Fontelo, Viseu, Portugal Saudi Arabia2–03–0Friendly
2.7 June 2018Estadio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal Algeria1–03–0
3.3–0
4.9 June 2019Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal Netherlands1–01–02019 UEFA Nations League Final
5.7 September 2019Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia Serbia2–04–2UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
6.11 October 2019Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal Luxembourg3–03–0

Honours

Club

Benfica[28]

Paris Saint-Germain[28]

Valencia[28]

International

Portugal[28]

Individual

References
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  2. Guedes: Barcelona don't have many weaknesses, but they are there, Marca, 22 May 2019, accessed 10 June 2019
  3. Hunter, Graham (24 October 2017). "Goncalo Guedes is playing at Valencia like the Ballon d'Or is in his future". ESPN. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  4. "FC Porto B 4-1 Benfica B". zerozero. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
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  9. Walker, Joseph (30 September 2015). "How Benfica beat Atlético Madrid". UEFA.com. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
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  12. "Goncalo Guedes: Five things about 'new Ronaldo'; PSG and United keen". ESPN FC. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  13. "PSG estreia Gonçalo Guedes, Bernardo Silva salva Mónaco" [PSG give debut to Gonçalo Guedes, Bernardo Silva saves Monaco] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
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  15. Hernández, José (10 September 2017). "Guedes y Paulista debutaron con nota" [Guedes and Paulista make distinguished debuts] (in Spanish). Deporte Valenciano. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  16. "Real Betis 3–6 Valencia". BBC Sport. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  17. "Guedes hace brillar al Valencia" [Guedes makes Valencia shine] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
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