Mathieu Gonçalves (born 8 June 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender.

Mathieu Gonçalves
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-06-08) 8 June 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Paris 17e, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2007–2012 Gagnac
2012–2015 Blagnac FC
2015–2019 Toulouse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Toulouse II 20 (0)
2019–2021 Toulouse 5 (0)
2020–2021Le Mans (loan) 14 (0)
2021–2023 Xamax 23 (0)
International career
2016–2017 France U16 12 (0)
2017 France U17 2 (0)
2018 France U18 1 (0)
2019–2020 France U19 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 February 2020

Career edit

Gonçalves joined the Toulouse FC academy at U15 level, and signed his first professional contract with the club in June 2018.[1] He made his professional debut for Toulouse in a 4–0 Ligue 1 loss to Paris Saint-Germain F.C. on 25 August 2019.[2]

On 30 September 2020 Gonçalves joined Championnat National side Le Mans FC on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season.[3]

On 8 July 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Xamax in Switzerland.[4]

Personal life edit

Born in France, Gonçalves is of Portuguese descent.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Trois Pitchouns passent pros !" (in French). Toulouse FC. 25 June 2018.
  2. ^ "PSG vs. Toulouse - 25 August 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  3. ^ "Le Mans FC boucle son recrutement avec Mathieu Gonçalves" (in French). France Bleu. 30 September 2020.
  4. ^ "VERTRAG FÜR GONÇALVES" (in German). Xamax. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  5. ^ Martins, Marco (September 8, 2019). "Ligue 1: Mathieu Gonçalves, le défenseur qui monte à Toulouse".

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