Gonçalo Gregório

Gonçalo Gregório
Personal information
Full name	Gonçalo de Almeida Gregório
Date of birth	14 June 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Noah
Number	8
Youth career
2003–2007	Estoril
2007–2014	Belenenses
2013–2014	→ Vitória Setúbal (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2016	Belenenses
2014	→ Loures (loan)
2015–2016	→ Casa Pia (loan)
2016–2017	Leixões
2017	→ Farense (loan)
2017	Vilafranquense
2018–2019	Casa Pia
2019–2020	Paços de Ferreira
2019–2020	→ Braga B (loan)
2020–2021	Zagłębie Sosnowiec
2021–2023	União Leiria
2023–2024	Dinamo București
2024–	Noah
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 August 2024

Gonçalo de Almeida Gregório (born 14 June 1995) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a forward for Armenian Premier League club Noah.

Club career

Born in Lisbon, Gregório spent most of his youth career in the ranks of local C.F. Os Belenenses. He never made the first team, but had loans to Vitória FC, G.S. Loures and Casa Pia AC, the latter two as a senior in the third tier.

In June 2016, Gregório rescinded his contract with the team from Belém and joined Leixões S.C. of the Segunda Liga.^[1] He made his debut on 31 July in a 2016–17 Taça da Liga match against C.D. Cova da Piedade.^[2] He made 13 total appearances for the team from Matosinhos, scoring as a substitute for Kikas in a 2–2 comeback win at home to S.C. Braga B on 19 October.^[3] On 2 January 2017, he went back to the third division on loan to S.C. Farense until the end of the season.^[4]

Gregório signed for U.D. Vilafranquense on 31 May 2017, on a one-year deal with the option of a second.^[5] The following January, he returned to Casa Pia. He scored 22 goals in 17 games in the first half of 2018–19, including three hat-tricks, of which one was a four-goal haul in a 7–0 win at Redondense FC on 9 December.^[6]

On 31 January 2019, Gregório signed a 31⁄2-year deal at F.C. Paços de Ferreira.^[7] He played eight games, just one start, as they won promotion to the Primeira Liga as champions. On 2 July, he was loaned to S.C. Braga for the upcoming season with the option to buy.^[8]

On 24 August 2020, Gregório signed a two-year contract with Polish club Zagłębie Sosnowiec.^[9]

On 1 July 2023, it was announced that Gregório signed with Liga I club Dinamo București.^[10] On 22 July 2023, he scored his first goal for the club, in the 2–1 loss in the eternal derby against FCSB.^[11] On 19 August 2023, he scored in the 3–2 away win against Voluntari.^[12] In the following game, on 26 August 2023, he scored again, in the 1–1 draw against Petrolul Ploiești.^[13] He was released at the end of the 2023-24 season.^[14]

Personal life

Gregório's father Rui played professionally as a defender, mainly for Belenenses.^[6]

Honours

Paços de Ferreira

LigaPro: 2018–19

União de Leiria

Liga 3: 2022–23

Individual

Campeonato de Portugal top scorer: 2018–19 (22 goals)
Liga 3 top scorer: 2021–22 (14 goals)

References

^ Santos, Luis (23 June 2016). "Leixões anunciou três reforços" [Leixões announced three additions] (in Portuguese). CA Notícias. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
^ "Cova da Piedade 1-1 Leixões". ForaDeJogo. 2016-07-31. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
^ "Leixões-Sp. Braga B, 2-2: Arsenalistas desperdiçam vantagem de dois golos" [Leixões-Sp. Braga B, 2-2: Arsenalistas let two-goal lead slip]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 October 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
^ "Gonçalo Gregório emprestado ao Farense" [Gonçalo Gregório loaned to Farense]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
^ "Vilafranquense anuncia contratações de Gonçalo Gregório e João Freitas" [Vilafranquense announce signings of Gonçalo Gregório and João Freitas]. Record (in Portuguese). 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
^ ^a ^b Gouveia Pereira, Miguel (11 December 2018). "Filho de central virou goleador do Casa Pia e é o melhor em Portugal" [Son of defender became Casa Pia goalscorer and is the best in Portugal]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 January 2020.
^ "Nathan Júnior e Gonçalo Gregório garantidos pelo Paços de Ferreira" [Nathan Júnior and Gonçalo Gregório confirmed by Paços de Ferreira]. Record (in Portuguese). 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
^ "Paços de Ferreira empresta avançado ao Sp. Braga" [Paços de Ferreira loan forward to Sp. Braga] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
^ "Oficjalnie: Gregório piłkarzem Zagłębia!" [Official: Gregório is a Zagłębie player!] (in Polish). Zagłębie Sosnowiec. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
^ "OFICIAL - Dinamo și-a adus golgheter portughez! "Câinii" au realizat al treilea transfer al verii" (in Romanian). digisport. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
^ "Soccerway - FCSB vs. Dinamo București - 22 July 2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
^ "Soccerway - Voluntari vs. Dinamo București - 19 August 2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
^ "Soccerway - Dinamo București vs. Petrolul Ploiești - 26 August 2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
^ Leila Bolat (30 May 2024). "FC Dinamo s-a despărţit de şase jucători". news.ro.