Vagner Gonçalves (Cape Verdean footballer)

Vagner
	Vagner in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Vagner José Dias Gonçalves
Date of birth	10 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Mindelo, Cape Verde
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Radomiak Radom
Number	70
Youth career
2013–2015	Gil Vicente
2016–2017	Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2016	Gil Vicente
2017–2020	Saint-Étienne II
2017–2020	Saint-Étienne
2019	→ Nancy (loan)
2019–2020	→ Nancy (loan)
2020–2023	Metz
2021–2022	→ Sion (loan)
2022–2023	→ Seraing (loan)
2024–	Radomiak Radom
International career‡
2018–	Cape Verde
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:31, 31 May 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2023

Vagner José Dias Gonçalves (born 10 January 1996), or simply Vagner, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Polish club Radomiak Radom.

Club career

On 13 January 2015, Vagner made his professional debut with Gil Vicente in a 2014–15 Taça da Liga match against Estoril Praia.^[1]

In July 2020, Vagner joined Ligue 1 side Metz from Saint-Étienne after playing for Nancy in Ligue 2 from January 2019. He signed a four-year contract while Saint-Étienne reportedly received a transfer fee of €3 million plus bonuses.^[2]

On 29 August 2021, he joined FC Sion in Switzerland on a season-long loan with an option to buy.^[3]

On 6 September 2022, Vagner moved on a new loan to Seraing in the Belgian Pro League.^[4]

On 2 September 2023, Vagner's contract with Metz was terminated by mutual consent.^[5]

On 10 January 2024, Vagner signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Ekstraklasa club Radomiak Radom.^[6] He made his first-team debut on 10 February 2024, appearing for the first 45 minutes of a 6–0 away loss to Cracovia.^[7]

International career

Vagner made his professional for the Cape Verde national team in a friendly 3–2 win over Algeria on 1 June 2019.^[8]

He was named in the roster for the 2021 Africa cup of nations when the team reached the round of 16 ^[9]

International goals

Scores and results list Cape Verde's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vagner goal.^[10]

List of international goals scored by Vagner
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	10 October 2019	Stade Parsemain, Fos-sur-Mer, France	Togo	2–1	2–1	Friendly

References

^ "Estoril Praia 3-0 Gil Vicente". ForaDeJogo. 13 January 2015.
^ "Transferts : Vagner Dias (Saint-Etienne) signe quatre ans à Metz". L'Équipe (in French). 2 July 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
^ "Vagner Dias prêté au FC Sion !" (in French). Sion. 29 August 2021.
^ "MERCATO : VAGNER DIAS EN PRÊT DU FC METZ" (in French). Seraing. 6 September 2022. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
^ "Fin de collaboration avec Vagner" [End of collaboration with Vagner] (in French). Metz. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
^ "Vagner pierwszym transferem Radomiaka!" (in Polish). Radomiak Radom. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
^ "PKO Ekstraklasa: Cracovia 6-0 Radomiak". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
^ "Amical - Le Cap-Vert de Vagner Dias Gonçalves et Kenny Rocha Santos surprend l'Algérie". madeinsaint-etienne.com.
^ "Vagner Dias chamado à seleção de Cabo Verde para render Djaniny" [Vagner Dias called to the Cape Verde national team to replace Djaniny]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 7 January 2022.
^ "Vagner Gonçalves". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 October 2019.

External links

Vagner at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Vagner at Soccerway
Stats and profile at LPFP (in Portuguese)

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[1] "Estoril Praia 3-0 Gil Vicente". ForaDeJogo. 13 January 2015.

[2] "Transferts : Vagner Dias (Saint-Etienne) signe quatre ans à Metz". L'Équipe (in French). 2 July 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.

[3] "Vagner Dias prêté au FC Sion !" (in French). Sion. 29 August 2021.

[4] "MERCATO : VAGNER DIAS EN PRÊT DU FC METZ" (in French). Seraing. 6 September 2022. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.

[5] "Fin de collaboration avec Vagner" [End of collaboration with Vagner] (in French). Metz. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

[6] "Vagner pierwszym transferem Radomiaka!" (in Polish). Radomiak Radom. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.

[7] "PKO Ekstraklasa: Cracovia 6-0 Radomiak". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 10 February 2024.

[8] "Amical - Le Cap-Vert de Vagner Dias Gonçalves et Kenny Rocha Santos surprend l'Algérie". madeinsaint-etienne.com.

[9] "Vagner Dias chamado à seleção de Cabo Verde para render Djaniny" [Vagner Dias called to the Cape Verde national team to replace Djaniny]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 7 January 2022.

[NFT-10] "Vagner Gonçalves". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 October 2019.

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