Bryan Goncalves

Bryan Goncalves (born 19 July 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian club Beveren.

Bryan Goncalves
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-07-19) 19 July 1996
Place of birth Maisons-Laffitte, France
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Beveren
Number 78
Youth career
2002–2008 Conflans FC
2008–2013 FC Herblay
2013–2015 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Paris Saint-Germain II 5 (1)
2016–2017 Conflans FC
2017 Toulouse Rodéo 11 (3)
2017–2018 Saint-Leu
2018 Marseille II 14 (2)
2018–2019 Houilles AC
2019 Racing Besançon 1 (0)
2019–2021 Versailles 15 (1)
2021–2023 Laval 53 (2)
2023– Beveren 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023

Career

Goncalves was a youth player for Conflans FC and FC Herblay where he played as a striker.[1] He pretended he played as a centre-back in a trial with Paris Saint-Germain and ended up joining their reserves at the age of 18.[2] He began his senior career with their reserves in 2015. He was released and moved to non-league football with Conflans FC before moving to Toulouse Rodéo in 2017.[3] After a short stint with them, he again moved to non-league football with Saint-Leu before moving to the reserves of Marseille in 2018.[4] He followed that up with successive stints at semi-pro clubs Houilles and Racing Besançon, before moving to the Championnat National 3 side Versailles and helping them achieve promotion in his debut season with them.[5] On 17 June 2021, he transferred to Laval in the Championnat National.[6] He again won promotion with Laval in his debut season, this time into the Ligue 2 as a starter.[7]

On 31 July 2023, Goncalves signed a three-year contract with Beveren in Belgium.[8]

Personal life

Born in France, Goncalves also holds Portuguese citizenship[9] through his mother.[10]

Honours

Versailles

Laval

References
  1. "Bryan Goncalves : « Une immense fierté »". PSG.FR.
  2. "Bryan Gonçalves, Laval : « je n'ai jamais caché mon amour pour ce club »". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert.
  3. "Interview. Stade lavallois. Bryan Goncalves : « À l'époque, j'étais un doux rêveur »". actu.fr.
  4. Mancelle, La Tribune (25 February 2022). "Bryan Goncalves, de la Youth League à la Mayenne". La Tribune Mancelle.
  5. "[News-Anciens] TitiPhone : 60 secondes avec… Bryan Goncalves (FC Versailles 78/N3)". Les Titis du PSG. 14 December 2019.
  6. "[Mercato-Anciens] Bryan Goncalves signe au Stade Lavallois (N1)". Les Titis du PSG. 28 May 2021.
  7. "Ligue 2 - Au Stade Lavallois, Bryan Goncalves "a toute sa place"". ici, par France Bleu et France 3. 31 July 2022.
  8. "WELKOM OP DE FREETHIEL, BRYAN GONCALVES!" [WELCOME TO THE FREETHIEL, BRYAN GONCALVES!] (in Dutch). Beveren. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  9. https://www.unfp.org/joueur/bryan-goncalves-21141/
  10. "Laval - Bryan Goncalves : « La moindre des choses, c'est de mouiller le maillot pour ce club jusqu'à la dernière minute de mon contrat »". MaLigue2. 8 December 2022.
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