Gegé

Admilson Estaline Dias de Barros (born 24 February 1988), known as Gegé, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a central defender.

Not to be confused with Gegê.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Dias and the second or paternal family name is Barros.

Gegé
Personal information
Full name Admilson Estaline Dias de Barros[1]
Date of birth (1988-02-24) 24 February 1988[1]
Place of birth Praia, Cape Verde[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Boavista
2008–2009 Sporting Pombal 26 (3)
2009–2010 Estrela Amadora 26 (0)
2010–2011 Trofense 14 (1)
2011–2012 Covilhã 22 (2)
2012–2014 Marítimo B 25 (1)
2013–2015 Marítimo 43 (0)
2015–2017 Arouca 29 (1)
2017 Paços Ferreira 14 (0)
2017–2020 Al-Fayha 58 (2)
International career‡
2011– Cape Verde 33 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2018

He spent the vast majority of his professional career in Portugal, starting out at Estrela da Amadora.

Club career

Gegé was born in Praia. He moved to Portugal in 2008, starting in the lower leagues with S.C. Pombal and C.F. Estrela da Amadora and moving to the second division in June 2010, signing for C.D. Trofense.[2]

After one more season in the second level, with S.C. Covilhã, Gegé moved to the Primeira Liga with C.S. Marítimo, initially being assigned to the reserves in division three.[3] He made his debut in Portugal's top flight with the Madeirans on 18 August 2013, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–1 home win against S.L. Benfica.[4]

Gegé signed a two-year contract with F.C. Arouca on 27 August 2015.[5] During his spell, he played 44 competitive games and scored three goals, two of those coming in the 2016–17 edition of the UEFA Europa League, against Heracles Almelo (1–1 away draw, qualification on the away goals rule)[6] and Olympiacos FC (2–1 loss in Athens after extra time).[7]

On 31 January 2017, Gegé joined F.C. Paços de Ferreira also of the top tier.[8] He made his league debut three days later, in a 2–0 home victory over Vitória de Guimarães.[9]

In the 2017 off-season, Gegé moved to the Saudi Professional League with Al-Fayha FC.[10]

International career

Gegé was called up to the Cape Verde national team for friendlies against Malta and Angola in September 2009, along three other under-21 internationals,[11] but eventually did not play.[12] He earned his first full cap the following year, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 defeat of Guinea-Bissau in Lisbon.

Gegé scored his first international goal on 31 March 2015, contributing to a 2–0 friendly victory in Portugal and being replaced at half-time.[13] He was a participant at the 2013 and 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, contributing respectively two[14][15] and three appearances as the nation exited in the quarter-finals and the group stage.[16][17][18]

Career statistics

Club
As of 17 May 2019[19]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arouca 2015–16 Primeira Liga 2110030——241
2016–17 80001031—121
Total 29100403100362
Paços Ferreira 2016–17 Primeira Liga 1400000—00140
Al-Fayha 2017–18 Pro League 1210010——131
2018–19 22000———220
Total 34100100000351
Career total 77200503100853

    International
    As of 16 October 2018[20]
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Cape Verde
    201010
    201150
    201240
    201360
    201430
    201541
    201620
    201721
    201820
    Total292

    International goals
    As of 28 March 2017 (Cape Verde score listed first, score column indicates score after each Gegé goal)
    No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result CompetitionRef.
    1.31 March 2015António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril, Portugal Portugal
    2–0
    2–0
    		Friendly[13]
    2.28 March 2017Alphonse Theis, Hesperange, Luxembourg Luxembourg
    1–0
    2–0
    		Friendly[21]

    References
    1. "Gêgê" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
    2. "Gégé é reforço" [Gégé is an addition] (in Portuguese). C.D. Trofense. 5 June 2010. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
    3. "Pedro Martins chamou apenas dois reforços" [Pedro Martins called only two additions]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 17 August 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
    4. Andrade, David (18 August 2013). "Exibição paupérrima e opções de Jesus mantêm a má tradição do Benfica" [Awful display and Jesus choices keep Benfica's bad tradition]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 May 2016.
    5. "Gegé assinou pelo FC Arouca" [Gegé signed for FC Arouca]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 27 August 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
    6. Godinho, João Paulo (28 July 2016). "Arouca consegue empate milagroso na Holanda" [Arouca manage miracle draw in the Netherlands] (in Portuguese). SAPO. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
    7. "Lutador Arouca fica pelo caminho no prolongamento" [Fighting Arouca ousted in extra time] (in Portuguese). UEFA. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
    8. "Reforços" [Reinforcements] (in Portuguese). F.C. Paços Ferreira. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
    9. Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (3 February 2017). "P. Ferreira-V. Guimarães, 2–0 (crónica)" [P. Ferreira-V. Guimarães, 2–0 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
    10. "Gegé signs on Al Fayha of Saudi Arabia". SL World Team. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
    11. "Selecção nacional de futebol: divulgada lista para amistosos com Malta e Angola" [National football team: list for friendlies with Malta and Angola released]. Expresso das Ilhas (in Portuguese). 29 August 2009. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
    12. "Futebol: Cabo Verde vence Malta" [Football: Cape Verde defeat Malta]. Expresso das Ilhas (in Portuguese). 4 September 2009. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
    13. "Portugal 0–2 Cape Verde Islands". BBC Sport. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
    14. Fottrell, Stephen (23 January 2013). "Africa Cup of Nations 2013: Morocco 1–1 Cape Verde Islands". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
    15. Fottrell, Stephen (27 January 2013). "Africa Cup of Nations: Cape Verde 2–1 Angola". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
    16. "Tunisia 1–1 Cape Verde Islands". BBC Sport. 18 January 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
    17. "DR Congo's Robert Kidiaba denies Cape Verde in Africa Cup of Nations". The Guardian. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
    18. "Cape Verde Islands 0–0 Zambia". BBC Sport. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
    19. "Gêgê". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
    20. "Gêgê – Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
    21. "Gegé e Júlio Tavares dão triunfo a Cabo Verde" [Gegé and Júlio Tavares give triumph to Cape Verde]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
    • Gegé at ForaDeJogo (archived)
    • Gegé at National-Football-Teams.com
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