Jonathan Goncalves

Jonathan Goncalves (Portuguese: Gonçalves; born 25 January 1989) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or midfielder for Ligue 2 club Annecy.

Jonathan Goncalves
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-01-25) 25 January 1989
Place of birth Annecy, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Annecy
Number 8
Youth career
1998–2008 Annecy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Annecy B
2011– Annecy 149+[lower-alpha 1] (8+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 2023

Career

Goncalves joined Annecy in 1998, and began his senior career playing with their reserves in the Départemental 1, the 9th division of France.[1] Promoted to their first team in 2011, he saw the club rise 5 divisions in his tenure with them.[2] His most recent promotion was to the Ligue 2 for the first time in the club's history after coming in second in the 2021–22 Championnat National, and where he acted as captain for 10 games. On 22 July 2022 at the age of 33, he signed his first professional contract with the club in their first ever season in the Ligue 2.[3] He made his professional debut in a 0–0 Ligue 2 tie with FC Metz on 2 September 2022.[4]

Playing style

A versatile player, Goncalves played as a forward as a youth, before moving back to midfielder and eventually centre-back where played most of his career. At the age of 34 in the Ligue 2 he again switched back to playing in midfield.[5]

Personal life

Born in France, Goncalves is of Portuguese descent.[6]

Notes
  1. Statistics only start from the 2015–16 season.

References
  1. "Jonathan Goncalves : "Annecy, mon club de cœur"". www.fff.fr.
  2. "L'invité sportif. Jonathan Goncalves (FC Annecy) : « C'est dingue de monter en National »". www.ledauphine.com.
  3. "Annecy - Jonathan Gonçalves passe pro et prolonge en Ligue 2". MaLigue2. 22 July 2022.
  4. "Ligue 2. "Pas mal d'émotion" : au FC Annecy depuis 1998, Jonathan Goncalves a joué ses premières minutes en pro à Metz". www.ledauphine.com.
  5. "Football - Ligue 2. Invincibilité, marathon, suspension : les dernières infos et le groupe avant Pau - FC Annecy". www.ledauphine.com.
  6. "Ligue 2 - Réception de Bastia et analyse vidéo au programme de ce 5e numéro de 100% FC Annecy". ici, par France Bleu et France 3.
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