Gonçalo Paciência
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Gonçalo Mendes Paciência (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡõˈsalu pɐˈsjẽsjɐ]; born 1 August 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Bundesliga club VfL Bochum, on loan from La Liga club Celta.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Mendes and the second or paternal family name is Paciência.
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Full name | Gonçalo Mendes Paciência[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1994-08-01) 1 August 1994 (age 29)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Porto, Portugal[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
VfL Bochum (on loan from Celta) | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2002–2013 | Porto | ||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | → Padroense (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | Porto B | 35 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2018 | Porto | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | → Académica (loan) | 27 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2016 | → Olympiacos (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2017 | → Rio Ave (loan) | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | → Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 18 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2022 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 52 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | → Schalke 04 (loan) | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | Celta | 25 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | → VfL Bochum (loan) | 19 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Portugal U16 | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Portugal U17 | 17 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Portugal U18 | 4 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2013 | Portugal U19 | 9 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
2013 | Portugal U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2014–2017 | Portugal U21 | 17 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2016 | Portugal U23 | 4 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Portugal | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2024 |
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Formed at Porto, he appeared mainly for the reserves during his spell, playing only 16 competitive games with the first team and also being loaned four times. In 2018, he signed with Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.
A former youth international for Portugal, Paciência made his senior debut in 2017 and scored his first goal in his second match.