Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Gonçalo do Lago Pontes Esteves [1] [2] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 27 February 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Aboim das Choças, Portugal [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) [3] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team |
AZ Alkmaar (on loan from Sporting CP) | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 27 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | ADECAS | ||||||||||||||||
2011–2021 | FC Porto | ||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | → Padroense (youth loan) | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2021– | Sporting CP B | 22 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2021– | Sporting CP | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2022 | → Estoril (loan) | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | → AZ Alkmaar (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Portugal U16 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Portugal U18 | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2021– | Portugal U19 | 18 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Portugal U20 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:04, 18 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:04, 18 October 2023 (UTC) |
Gonçalo do Lago Pontes Esteves (born 27 February 2004) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar, on loan from Sporting CP. [3]
Born in Aboim das Choças, Arcos de Valdevez, [4] Esteves started his career with ADC Aboim/Sabadim, before joining Porto. He also spent time on a youth loan at Padroense. [3]
Esteves signed for Sporting CP from Porto in July 2021. [5] [6] He settled well at his new club, and within a week had impressed first-team manager Rúben Amorim enough to secure a place in first team training. [4] [7]
Following good performances for the Lisbon side's B team, Esteves was included in The Guardian's "Next Generation" list for 2021. [8] He scored his first goal for Sporting's B team in a 2–0 victory over Cova da Piedade on 1 October 2021. [9] Two weeks later, he made his first-team debut in the third round of the Taça de Portugal, starting in a 4–0 win at C.F. Os Belenenses. [10] His Primeira Liga debut came on 18 December, again starting in a 3–0 win at Gil Vicente FC; he had been guaranteed his place by Amorim due to the absences of Pedro Porro and Ricardo Esgaio through injury and COVID-19 respectively. [11] [12]
On 30 June 2022, Esteves was loaned to fellow top-flight team G.D. Estoril Praia for the upcoming season. [13] In his second game on 14 August, he was sent off after an hour of a 1–0 loss at Vitória de Guimarães. [14]
On 5 January 2024, Esteves joined Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season, with an option to make the move permanent, [15] reported to be €2 million. [16]
Esteves has represented Portugal at youth international level. [17]
Esteves' older brother, Tomás, is also a footballer who plays as a right-back. [5] [18]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sporting CP B | 2021–22 | Liga 3 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
2022–23 | Liga 3 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
2023–24 | Liga 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||||
Sporting CP | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Estoril (loan) | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
Career total | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Gonçalo do Lago Pontes Esteves [1] [2] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 27 February 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Aboim das Choças, Portugal [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) [3] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team |
AZ Alkmaar (on loan from Sporting CP) | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 27 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | ADECAS | ||||||||||||||||
2011–2021 | FC Porto | ||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | → Padroense (youth loan) | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2021– | Sporting CP B | 22 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2021– | Sporting CP | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2022 | → Estoril (loan) | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | → AZ Alkmaar (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Portugal U16 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Portugal U18 | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2021– | Portugal U19 | 18 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Portugal U20 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:04, 18 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:04, 18 October 2023 (UTC) |
Gonçalo do Lago Pontes Esteves (born 27 February 2004) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar, on loan from Sporting CP. [3]
Born in Aboim das Choças, Arcos de Valdevez, [4] Esteves started his career with ADC Aboim/Sabadim, before joining Porto. He also spent time on a youth loan at Padroense. [3]
Esteves signed for Sporting CP from Porto in July 2021. [5] [6] He settled well at his new club, and within a week had impressed first-team manager Rúben Amorim enough to secure a place in first team training. [4] [7]
Following good performances for the Lisbon side's B team, Esteves was included in The Guardian's "Next Generation" list for 2021. [8] He scored his first goal for Sporting's B team in a 2–0 victory over Cova da Piedade on 1 October 2021. [9] Two weeks later, he made his first-team debut in the third round of the Taça de Portugal, starting in a 4–0 win at C.F. Os Belenenses. [10] His Primeira Liga debut came on 18 December, again starting in a 3–0 win at Gil Vicente FC; he had been guaranteed his place by Amorim due to the absences of Pedro Porro and Ricardo Esgaio through injury and COVID-19 respectively. [11] [12]
On 30 June 2022, Esteves was loaned to fellow top-flight team G.D. Estoril Praia for the upcoming season. [13] In his second game on 14 August, he was sent off after an hour of a 1–0 loss at Vitória de Guimarães. [14]
On 5 January 2024, Esteves joined Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season, with an option to make the move permanent, [15] reported to be €2 million. [16]
Esteves has represented Portugal at youth international level. [17]
Esteves' older brother, Tomás, is also a footballer who plays as a right-back. [5] [18]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sporting CP B | 2021–22 | Liga 3 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
2022–23 | Liga 3 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
2023–24 | Liga 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||||
Sporting CP | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Estoril (loan) | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
Career total | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1 |