Michael José Gonçalves (born 19 March 1995) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a right back for Xamax.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael José Gonçalves | ||
| Date of birth | 10 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Basel, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Xamax | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2009 | Concordia Basel | ||
| 2009–2013 | Basel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Basel U-21 | 32 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Wil | 18 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 15 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Wil | 51 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Servette | 14 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Winterthur | 54 | (0) |
| 2024– | Xamax | 11 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Switzerland U-16 | 12 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Switzerland U-17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Switzerland U-18 | 8 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Switzerland U-19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Switzerland U-20 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2024 | |||
Club career
editGonçalves started his youth football with Concordia Basel. In 2009 he transferred to Basel and played in their U-16 and U-18 team and a year and a half in their U-21 team before he signed a three-year professional contract and joined their first team. Gonçalves played his first team debut in the Swiss Cup 0–4 away win on 23 August 2014 against CS Italien.[2] In January 2015 it was announced that Gonçalves would be lent out to Wil to gain first team playing experience. After six months Wil took advantage of an option in the contract and took Gonçalves over definitively for nearly CHF 200'000.00.
On the 15 August 2016 Gonçalves transferred to Xamax under trainer Michel Decastel, but despite 15 games in their first team he never became happy there. On 5 July 2017 he transferred back to Wil.[3]
On 26 August 2020, he signed a two-year contract with Winterthur.[4]
International career
editGonçalves was born in Switzerland and is of Portuguese descent. Gonçalves played his debut for the Switzerland U-20 team on 13 April 2014 in the 1–2 home defeat against Poland U-20 team. His third and last game for Switzerland was on 8 September 2015 in the goalless home game against the Italian U-20. The Portugease U-20 also called him up into their team, but although Gonçalves visited their training camp, he never played a game for them.
References
edit- ^ Michael Gonçalves at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Marti, Caspar (2014). "Der FCB ntmmt due erste Hürde im Cup ohne Probleme". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ regiosport (2017). "Michael Goncalves von Xamax zurück zum FC Wil". regiosport.ch. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Michael Gonçalves verstärkt die Abwehr" (in German). Winterthur. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "Michael Gonçalves rejoint Neuchâtel Xamax" [Michael Gonçalves joins Neuchâtel Xamax] (in French). Neuchâtel Xamax FCS. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.