André Gonçalves | |
Fullname: | André Caetano Gonçalves |
Birth Date: | 23 January 1992 |
Birth Place: | Meiringen, Switzerland |
Height: | 1.78 m |
Currentclub: | FC Linth 04 |
Clubnumber: | 2 |
Position: | Right back |
Youthyears1: | 2001–2005 |
Youthclubs1: | FC Glarus |
Youthyears2: | 2005–2006 |
Youthclubs2: | Rapperswil-Jona |
Youthyears3: | 2006–2010 |
Youthclubs3: | FC Zürich |
Years1: | 2009–2013 |
Clubs1: | FC Zürich II |
Caps1: | 23 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Years2: | 2010–2011 |
Clubs2: | → FC Aarau (loan) |
Caps2: | 28 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2011–2012 |
Clubs3: | → FC Aarau (loan) |
Caps3: | 17 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Years4: | 2012–2013 |
Clubs4: | FC Zürich |
Caps4: | 1 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2013–2019 |
Clubs5: | Schaffhausen |
Caps5: | 146 |
Goals5: | 7 |
Years6: | 2019– |
Clubs6: | FC Linth 04 |
Caps6: | 13 |
Goals6: | 1 |
Nationalyears1: | 2008–2009 |
Nationalteam1: | Switzerland U17 |
Nationalcaps1: | 20 |
Nationalgoals1: | 4 |
Nationalyears2: | 2010–2011 |
Nationalteam2: | Switzerland U19 |
Nationalcaps2: | 11 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears3: | 2011–2012 |
Nationalteam3: | Switzerland U20 |
Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 14:03, 15 April 2020 (UTC) |
André Caetano Gonçalves (born 23 January 1992) is a Swiss-Portuguese professional footballer currently playing for FC Linth 04.
Gonçalves began his playing career with lower league clubs FC Glarus and FC Rapperswil-Jona before moving on to Swiss Super League club FC Zürich in 2006. After spending time with the club's youth teams, from late 2009 he started playing regularly with the reserve team. Gonçalves then went on loan to Swiss Challenge League club FC Aarau for both the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons in order to gain more playing experience. He returned to Zürich for the 2012–13 season. In May 2013 it was announced that he joined second tier side Schaffhausen.[1]
Ahead of the 2019/20 season, Gonçalves joined FC Linth 04.[2]
Gonçalves is a Switzerland youth international. In 2009, he was part of the Swiss under-17 team that won the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup beating host nation Nigeria 1—0 in the final. Gonçalves featured in all 7 matches at the tournament and scored in the team's round of 16 win against Germany.[3]