Vagner Gonçalves (Cape Verdean footballer) should not be confused with Vagner Gonçalves (Brazilian footballer).
| Vagner | |
| Full Name: | Vagner José Dias Gonçalves |
| Birth Date: | 1996 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Mindelo, Cape Verde |
| Height: | 1.69 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Radomiak Radom |
| Clubnumber: | 70 |
| Youthyears1: | 2013–2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | Gil Vicente |
| Youthyears2: | 2016–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Saint-Étienne |
| Years1: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Gil Vicente |
| Caps1: | 25 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2017–2020 |
| Clubs2: | Saint-Étienne II |
| Caps2: | 25 |
| Goals2: | 11 |
| Years3: | 2017–2020 |
| Clubs3: | Saint-Étienne |
| Caps3: | 4 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019 |
| Clubs4: | → Nancy (loan) |
| Caps4: | 18 |
| Goals4: | 6 |
| Years5: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs5: | → Nancy (loan) |
| Caps5: | 15 |
| Goals5: | 7 |
| Years6: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs6: | Metz |
| Caps6: | 34 |
| Goals6: | 4 |
| Years7: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs7: | → Sion (loan) |
| Caps7: | 3 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs8: | → Seraing (loan) |
| Caps8: | 23 |
| Goals8: | 4 |
| Years9: | 2024– |
| Clubs9: | Radomiak Radom |
| Caps9: | 12 |
| Goals9: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018– |
| Nationalteam1: | Cape Verde |
| Nationalcaps1: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 17:31, 31 May 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 9 June 2023 |
Vagner José Dias Gonçalves (born 10 January 1996), or simply Vagner, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Polish club Radomiak Radom.
On 13 January 2015, Vagner made his professional debut with Gil Vicente in a 2014–15 Taça da Liga match against Estoril Praia.[1]
In July 2020, Vagner joined Ligue 1 side Metz from Saint-Étienne after playing for Nancy in Ligue 2 from January 2019. He signed a four-year contract while Saint-Étienne reportedly received a transfer fee of €3 million plus bonuses.[2]
On 29 August 2021, he joined FC Sion in Switzerland on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[3]
On 6 September 2022, Vagner moved on a new loan to Seraing in the Belgian Pro League.[4]
On 2 September 2023, Vagner's contract with Metz was terminated by mutual consent.[5]
On 10 January 2024, Vagner signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Ekstraklasa club Radomiak Radom.[6] He made his first-team debut on 10 February 2024, appearing for the first 45 minutes of a 6–0 away loss to Cracovia.[7]
Vagner made his professional for the Cape Verde national team in a friendly 3–2 win over Algeria on 1 June 2019.[8]
He was named in the roster for the 2021 Africa cup of nations when the team reached the round of 16[9]
Scores and results list Cape Verde's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vagner goal.