Gonçalo Guedes

Who is this?

Gonçalo Manuel Ganchinho Guedes (European Portuguese: [ɡõˈsalu ˈɣɛðɨʃ]; born 29 November 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for La Liga club Real Sociedad and the Portugal national team. Guedes began his career at Benfica, making his professional debut for the reserves in April 2014 and the first team six months later. After 11 goals in 63 matches across all competitions, winning five major trophies, he transferred to Paris Saint-Germain for a €30 million transfer fee in January 2017. He played only 13 matches for PSG before being loaned to Valencia in September 2017, joining them on a permanent basis for a €40 million transfer fee a year later. He played 178 games and scored 36 goals for the Spanish club, winning the Copa del Rey in 2019, and signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers for £27.5 million in 2022. Guedes earned 57 caps for Portugal at youth level, from under-15 to under-23. He made his senior international debut in November 2015, at age 18, and played at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He scored the winning goal for Portugal in the 2019 UEFA Nations League final.

Career

1. 1996
   Born
2. 2012
   Joined Portugal national under-17 football team
3. 2013
   Joined Portugal national under-18 football team
4. 2014
   Joined S.L. Benfica B
5. 2014
   Joined S.L. Benfica
6. 2014
   Joined Portugal national under-19 football team
7. 2015
   Joined Portugal national under-20 football team
8. 2015
   Joined Portugal national under-21 football team
9. 2015
   Joined Portugal men's national football team
10. 2017
    Joined Paris Saint-Germain FC
11. 2017
    Joined Valencia CF
12. 2018
    Joined Valencia CF
13. 2022
    Joined Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
14. 2023
    Joined S.L. Benfica
15. 2024
    Joined Villarreal CF
16. 2025
    Joined Real Sociedad

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Benavente
• •Citizenship: Portugal
• •Known as: association football player
• •Sport: association football