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Gonçalo Paciência

Gonçalo Paciência

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Sport Club do Recife
Age31
CitizenshipPortugal
Height1.84 m
Footright
BornAugust 1, 1994
at Sport Club do Recife 501 days · joined 2025-01-08
👕200+ Apps 50+ Goals 🏴50+ Caps
Market value €1.00m
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

12
clubs played for
12/13
debut season
0.22
goals / match
Eintracht Frankfurt
top club · 86 apps

Career highs

€15.00m
peak value · 2019
€3.00m
top transfer fee · 18/19
11
best season · 17/18
63 / 26
int'l caps / goals
306Appearances
67Goals
25Assists
51Yellow cards
1Red cards
55Full matches (90′)
Full nameGonçalo Paciência
Name in home countryGonçalo Mendes Paciência
Date of birth1994-08-01 (31 yrs)
Place of birthPorto, Portugal
CitizenshipPortugal
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footright
Height184.00 m
Current clubSport Club do Recife
Joined2025-01-08
Contract expires2025-12-31
AgentProeleven S.A.
Jul 2025
2025 — Sport Club do Recife
20 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Apr 2025
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Mar 2025
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jan 2025
Transfer: Sanf. Hiroshima → Sport Recife
24/25 · Transfer
Sep 2024
Transfer: Celta de Vigo → Sanf. Hiroshima
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
2024 — Sanfrecce Hiroshima
10 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2024
24/25 — Sanfrecce Hiroshima
3 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2024
Transfer: VfL Bochum → Celta de Vigo
23/24 · Return from loan
Sep 2023
Transfer: Celta de Vigo → VfL Bochum
23/24 · Loan
Aug 2023
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — VfL Bochum, Celta de Vigo
21 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2022
Transfer: E. Frankfurt → Celta de Vigo
22/23 · Transfer · €790k
Jul 2022
22/23 — Celta de Vigo
28 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2022
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Dec 2021
Injury: unknown
Oct 2021
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Eintracht Frankfurt
25 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2021
Transfer: FC Schalke 04 → E. Frankfurt
20/21 · Return from loan
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
20 games missed
Sep 2020
Transfer: E. Frankfurt → FC Schalke 04
20/21 · Loan
Jul 2020
20/21 — FC Schalke 04, Eintracht Frankfurt
16 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2020
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
May 2020
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Mar 2020
Injury: unknown
Dec 2019
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Eintracht Frankfurt
43 matches · 10 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Dec 2018
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Sep 2018
Injury: unknown
20 games missed
Jul 2018
Transfer: FC Porto → E. Frankfurt
18/19 · Transfer · €3.00m
Jul 2018
18/19 — Eintracht Frankfurt
18 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2018
Transfer: Vitória Setúbal → FC Porto
17/18 · Return from loan
Jul 2017
Transfer: FC Porto → Vitória Setúbal
17/18 · Loan
Jul 2017
17/18 — FC Porto, Vitória Setúbal FC
37 matches · 11 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2017
Transfer: Rio Ave → FC Porto
16/17 · Return from loan
Mar 2017
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jan 2017
Transfer: FC Porto → Rio Ave
16/17 · Loan
Dec 2016
Transfer: Olympiacos → FC Porto
16/17 · Return from loan
Aug 2016
Transfer: FC Porto → Olympiacos
16/17 · Loan
Aug 2016
Transfer: FC Porto B → FC Porto
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Rio Ave FC, Olympiacos Piraeus
16 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2016
Transfer: Coimbra → FC Porto B
15/16 · Return from loan
Jul 2015
Transfer: FC Porto B → Coimbra
15/16 · Loan
Jul 2015
15/16 — Académica Coimbra
30 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Sep 2014
Injury: unknown
20 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — FC Porto, FC Porto B
20 matches · 10 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — FC Porto B
19 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2013
Transfer: FC Porto U19 → FC Porto B
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — FC Porto B
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2011
Transfer: FC Porto U17 → FC Porto U19
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2010
Transfer: Padroense U17 → FC Porto U17
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2009
Transfer: FC Porto U15 → Padroense U17
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2007
Transfer: FC Porto Youth → FC Porto U15
07/08 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €15.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
4,933 min
Minutes played by club
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5.3%
VfL Bochum 4.4%
Celta de Vigo 10.3%
Eintracht Frankfurt 15.4%
Sport Club do Recife 2.1%
FC Schalke 04 15.1%
FC Porto 2.1%
Vitória Setúbal FC 10.6%
Olympiacos Piraeus 0.0%
Rio Ave FC 11.3%
Académica Coimbra 13.7%
FC Porto B 9.5%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 2024 24/25 13 4 0 263
VfL Bochum 1 23/24 23/24 21 3 1 215
Celta de Vigo 2 22/23 23/24 28 3 0 509
Eintracht Frankfurt 4 18/19 21/22 86 20 8 761
Sport Club do Recife 1 2025 2025 20 5 1 103
FC Schalke 04 1 20/21 20/21 16 1 2 747
FC Porto 2 14/15 17/18 16 1 3 106
Vitória Setúbal FC 1 17/18 17/18 25 11 6 525
Olympiacos Piraeus 1 16/17 16/17 1 0 0 0
Rio Ave FC 1 16/17 16/17 15 1 0 558
Académica Coimbra 1 15/16 15/16 30 4 3 677
FC Porto B 3 12/13 14/15 35 14 1 469

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

5€3.8M9€7.5M14€11.3M18€15M13/14 — 5 goals (FC Porto B)513/1414/15 — 10 goals (FC Porto B)14/15 — 3 assists1314/1515/16 — 4 goals (Académica Coimbra)15/16 — 3 assists715/1616/17 — 1 goals (Rio Ave FC)116/1717/18 — 11 goals (Vitória Setúbal FC)17/18 — 7 assists1817/1818/19 — 5 goals (Eintracht Frankfurt)18/19 — 1 assists618/1919/20 — 10 goals (Eintracht Frankfurt)19/20 — 6 assists1619/2020/21 — 1 goals (FC Schalke 04)20/21 — 2 assists320/212024 — 2 goals (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)220242025 — 5 goals (Sport Club do Recife)2025 — 1 assists6202521/22 — 5 goals (Eintracht Frankfurt)21/22 — 1 assists621/2222/23 — 3 goals (Celta de Vigo)322/2323/24 — 3 goals (VfL Bochum)23/24 — 1 assists423/2424/25 — 2 goals (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)224/2514/15 — €200K15/16 — €1M16/17 — €1.5M17/18 — €800K18/19 — €3M19/20 — €15M20/21 — €12M21/22 — €7.5M22/23 — €3.5M23/24 — €2.5M24/25 — €1.5MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

12/13: 0012/1313/14: 5513/1414/15: 101014/1515/16: 4415/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 111117/1818/19: 5518/1919/20: 101019/2020/21: 1120/212024: 2220242025: 55202521/22: 5521/2222/23: 3322/2323/24: 3323/2424/25: 2224/25

Assists by season

12/13: 0012/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 3314/1515/16: 3315/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 7717/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 6619/2020/21: 2220/212024: 0020242025: 11202521/22: 1121/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 1123/2424/25: 0024/25
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
24/25 AFC Champions League Two Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 2 0 1 0 79
23/24 Bundesliga VfL Bochum 19 3 1 2 0 215
23/24 Bundesliga Playoffs VfL Bochum 2 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 LaLiga Celta de Vigo 0 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Copa del Rey Celta de Vigo 3 1 0 0 0 185
22/23 LaLiga Celta de Vigo 25 2 0 2 1 324
21/22 Bundesliga Eintracht Frankfurt 18 3 0 3 0 168
21/22 DFB-Pokal Eintracht Frankfurt 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Europa League Eintracht Frankfurt 6 2 1 3 0 82
2025 Campeonato Pernambucano Sport Club do Recife 9 5 1 0 0 103
2025 Copa do Brasil Sport Club do Recife 1 0 0 0 0 0
2025 Copa do Nordeste Sport Club do Recife 6 0 0 0 0 0
2025 Série A Sport Club do Recife 4 0 0 0 0 0
2024 Emperor's Cup Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 0 0 0 0 0
2024 J. League Cup Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 0 0 0 0 0
2024 J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima 8 2 0 1 0 184
20/21 Bundesliga FC Schalke 04 15 1 2 2 0 747
20/21 DFB-Pokal FC Schalke 04 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 DFB-Pokal Eintracht Frankfurt 0 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Bundesliga Eintracht Frankfurt 23 7 4 4 0 182
19/20 DFB-Pokal Eintracht Frankfurt 4 0 1 0 0 0
19/20 Europa League Eintracht Frankfurt 10 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 Europa League Qualifying Eintracht Frankfurt 6 3 1 0 0 126
18/19 Bundesliga Eintracht Frankfurt 11 3 1 1 0 130
18/19 DFB-Pokal Eintracht Frankfurt 1 1 0 1 0 7
18/19 Europa League Eintracht Frankfurt 6 1 0 1 0 66
17/18 Champions League FC Porto 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Liga NOS FC Porto 9 0 1 1 0 0
17/18 Liga NOS Vitória Setúbal FC 18 5 4 3 0 275
17/18 Taça CTT Vitória Setúbal FC 5 5 2 1 0 70
17/18 Taça de Portugal FC Porto 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Taça de Portugal Vitória Setúbal FC 2 1 0 1 0 180
16/17 Allianz Cup Rio Ave FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Liga NOS Rio Ave FC 15 1 0 2 0 558
16/17 Super League 1 Olympiacos Piraeus 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Allianz Cup Académica Coimbra 1 0 1 0 0 0
15/16 Liga NOS Académica Coimbra 27 3 2 6 0 584
15/16 Taça de Portugal Académica Coimbra 2 1 0 1 0 93
14/15 Allianz Cup FC Porto 3 1 2 0 0 106
14/15 Champions League FC Porto 0 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Liga NOS FC Porto 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Liga Portugal 2 FC Porto B 16 9 1 10 0 142
13/14 Liga Portugal 2 FC Porto B 19 5 0 4 0 327
12/13 Liga Portugal 2 FC Porto B 0 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
07/08 2007-07-01 FC Porto Youth FC Porto U15 Transfer 0
09/10 2009-07-01 FC Porto U15 Padroense U17 Transfer 0
10/11 2010-07-01 Padroense U17 FC Porto U17 Transfer 0
11/12 2011-07-01 FC Porto U17 FC Porto U19 Transfer 0
13/14 2013-07-01 FC Porto U19 FC Porto B Transfer 0
15/16 2015-07-28 FC Porto B Coimbra Loan 1000000
15/16 2016-06-30 Coimbra FC Porto B Return from loan 1500000
16/17 2016-08-30 FC Porto B FC Porto Transfer 1500000
16/17 2016-08-31 FC Porto Olympiacos Loan 1500000
16/17 2016-12-31 Olympiacos FC Porto Return from loan 1000000
16/17 2017-01-01 FC Porto Rio Ave Loan 1000000
16/17 2017-06-30 Rio Ave FC Porto Return from loan 800000
17/18 2017-07-20 FC Porto Vitória Setúbal Loan 800000
17/18 2018-01-30 Vitória Setúbal FC Porto Return from loan 800000
18/19 2018-07-12 FC Porto E. Frankfurt Transfer 3000000 €3.00m
20/21 2020-09-15 E. Frankfurt FC Schalke 04 Loan 12000000
20/21 2021-06-30 FC Schalke 04 E. Frankfurt Return from loan 5000000
22/23 2022-08-06 E. Frankfurt Celta de Vigo Transfer 3000000 €790k
23/24 2023-09-01 Celta de Vigo VfL Bochum Loan 2000000
23/24 2024-06-30 VfL Bochum Celta de Vigo Return from loan 1500000
24/25 2024-09-02 Celta de Vigo Sanf. Hiroshima Transfer 1500000
24/25 2025-01-08 Sanf. Hiroshima Sport Recife Transfer 1200000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
14/15 Cruciate ligament strain 2014-09-05 2014-11-06 63 20
16/17 Knock 2017-03-01 2017-03-07 7 1
18/19 Meniscus tear 2018-09-10 2018-12-02 84 20
18/19 Fitness 2018-12-03 2018-12-31 29 5
19/20 muscular problems 2019-12-19 2019-12-23 5 1
19/20 Quarantine 2020-03-19 2020-04-02 15 0
19/20 Muscle injury 2020-05-05 2020-06-12 39 7
19/20 Fitness 2020-06-12 2020-06-22 11 3
20/21 Knee injury 2020-11-25 2021-04-02 129 20
21/22 Muscle injury 2021-10-25 2021-11-24 31 4
21/22 Corona virus 2021-12-30 2022-01-04 6 0
21/22 strain 2022-02-15 2022-02-22 8 1
23/24 Calf problems 2023-08-18 2023-09-15 29 4
24/25 muscular problems 2025-03-27 2025-04-18 23 6
24/25 Hip flexor problems 2025-04-27 2025-07-08 73 6
Current€1.00m
Peak€15.00m
Low€200k
Δ since start+€800k
€200k€3.90m€7.60m€11.30m€15.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #53807 #9 4 3 former national player
Team #31372 #9 8 1 former national player
Team #23137 #9 17 5 former national player
Team #16374 #9 17 6 former national player
Team #16373 #9 2 1 former national player
Team #16372 #9 9 7 former national player
Team #16371 #9 4 2 former national player
Team #3300 #14 2 1 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Timothy Chandler 1 1 748
Mijat Gacinovic 2 0 725
Frédéric Maciel 2 4 0
Joris Kayembe 2 0 0
André Silva 1 2 0
João Cancelo 2 1 0
Carlos Mané 2 3 0
Trigueira 1 0 0
João Teixeira 2 1 0
Leandro Silva 2 0 0
Djibril Sow 1 0 0
Danny da Costa 2 3 0
Daichi Kamada 1 2 0
Evan Ndicka 1 0 0
Rafa Soares 2 4 0
Kevin Trapp 1 0 0
Martin Hinteregger 1 0 0
Filip Kostić 1 9 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
14/15 Liga Portugal 2 FC Porto B 9 16
19/20 Bundesliga Eintracht Frankfurt 7 23
17/18 Liga NOS Vitória Setúbal FC 5 27

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
17/18 Liga NOS Vitória Setúbal FC 5 27
19/20 Bundesliga Eintracht Frankfurt 4 23
15/16 Liga NOS Académica Coimbra 2 27

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
23/24 2024-06-30 VfL Bochum Celta de Vigo Return from loan €1.50m
23/24 2023-09-01 Celta de Vigo VfL Bochum Loan €2.00m
20/21 2021-06-30 FC Schalke 04 E. Frankfurt Return from loan €5.00m
20/21 2020-09-15 E. Frankfurt FC Schalke 04 Loan €12.00m
17/18 2018-01-30 Vitória Setúbal FC Porto Return from loan €800k
17/18 2017-07-20 FC Porto Vitória Setúbal Loan €800k
16/17 2017-06-30 Rio Ave FC Porto Return from loan €800k
16/17 2017-01-01 FC Porto Rio Ave Loan €1.00m
16/17 2016-12-31 Olympiacos FC Porto Return from loan €1.00m
16/17 2016-08-31 FC Porto Olympiacos Loan €1.50m
15/16 2016-06-30 Coimbra FC Porto B Return from loan €1.50m
15/16 2015-07-28 FC Porto B Coimbra Loan €1.00m

Teams faced most often by Gonçalo Paciência's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
VfL Wolfsburg 43 12 12 19 50 68 -18 28%
1. FSV Mainz 05 43 20 12 11 61 46 +15 47%
Borussia Dortmund 43 8 12 23 52 92 -40 19%
Hertha BSC 42 18 10 14 69 63 +6 43%
FC Augsburg 42 15 17 10 62 49 +13 36%
SC Freiburg 41 14 12 15 51 57 -6 34%
RB Leipzig 40 9 10 21 46 72 -26 23%
VfB Stuttgart 39 18 11 10 70 55 +15 46%
1. FC Köln 38 9 10 19 46 66 -20 24%
Bayern München 34 3 5 26 27 93 -66 9%
Hannover 96 32 17 4 11 49 38 +11 53%
Werder Bremen 32 13 7 12 51 45 +6 41%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
13/14 First senior goal
2025 Goal #50 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 3 79 1 0 0 1.14
23/24 21 215 2 0 0 0.84
22/23 28 509 2 0 1 0.53
21/22 25 250 6 0 0 2.16
2024 10 184 1 0 0 0.49
20/21 16 747 2 0 0 0.24
19/20 43 308 5 0 0 1.46
18/19 18 203 3 0 0 1.33
17/18 37 525 6 0 0 1.03
16/17 16 558 2 0 0 0.32
15/16 30 677 7 0 0 0.93
14/15 20 248 10 0 0 3.63
13/14 19 327 4 0 0 1.1

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Bundesliga
86 apps
17 G
8 A
Liga Portugal 2
35 apps
14 G
1 A
Liga NOS
70 apps
9 G
7 A
Taça CTT
9 apps
6 G
5 A
Campeonato Pernambucano
9 apps
5 G
1 A
Europa League
22 apps
3 G
1 A
Europa League Qualifying
6 apps
3 G
1 A
AFC Champions League Two
3 apps
2 G
0 A
J1 League
8 apps
2 G
0 A
LaLiga
25 apps
2 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Gonçalo Paciência

Who is Gonçalo Paciência?

Gonçalo Paciência is a Portugal professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Sport Club do Recife.

How old is Gonçalo Paciência?

Gonçalo Paciência is 31 years old. He was born on August 1, 1994 in Porto.

What position does Gonçalo Paciência play?

Gonçalo Paciência plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Gonçalo Paciência play for?

Gonçalo Paciência currently plays for Sport Club do Recife.

How many career goals has Gonçalo Paciência scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Gonçalo Paciência has scored 67 goals in 306 appearances.

What is Gonçalo Paciência's market value?

Gonçalo Paciência's most recent reported market value is €1.00m.