Diogo Gonçalves
Attack - Left Winger
at Real Salt Lake City
at Real Salt Lake City
653 days · joined 2024-08-09
👕200+ Apps
⚽50+ Goals
🏴50+ Caps
Market value
€3.50m
Left Winger Attack
Career snapshot
8
clubs played for
14/15
debut season
0.18
goals / match
SL Benfica
top club · 98 apps
Career highs
€8.00m
peak value · 2021
€3.00m
top transfer fee · 24/25
13
best season · 15/16
54 / 17
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1997-02-06 · 6 players total
345Appearances
63Goals
48Assists
41Yellow cards
2Red cards
76Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Diogo Gonçalves |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Diogo António Cupido Gonçalves |
| Date of birth | 1997-02-06 (29 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Almodôvar, Portugal |
| Citizenship |  Portugal |
| Position | Attack - Left Winger (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 178.00 m |
| Current club | Real Salt Lake City |
| Joined | 2024-08-09 |
| Contract expires | 2026-12-31 |
| Agent | Traquifoot |
Jul 2025
2025 — Real Salt Lake City
26 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
May 2025
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Aug 2024
Transfer: FC Copenhagen → Salt Lake
24/25 · Transfer · €3.00m
Jul 2024
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2024
2024 — Real Salt Lake City
11 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2024
24/25 — Real Salt Lake City, FC Copenhagen
4 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
May 2024
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Mar 2024
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Oct 2023
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — FC Copenhagen, FC Copenhagen Reserves
39 matches · 11 G · 6 A · across 6 competitions
Mar 2023
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jan 2023
Transfer: Benfica → FC Copenhagen
22/23 · Transfer · €2.40m
Jul 2022
22/23 — SL Benfica, FC Copenhagen
38 matches · 10 G · 2 A · across 8 competitions
Nov 2021
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2021
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — SL Benfica
34 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2021
Injury: unknown
Jan 2021
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Aug 2020
Transfer: Famalicão → Benfica
19/20 · Return from loan
Jul 2020
20/21 — SL Benfica
31 matches · 2 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — FC Famalicão
34 matches · 7 G · 9 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: Benfica → Famalicão
19/20 · Loan
Jun 2019
Transfer: Forest → Benfica
18/19 · Return from loan
Jul 2018
18/19 — Nottingham Forest
10 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: Benfica → Forest
18/19 · Loan
Jul 2017
17/18 — SL Benfica, SL Benfica B
18 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Benfica B → Benfica
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — SL Benfica B, SL Benfica UEFA U19
40 matches · 10 G · 11 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — SL Benfica B, SL Benfica UEFA U19
42 matches · 13 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Benfica U19 → Benfica B
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — SL Benfica B, SL Benfica UEFA U19
18 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: Benfica U17 → Benfica U19
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2012
Transfer: Benfica U15 → Benfica U17
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2010
Transfer: Benfica Yth → Benfica U15
10/11 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €8.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 894 other Attack - Left Wingers with ≥500 minutes in 24/25. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.73/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.73/90
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
Minutes played by club
FC Copenhagen
23.3%
Real Salt Lake City
13.0%
FC Copenhagen Reserves
0.0%
SL Benfica
22.9%
FC Famalicão
9.4%
Nottingham Forest
0.0%
SL Benfica B
22.6%
SL Benfica UEFA U19
8.8%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Copenhagen | 3 | 22/23 | 24/25 | 57 | 21 | 8 | 1,585 |
| Real Salt Lake City | 3 | 2024 | 24/25 | 39 | 5 | 4 | 882 |
| FC Copenhagen Reserves | 1 | 23/24 | 23/24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SL Benfica | 4 | 17/18 | 22/23 | 98 | 3 | 10 | 1,560 |
| FC Famalicão | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 34 | 7 | 9 | 639 |
| Nottingham Forest | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SL Benfica B | 4 | 14/15 | 17/18 | 86 | 16 | 11 | 1,534 |
| SL Benfica UEFA U19 | 3 | 14/15 | 16/17 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 598 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | CONCACAF CC | Real Salt Lake City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Superliga | FC Copenhagen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 |
| 24/25 | UECL Qualifiers | FC Copenhagen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Champions League | FC Copenhagen | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 269 |
| 23/24 | Champions League Qu. | FC Copenhagen | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 470 |
| 23/24 | Future Cup | FC Copenhagen Reserves | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Oddset Pokalen | FC Copenhagen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Superliga | FC Copenhagen | 16 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 177 |
| 23/24 | Superliga Championship round | FC Copenhagen | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 |
| 22/23 | Allianz Cup | SL Benfica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Champions League | SL Benfica | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Champions League Qu. | SL Benfica | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 22/23 | Liga Portugal | SL Benfica | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Pokalen | FC Copenhagen | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| 22/23 | Superliga | FC Copenhagen | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 275 |
| 22/23 | Superliga Championship round | FC Copenhagen | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 102 |
| 22/23 | Taça de Portugal | SL Benfica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Allianz Cup | SL Benfica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Champions League | SL Benfica | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Champions League Qu. | SL Benfica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Liga Portugal | SL Benfica | 23 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | Leagues Cup | Real Salt Lake City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | MLS | Real Salt Lake City | 23 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 607 |
| 2024 | MLS | Real Salt Lake City | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 275 |
| 2024 | MLS Cup Playoffs | Real Salt Lake City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Europa League | SL Benfica | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 349 |
| 20/21 | Liga NOS | SL Benfica | 21 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1,180 |
| 20/21 | Supertaça | SL Benfica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Taça de Portugal | SL Benfica | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Allianz Cup | FC Famalicão | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Liga NOS | FC Famalicão | 27 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 404 |
| 19/20 | Taça de Portugal | FC Famalicão | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 235 |
| 18/19 | Championship | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | EFL Cup | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Champions League | SL Benfica | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Ledman LigaPro | SL Benfica B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 422 |
| 17/18 | Liga NOS | SL Benfica | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Supertaça | SL Benfica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Taça CTT | SL Benfica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Taça de Portugal | SL Benfica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Ledman LigaPro | SL Benfica B | 35 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 380 |
| 16/17 | UEFA Youth League | SL Benfica UEFA U19 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 255 |
| 15/16 | Ledman LigaPro | SL Benfica B | 36 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 408 |
| 15/16 | UEFA Youth League | SL Benfica UEFA U19 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 75 |
| 14/15 | Liga Portugal 2 | SL Benfica B | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 324 |
| 14/15 | UEFA Youth League | SL Benfica UEFA U19 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 268 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | Benfica Yth | Benfica U15 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Benfica U15 | Benfica U17 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Benfica U17 | Benfica U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | Benfica U19 | Benfica B | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | Benfica B | Benfica | Transfer | 1250000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | Benfica | Forest | Loan | 2500000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-06-30 | Forest | Benfica | Return from loan | 2000000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | Benfica | Famalicão | Loan | 2000000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-08-03 | Famalicão | Benfica | Return from loan | 1600000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-05 | Benfica | FC Copenhagen | Transfer | 5000000 | €2.40m |
| 24/25 | 2024-08-09 | FC Copenhagen | Salt Lake | Transfer | 5500000 | €3.00m |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | Corona virus | 2021-01-19 | 2021-01-27 | 9 | 2 |
| 21/22 | unknown injury | 2021-06-26 | 2021-08-01 | 37 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Hip injury | 2021-08-19 | 2021-09-07 | 20 | 3 |
| 21/22 | unknown injury | 2021-11-17 | 2021-12-01 | 15 | 3 |
| 22/23 | Foot bruise | 2023-03-19 | 2023-03-31 | 13 | 1 |
| 23/24 | unknown injury | 2023-10-31 | 2023-11-04 | 5 | 1 |
| 23/24 | unknown injury | 2024-03-05 | 2024-03-09 | 5 | 1 |
| 23/24 | unknown injury | 2024-05-25 | 2024-06-24 | 31 | 2 |
| 24/25 | unknown injury | 2024-07-31 | 2024-08-06 | 7 | 2 |
| 24/25 | Heel injury | 2025-05-16 | 2025-06-12 | 28 | 4 |
Current€3.50m
Peak€8.00m
Low€350k
Δ since start+€3.15m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €8.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.60m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €900k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #31372 | #7 | 9 | 2 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #30503 | #7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #16374 | #11 | 13 | 8 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #16373 | #18 | 12 | 5 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #16372 | #7 | 13 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #16371 | #7 | 5 | 2 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamil Grabara | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lukas Lerager | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Everton | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Renato Sanches | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| André Ferreira | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pizzi | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Xande Silva | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Elias Jelert | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Denis Vavro | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Heri Tavares | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Kevin Diks | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rasmus Falk | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| João Carvalho | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Julian Weigl | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafa Silva | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Odysseas Vlachodimos | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicolás Otamendi | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aurélio Buta | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Guga | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Alejandro Grimaldo | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | Ledman LigaPro | SL Benfica B | 8 | 35 |
| 15/16 | UEFA Youth League | SL Benfica UEFA U19 | 7 | 6 |
| 15/16 | Ledman LigaPro | SL Benfica B | 6 | 36 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | Ledman LigaPro | SL Benfica B | 8 | 35 |
| 19/20 | Liga NOS | FC Famalicão | 7 | 27 |
| 20/21 | Liga NOS | SL Benfica | 5 | 21 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | 2020-08-03 | Famalicão | Benfica | Return from loan | — | €1.60m |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | Benfica | Famalicão | Loan | — | €2.00m |
| 18/19 | 2019-06-30 | Forest | Benfica | Return from loan | — | €2.00m |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | Benfica | Forest | Loan | — | €2.50m |
Teams faced most often by Diogo Gonçalves's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Ave FC | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 63% |
| Vitória Guimarães | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 38% |
| Paços de Ferreira | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 15 | +23 | 69% |
| Portimonense SC | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 13 | +13 | 44% |
| CD Santa Clara | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 56% |
| FC Porto | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 36 | -18 | 13% |
| CS Marítimo | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 53% |
| Moreirense FC | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 29% |
| CD Tondela | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 36% |
| Sporting Braga | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 31% |
| Sporting CP | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 42% |
| Gil Vicente | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 67% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | Senior debut season | |
| 14/15 | First senior goal | |
| 22/23 | Goal #50 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | 39 | 1,010 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.45 |
| 22/23 | 38 | 482 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.37 |
| 21/22 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 26 | 607 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 20/21 | 31 | 1,529 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.41 |
| 19/20 | 34 | 639 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.41 |
| 18/19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17/18 | 18 | 422 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.43 |
| 16/17 | 40 | 635 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.57 |
| 15/16 | 42 | 483 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.56 |
| 14/15 | 18 | 592 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Liga Portugal 2
86 apps
16 G
11 A
UEFA Youth League
19 apps
11 G
6 A
Superliga
23 apps
8 G
2 A
Superliga Championship round
15 apps
7 G
1 A
Liga Portugal
88 apps
6 G
16 A
MLS
32 apps
5 G
4 A
Pokalen
6 apps
3 G
1 A
Champions League Qu.
11 apps
2 G
3 A
Taça de Portugal
13 apps
2 G
3 A
Champions League
20 apps
2 G
1 A
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Who is Diogo Gonçalves?
Diogo Gonçalves is a Portugal professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Real Salt Lake City.
How old is Diogo Gonçalves?
Diogo Gonçalves is 29 years old. He was born on February 6, 1997 in Almodôvar.
What position does Diogo Gonçalves play?
Diogo Gonçalves plays as a left winger (Attack - Left Winger).
What club does Diogo Gonçalves play for?
Diogo Gonçalves currently plays for Real Salt Lake City.
How many career goals has Diogo Gonçalves scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Diogo Gonçalves has scored 63 goals in 345 appearances.
What is Diogo Gonçalves's market value?
Diogo Gonçalves's most recent reported market value is €3.50m.