Gelson
Attack - Centre-Forward
at Al-Wakrah SC
at Al-Wakrah SC
1,423 days · joined 2022-07-01
👕200+ Apps
⚽50+ Goals
🏴25+ Caps
Market value
€2.00m
Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
5
clubs played for
16/17
debut season
0.41
goals / match
Al-Wakrah SC
top club · 98 apps
Career highs
€2.50m
peak value · 2023
€1.50m
top transfer fee · 22/23
19
best season · 21/22
38 / 15
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1996-07-13 · 6 players total
216Appearances
89Goals
39Assists
26Yellow cards
2Red cards
38Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Gelson |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Gelson Dala |
| Date of birth | 1996-07-13 (29 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Luanda, Angola |
| Citizenship | Angola Portugal |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 175.00 m |
| Current club | Al-Wakrah SC |
| Joined | 2022-07-01 |
| Contract expires | 2025-06-30 |
| Agent | Ulisses Santos - ... |
Aug 2025
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2025
25/26 — Al-Wakrah SC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2024
24/25 — Al-Wakrah SC
21 matches · 9 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — Al-Wakrah SC
26 matches · 8 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Al-Wakrah SC
22 matches · 15 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: Rio Ave → Al-Wakrah SC
22/23 · Transfer · €1.50m
Jun 2022
Transfer: Al-Wakrah SC → Rio Ave
21/22 · Return from loan
Aug 2021
Transfer: Rio Ave → Al-Wakrah SC
21/22 · Loan
Jul 2021
21/22 — Al-Wakrah SC
28 matches · 19 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2020
Transfer: Sporting CP → Rio Ave
20/21 · Transfer · €375k
Jul 2020
Transfer: Rio Ave → Sporting CP
19/20 · Return from loan
Jul 2020
20/21 — Rio Ave FC
38 matches · 6 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2020
Transfer: Sporting CP → Rio Ave
19/20 · Loan
Jan 2020
Transfer: Antalyaspor → Sporting CP
19/20 · Return from loan
Oct 2019
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Sep 2019
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Aug 2019
Transfer: Sporting CP → Antalyaspor
19/20 · Loan
Jul 2019
19/20 — Rio Ave FC, Antalyaspor
23 matches · 7 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2019
Transfer: Rio Ave → Sporting CP
18/19 · Return from loan
Dec 2018
Injury: unknown
14 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Rio Ave FC
26 matches · 7 G · 8 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2018
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jan 2018
Transfer: Sporting CP → Rio Ave
17/18 · Loan
Jan 2018
Transfer: Sporting B → Sporting CP
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — Sporting CP B, Rio Ave FC, Sporting CP
13 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2017
Transfer: 1º de Agosto → Sporting B
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Sporting CP B, Sporting CP
18 matches · 13 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
Al-Wakrah SC
38.2%
Rio Ave FC
47.8%
Antalyaspor
7.5%
Sporting CP
0.0%
Sporting CP B
6.6%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Wakrah SC | 5 | 21/22 | 25/26 | 98 | 51 | 18 | 1,305 |
| Rio Ave FC | 4 | 17/18 | 20/21 | 84 | 20 | 17 | 1,634 |
| Antalyaspor | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 255 |
| Sporting CP | 2 | 16/17 | 17/18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sporting CP B | 2 | 16/17 | 17/18 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 225 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Stars League | Al-Wakrah SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | AFC Champions League Two | Al-Wakrah SC | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| 24/25 | Amir Cup | Al-Wakrah SC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Qatari Stars Cup | Al-Wakrah SC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Stars League | Al-Wakrah SC | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 266 |
| 23/24 | AFC CL-Qualification | Al-Wakrah SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Amir Cup | Al-Wakrah SC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Qatar Cup | Al-Wakrah SC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176 |
| 23/24 | Stars League | Al-Wakrah SC | 21 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 255 |
| 22/23 | Amir Cup | Al-Wakrah SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Qatar Cup | Al-Wakrah SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Stars League | Al-Wakrah SC | 20 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 118 |
| 21/22 | Amir Cup | Al-Wakrah SC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 198 |
| 21/22 | Qatari Stars Cup | Al-Wakrah SC | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 83 |
| 21/22 | Stars League | Al-Wakrah SC | 17 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 129 |
| 20/21 | Europa League Qualifying | Rio Ave FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 20/21 | Liga NOS | Rio Ave FC | 31 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 838 |
| 20/21 | Play-Off Liga Portugal | Rio Ave FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Taça de Portugal | Rio Ave FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80 |
| 19/20 | Liga NOS | Rio Ave FC | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 |
| 19/20 | Süper Lig | Antalyaspor | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Türkiye Kupasi | Antalyaspor | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 255 |
| 18/19 | Allianz Cup | Rio Ave FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Europa League Qualifying | Rio Ave FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 18/19 | Liga NOS | Rio Ave FC | 19 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 219 |
| 18/19 | Taça de Portugal | Rio Ave FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 |
| 17/18 | Ledman LigaPro | Sporting CP B | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 122 |
| 17/18 | Liga NOS | Rio Ave FC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Taça CTT | Sporting CP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Taça de Portugal | Rio Ave FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 17/18 | Taça de Portugal | Sporting CP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Ledman LigaPro | Sporting CP B | 17 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 103 |
| 16/17 | Liga NOS | Sporting CP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | 2017-01-01 | 1º de Agosto | Sporting B | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-01-03 | Sporting B | Sporting CP | Transfer | 650000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-01-04 | Sporting CP | Rio Ave | Loan | 650000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-06-30 | Rio Ave | Sporting CP | Return from loan | 1500000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-08-23 | Sporting CP | Antalyaspor | Loan | 1500000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-21 | Antalyaspor | Sporting CP | Return from loan | 1000000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-23 | Sporting CP | Rio Ave | Loan | 1000000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-07-27 | Rio Ave | Sporting CP | Return from loan | 800000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-08-21 | Sporting CP | Rio Ave | Transfer | 1000000 | €375k |
| 21/22 | 2021-08-11 | Rio Ave | Al-Wakrah SC | Loan | 1500000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-06-30 | Al-Wakrah SC | Rio Ave | Return from loan | 1700000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-01 | Rio Ave | Al-Wakrah SC | Transfer | 1700000 | €1.50m |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | unknown injury | 2018-01-28 | 2018-03-07 | 39 | 6 |
| 18/19 | Muscle injury | 2018-12-24 | 2019-03-25 | 92 | 14 |
| 19/20 | unknown injury | 2019-09-16 | 2019-09-24 | 9 | 1 |
| 19/20 | unknown injury | 2019-10-29 | 2019-11-10 | 13 | 3 |
| 25/26 | unknown injury | 2025-08-23 | 2025-09-10 | 19 | 3 |
Current€2.00m
Peak€2.50m
Low€650k
Δ since start+€1.35m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.30m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.70m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.30m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.30m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €650k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #3585 | #10 | 38 | 15 | — | — | recent national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Benyettou | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Toni Borevković | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pawel Kieszek | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aderllan Santos | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Mané | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Hazem Ahmed | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Trent Sainsbury | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Chico Geraldes | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Murad Naji | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Filipe Augusto | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gabrielzinho | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Omar Ali | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jonathan Buatu | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Omid Ebrahimi | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Pedro Amaral | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | Stars League | Al-Wakrah SC | 15 | 20 |
| 16/17 | Ledman LigaPro | Sporting CP B | 13 | 17 |
| 21/22 | Stars League | Al-Wakrah SC | 11 | 17 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | Liga NOS | Rio Ave FC | 6 | 19 |
| 20/21 | Liga NOS | Rio Ave FC | 5 | 31 |
| 22/23 | Stars League | Al-Wakrah SC | 4 | 20 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | 2022-06-30 | Al-Wakrah SC | Rio Ave | Return from loan | — | €1.70m |
| 21/22 | 2021-08-11 | Rio Ave | Al-Wakrah SC | Loan | — | €1.50m |
| 19/20 | 2020-07-27 | Rio Ave | Sporting CP | Return from loan | — | €800k |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-23 | Sporting CP | Rio Ave | Loan | — | €1.00m |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-21 | Antalyaspor | Sporting CP | Return from loan | — | €1.00m |
| 19/20 | 2019-08-23 | Sporting CP | Antalyaspor | Loan | — | €1.50m |
| 18/19 | 2019-06-30 | Rio Ave | Sporting CP | Return from loan | — | €1.50m |
| 17/18 | 2018-01-04 | Sporting CP | Rio Ave | Loan | — | €650k |
Teams faced most often by Gelson'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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitória Guimarães | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 33% |
| FC Porto | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 8% |
| Moreirense FC | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 50% |
| Portimonense SC | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 60% |
| FC Famalicão | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 0% |
| Alanyaspor | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 50% |
| İstanbul Başakşehir | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 20 | -16 | 10% |
| Trabzonspor | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -14 | 0% |
| Sporting CP | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -13 | 10% |
| Çaykur Rizespor | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 30% |
| Galatasaray | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 25 | -22 | 0% |
| CD Santa Clara | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 40% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | Senior debut season | |
| 16/17 | First senior goal | |
| 21/22 | 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′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 21 | 346 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.26 |
| 23/24 | 26 | 431 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.25 |
| 22/23 | 22 | 118 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.81 |
| 21/22 | 28 | 410 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.76 |
| 20/21 | 38 | 968 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.28 |
| 18/19 | 26 | 552 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.49 |
| 17/18 | 13 | 139 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.65 |
| 16/17 | 18 | 103 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.87 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Stars League
72 apps
37 G
11 A
Ledman LigaPro
23 apps
17 G
3 A
Liga NOS
70 apps
14 G
15 A
Qatari Stars Cup
9 apps
7 G
4 A
AFC Champions League Two
6 apps
5 G
1 A
Taça de Portugal
8 apps
4 G
0 A
Europa League Qualifying
4 apps
2 G
1 A
Amir Cup
7 apps
1 G
1 A
Qatar Cup
3 apps
1 G
1 A
Türkiye Kupasi
3 apps
1 G
1 A
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Frequently asked about Gelson
Who is Gelson?
Gelson is an Angola professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Al-Wakrah SC.
How old is Gelson?
Gelson is 29 years old. He was born on July 13, 1996 in Luanda.
What position does Gelson play?
Gelson plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Gelson play for?
Gelson currently plays for Al-Wakrah SC.
How many career goals has Gelson scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Gelson has scored 89 goals in 216 appearances.
What is Gelson's market value?
Gelson's most recent reported market value is €2.00m.