Bruno Gaspar

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Boialvo and the second or paternal family name is Gaspar.

Bruno Gaspar
Personal information
Full name Bruno Miguel Boialvo Gaspar[1]
Date of birth (1993-04-21) 21 April 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Évora, Portugal[1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Vitória Guimarães
Number 76
Youth career
2001–2005 GDR Canaviais
2005–2012 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Benfica B 37 (1)
2014–2015 → Vitória Guimarães (loan) 24 (0)
2014 → Vitória Guimarães B (loan) 1 (0)
2015–2017 Vitória Guimarães 56 (0)
2015 Vitória Guimarães B 1 (0)
2017–2018 Fiorentina 15 (0)
2018–2022 Sporting CP 16 (1)
2019–2020 → Olympiacos (loan) 15 (0)
2021 → Vancouver Whitecaps FC (loan) 17 (1)
2022– Vitória Guimarães 41 (2)
International career
2008 Portugal U15 3 (0)
2009 Portugal U16 6 (1)
2010–2011 Portugal U18 4 (0)
2014 Portugal U21 1 (0)
2019 Angola 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:26, 22 September 2024 (UTC)

Bruno Miguel Boialvo Gaspar (born 21 April 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Vitória de Guimarães.

After starting out at Benfica's reserves, he went on to play 96 Primeira Liga matches in representation of Vitória de Guimarães and Sporting CP. He also played professionally in Italy with Fiorentina, in Greece with Olympiacos and in Canada with Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

Born in Portugal, Gaspar represented that country as a youth, before switching to Angola at senior level and playing at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

Club career

Benfica

Born in Évora, Alto Alentejo Province, Gaspar joined S.L. Benfica's youth academy as a 12-year-old. He made his professional debut for their reserves on 6 January 2013, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against C.D. Santa Clara as the visitors ended with nine players.[3]

Gaspar scored his first goal as a senior – and in the Segunda Liga – on 15 February 2014, in a 2–0 home victory over S.C. Braga B.[4] He finished the season with 24 appearances, helping the team finish in fifth place.

Vitória Guimarães

On 2 September 2014, Gaspar was loaned to Primeira Liga club Vitória de Guimarães.[5] His first match in the competition occurred 12 days later, in a 1–1 home draw with FC Porto where he conceded a penalty after grabbing Yacine Brahimi in the penalty area.[6] He, teammate Hernâni Fortes and opponent Salvador Agra were all sent off at the end of a goalless draw at Minho rivals S.C. Braga on 7 December.[7]

For the 2015–16 campaign, the move was made permanent and the player signed a four-year contract.[8]

Fiorentina

On 19 June 2017, Gaspar agreed to a five-year deal with ACF Fiorentina from Italy.[9] His maiden Serie A appearance took place on 27 August, when he came on as 46th-minute substitute for Nenad Tomović and provided the assist to Milan Badelj in a 1–2 home loss against UC Sampdoria.[10]

Sporting CP

Gaspar returned to his homeland and its capital in June 2018, signing a five-year contract with Sporting CP.[11] He scored his only goal for the club on 3 January 2019 (with collaboration from opposing player Vincent Sasso), in a 2–1 home victory over B-SAD.[12]

On 31 August 2019, Olympiacos F.C. announced the acquisition of Gaspar on loan.[13] On 9 March 2021, again on loan, he joined Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer with a purchase option at the end of the season,[14] which was not activated;[15] he scored once in his year in Canada, opening a 1–1 draw at the San Jose Earthquakes on 23 October.[16]

Return to Vitória

Gaspar returned to Vitória Guimarães on the last day of the 2022 January transfer window (alongside Geny Catamo on loan), in a deal where Marcus Edwards moved in the opposite direction.[17]

International career

Gaspar won his first and only cap for the Portuguese under-21 side on 13 November 2014, playing seven minutes in a 3–1 away friendly defeat against England.[18] On 20 May 2019, he was pre-called up by Angola for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations,[19] making his debut on 8 June by featuring 29 minutes in a 2–0 friendly victory over Guinea-Bissau held in Penafiel.[20]

Career statistics

As of 19 July 2020[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Benfica B 2012–13 Segunda Liga 10 0 — — — 10 0
2013–14 24 1 — — — 24 1
2014–15 3 0 — — — 3 0
Total 37 1 — — — 37 1
Vitória Guimarães (loan) 2014–15 Primeira Liga 24 0 2 0 1 0 — 27 0
2015–16 28 0 1 0 1 0 — 30 0
2016–17 28 0 6 0 2 0 — 36 0
Total 80 0 9 0 4 0 — 93 0
Vitória Guimarães B (loan) 2014–15 Segunda Liga 1 0 — — — 1 0
2015–16 Liga Pro 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
Fiorentina 2017–18 Serie A 15 0 2 0 — — 17 0
Sporting CP 2018–19 Primeira Liga 16 1 5 0 3 0 5 0 29 1
Olympiacos (loan) 2019–20 Super League Greece 15 0 3 0 — 2 0 20 0
Career total 165 2 19 0 7 0 7 0 198 2

Honours

Sporting CP

Olympiacos

References

  1. ^ a b c "Bruno Gaspar" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Bruno Gaspar" (in Portuguese). Sporting CP. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Santa Clara-Benfica B, 1–1: Águias empatam com 9 em campo" [Santa Clara-Benfica B, 1–1: Eagles draw with 9 on the pitch]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 January 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Benfica B vence e junta-se aos líderes" [Benfica B win and catch leaders]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 15 February 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Benfica empresta Bruno Gaspar ao V Guimarães" [Benfica loan Bruno Gaspar to V Guimarães] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Penáltis ditam empate entre vimaranenses e dragões" [Penalties dictate draw between vimaranenses and dragons]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 14 September 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  7. ^ Ruela, João (7 December 2014). "Sp. Braga e Vit. Guimarães empatam e perdem terreno" [Sp. Braga and Vit. Guimarães draw and lose ground]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  8. ^ "V. Guimarães: Bruno Gaspar assina por quatro temporadas" [V. Guimarães: Bruno Gaspar signs for four seasons] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Calciomercato Fiorentina, arriva Bruno Gaspar: è ufficiale" [Transfermarket Fiorentina, Bruno Gaspar arrives: it's official] (in Italian). Sky Sport. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  10. ^ Luchini, Giacomo (27 August 2017). "Fiorentina-Sampdoria 1–2: Caprari e Quagliarella mandano al tappeto i viola" [Fiorentina-Sampdoria 1–2: Caprari and Quagliarella knock viola down]. La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  11. ^ Pires, Bruno (7 June 2018). "Bruno Gaspar assina por cinco anos" [Bruno Gaspar signs for five years]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Sporting derrota Belenenses e ultrapassa Benfica na Liga" [Sporting defeat Belenenses and overtake Benfica in League]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  13. ^ "Ολυμπιακός: Συμφωνία και με Γκασπάρ" [Olympiacos: Agreement with Gaspar] (in Greek). Sport 24. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  14. ^ Bogert, Tom (9 March 2021). "Vancouver Whitecaps acquire fullback Bruno Gaspar from Sporting CP". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Whitecaps FC announce end of season roster decisions". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  16. ^ Liljenwall, Ari (24 October 2021). "Recap: San Jose Earthquakes 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  17. ^ Pereira, Sérgio (31 January 2022). "Sporting: Edwards está fechado, Bruno Gaspar e Catamo seguem para Guimarães" [Sporting: Edwards is confirmed, Bruno Gaspar and Catamo head for Guimarães] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  18. ^ Percy, John (13 November 2014). "England Under-21 3 Portugal Under 21 1: Danny Ings seizes chance to impress Gareth Southgate ahead of Euro 2015". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  19. ^ "CAN2019: Três novidades entre os 26 jogadores convocados" [ACN2019: Three novelties amongst 26 called players] (in Portuguese). Angola Press News Agency. 20 May 2019. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  20. ^ "Angola bate Guiné-Bissau em jogo com vários "portugueses"" [Angola beat Guinea-Bissau in match with several "Portuguese"] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  21. ^ a b Bruno Gaspar at Soccerway
  22. ^ Nogueira, Carlos (26 May 2019). "Leão rei dos penáltis leva para casa o segundo troféu da época" [Penalty-king lion takes home second trophy of the season]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  23. ^ "Olympiacos win their 45th Greek Super League title". Greek City Times. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.