Bryan Goncalves

Bryan Goncalves

Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-07-19) 19 July 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Maisons-Laffitte, France
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Dender EH
Number	4
Youth career
2002–2008	Conflans FC
2008–2013	FC Herblay
2013–2015	Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Paris Saint-Germain II	5	(1)
2016–2017	Conflans FC
2017	Toulouse Rodéo	11	(3)
2017–2018	Saint-Leu
2018	Marseille II	14	(2)
2018–2019	Houilles AC
2019	Racing Besançon	1	(0)
2019–2021	Versailles	15	(1)
2021–2023	Laval	53	(2)
2023–2024	Beveren	28	(1)
2024–	Dender EH	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 July 2024

Bryan Goncalves (born 19 July 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian club Dender EH.

Career

Goncalves was a youth player for Conflans FC and FC Herblay where he played as a striker.^[1] He pretended he played as a centre-back in a trial with Paris Saint-Germain and ended up joining their reserves at the age of 18.^[2] He began his senior career with their reserves in 2015. He was released and moved to non-league football with Conflans FC before moving to Toulouse Rodéo in 2017.^[3] After a short stint with them, he again moved to non-league football with Saint-Leu before moving to the reserves of Marseille in 2018.^[4] He followed that up with successive stints at semi-pro clubs Houilles and Racing Besançon, before moving to the Championnat National 3 side Versailles and helping them achieve promotion in his debut season with them.^[5] On 17 June 2021, he transferred to Laval in the Championnat National.^[6] He again won promotion with Laval in his debut season, this time into the Ligue 2 as a starter.^[7]

On 31 July 2023, Goncalves signed a three-year contract with Beveren in Belgium.^[8]

Personal life

Born in France, Goncalves also holds Portuguese nationality^[9] through his mother.^[10]

Honours

Versailles

• Championnat National 3: 2019–20

Laval

• Championnat National: 2021–22

References

1. "Bryan Goncalves : " Une immense fierté "". PSG.FR.
2. "Bryan Gonçalves, Laval : " je n'ai jamais caché mon amour pour ce club "". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert.
3. "Interview. Stade lavallois. Bryan Goncalves : " À l'époque, j'étais un doux rêveur "". actu.fr.
4. Mancelle, La Tribune (25 February 2022). "Bryan Goncalves, de la Youth League à la Mayenne". La Tribune Mancelle.
5. "[News-Anciens] TitiPhone : 60 secondes avec… Bryan Goncalves (FC Versailles 78/N3)". Les Titis du PSG. 14 December 2019.
6. "[Mercato-Anciens] Bryan Goncalves signe au Stade Lavallois (N1)". Les Titis du PSG. 28 May 2021.
7. "Ligue 2 - Au Stade Lavallois, Bryan Goncalves "a toute sa place"". ici, par France Bleu et France 3. 31 July 2022.
8. "WELKOM OP DE FREETHIEL, BRYAN GONCALVES!" [WELCOME TO THE FREETHIEL, BRYAN GONCALVES!] (in Dutch). Beveren. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
9. "Bryan GONCALVES". unfp.org (in French). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
10. "Laval - Bryan Goncalves : " La moindre des choses, c'est de mouiller le maillot pour ce club jusqu'à la dernière minute de mon contrat "". MaLigue2. 8 December 2022.

External links

• Bryan Goncalves at Soccerway
• Bryan Goncalves – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French