Gonçalo Paciência

Gonçalo Mendes Paciência(Portuguese pronunciation:[ɡõˈsalupɐˈsjẽsjɐ]; born 1 August 1994) is a Portuguese professionalfootballerwho plays as acentre-forwardforCampeonato Brasileiro Série AclubSport Recife.
Formed atPorto, he appeared mainly forthe reservesduring his spell, playing only 16 competitive games with the first team and also being loaned four times. In 2018, he signed withBundesligaclubEintracht Frankfurt.
A former youth international for Portugal, Paciência made hisseniordebut in 2017 and scored his only goal in his second match.
Born inPorto, Paciência joinedPorto's youth system at the age of only 8. He made his senior debut on 12 January 2014, starting for theB teamin a 2–0 home win againstPortimonensein theSegunda Liga.He scored his first goals in the competition on 22 March, helping to a 2–2 away draw withFeirense.
Paciência first appeared in competitive games with the main squad on 21 January 2015, again acting as starter in a1–1 drawatBragain theTaça da Liga.He netted his first goal in the same competition, in a 4–1 home victory overAcadémica de Coimbrathat took place the following week.
On 29 July 2015, Paciência joined Académica in aseason-long loan.On 31 August 2016, still owned by Porto, he moved toOlympiacos.His spell at the latter club, which was undermined by heart problems, was concluded in December.
Paciência continued to be loaned the following seasons, toRio AveandVitória de Setúbal.On 25 August 2017, while at the service of the latter club, he scored anown goalin an eventual 1–1 away draw againstBelenenses, coached by his father.On 27 January 2018, he netted early in thefinal of the League Cupand also converted hispenalty shootoutattempt, in a loss toSporting CPafter a1–1 drawin regulation time.
On 12 July 2018, deemed surplus to requirements as practically all Portuguese players by managerSérgio Conceição, Paciência signed a four-year contract with German clubEintracht Frankfurt.He made his debut on 18 August in thefirst roundof theDFB-Pokal, in which he came on as a latesubstituteand scored a consolation in a 2–1 defeat for the holders atRegionalligateamSSV Ulm,but a month later he suffered akneeinjury in training.He returned for hisBundesligadebut the following 17 February, as a last-minute replacement forSébastien Hallerin a 1–1 home draw withBorussia Mönchengladbach;he finishedthe seasonwith three goals, beginning with the added-time winner againstHoffenheimat theWaldstadionon his first start.
Paciência scored seven league goals in2019–20 campaignfor the ninth-placed side (ten in all competitions),including two on 18 October in a 3–0 home win overBayer Leverkusen. He played regularly under managerAdi Hütteralongside compatriotAndré Silvaand DutchmanBas Dost, making up for the sales of Haller,Luka JovićandAnte Rebić;on 25 January he signed a new contract until 2023.
On 15 September 2020, Paciência joinedSchalke 04on a year-long loan with an option to make the move permanent.His maiden league appearance took place three days later, when he started in the 8–0 away loss toBayern Munich;on 18 October he scored his only goal for theeventually relegatedteam to gain a home draw againstUnion Berlin, their first point in the eighth game of the season.From November to April, he was sidelined with another knee injury.
Paciência scored twice inEintracht's run tothe2022 UEFA Europa League Final, earning a win and a draw againstRoyal Antwerp.He was unused for the decisive match at theRamón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium, a penalty shootout defeat ofRangers.
On 6 August 2022, Paciência moved to Spain after agreeing to a three-year deal atCelta.He scored on hisLa Ligadebut a week later, in a 2–2 home draw withEspanyol.He did not hold down a regular place in the team during hisfirst season, particularly after the arrival of compatriotCarlos Carvalhalas manager, and his minutes dried up further after the signing ofHaris Seferovicin January.
On 1 September 2023, Paciência returned to Germany after agreeing to a one-year loan deal atVfL Bochum.He terminated his contract with theGalicianson 19 August 2024.
On 2 September 2024, Paciência moved toSanfrecce Hiroshimaon a one-and-a-half-year deal.Twelve days later, he scored on hisJ1 Leaguedebut, in a 2–2 away draw againstKashima Antlers.He repeated the feat in his first appearance in theAFC Champions League Two, helping to a 3–0 home win overKaya–Iloiloin thegroup phase.
Paciência moved clubs and countries again in January 2025, joining his compatriot managerPepaatSport Recife,recently promotedto theCampeonato Brasileiro Série A; he signed a contract until the end of the year.
Paciência earned 57capsforPortugal at youth level, scoring 21 goals. His first game for theunder-21 teamwas on 5 March 2014 at the age of 19, when he started and missed a second-halfpenaltyin a 2–0 home win overNorth Macedoniain the2015 UEFA European Championshipqualifiers.Selected for the finals in theCzech Republic, he collected three substitute appearances for the runners-up, scoring in the 1–1 group stage draw withSwedenand converting his shootout attempt inthe finalagainst the same opponent.
Paciência was part ofthe squadat the2016 Summer Olympics, netting three times in the group phasein an eventualquarter-final exit. He first appeared with thefull sideon 14 November 2017, coming on as a 46th-minutesubstituteforGelson Martinsin a 1–1friendlydraw against theUnited States.In his second match, exactly two years later, he played the entire 6–0 rout ofLithuaniain theAlgarvein theUEFA Euro 2020qualifying stage, scoring the fourth goal.
Paciência's father,Domingos, was also a footballer and a forward. He too was developed at Porto.
Olympiacos
Porto
Eintracht Frankfurt
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