João Gamboa

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Costa and the second or paternal family name is Gamboa.
João Gamboa
Personal information
Full name João Pedro da Costa Gamboa[1]
Date of birth (1996-08-31) 31 August 1996 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Pogoń Szczecin
Number 21
Youth career
2007–2010 Rio Ave
2010–2012 Varzim
2012–2013 Benfica
2013–2014 Varzim
2014–2015 Braga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Varzim B 4 (0)
2014 Varzim 1 (0)
2015–2017 Braga B 60 (1)
2015–2017 Braga 8 (0)
2017–2020 Marítimo 35 (1)
2018–2019 Marítimo B 4 (0)
2019–2020 → Chaves (loan) 18 (0)
2020–2022 Estoril 63 (6)
2022–2023 OH Leuven 4 (0)
2023 → Estoril (loan) 17 (0)
2023– Pogoń Szczecin 29 (0)
International career
2011–2012 Portugal U16 4 (0)
2012 Portugal U17 2 (0)
2015–2016 Portugal U20 6 (0)
2017 Portugal U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:06, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

João Pedro da Costa Gamboa (born 31 August 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Pogoń Szczecin.

Club career

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Born in Póvoa de Varzim, Gamboa was on the books of local clubs Rio Ave F.C. and Varzim S.C. as a youth, also having a year with S.L. Benfica. In 2014 he made his senior debut with Varzim's reserve team in the Porto Football Association's first division, and a sole first-team appearance in the third tier on 23 March in a 0–1 home loss against F.C. Tirsense.[2]

Later in 2014, Gamboa signed for S.C. Braga, still as a junior. He made his professional debut for the reserves in the Segunda Liga on 19 April 2015 as an 80th-minute substitute for Nuno Valente, in a 1–0 away victory over S.C. Olhanense.[3] On 23 May, in the last Primeira Liga round of the season, he played his first competitive match for the main squad as they won 5–0 at home to Vitória de Setúbal; he featured the last 15 minutes in place of Eder.[4]

Gamboa was a regular for Braga's reserves the following campaign, scoring his first goal on 17 February 2016 to win 2–1 at home to S.C. Farense.[5] On 29 June that year, he signed a five-year contract at fellow top-flight club C.S. Marítimo with teammate Rodrigo Pinho also making the move; several other players had already transferred in the opposite direction.[6]

On 21 October 2017, Gamboa scored his first goal in the top tier to give Marítimo the lead at Setúbal, who came back to win 3–1.[7] He was also sent off twice that season in away fixtures against Big Three teams: a second yellow card in the 39th minute of a 3–1 defeat at Porto,[8] and a straight red card the following 3 March in a 5–0 loss to Benfica.[9]

Gamboa spent 2019–20 on loan at G.D. Chaves in division two.[10] At its conclusion, he signed for two years at G.D. Estoril Praia in the same competition.[11] He scored six goals from 32 games in his first season for the champions, with the subsequent promotion.[12][13]

Gamboa moved abroad for the first time aged 25, joining Oud-Heverlee Leuven of the Belgian Pro League on a three-year contract.[14] In the 2023 January transfer window, he returned to his previous club on loan.[15]

International career

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Gamboa represented Portugal at under-20 level, appearing in the 2016 Toulon Tournament.[16][17][18] He won his only cap for the under-21 team on 10 October 2017, in a 3–1 away loss against Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2019 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.[19]

Personal life

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Gamboa's father Jorge was also a professional footballer who played as a winger. He too represented Braga.[20][4]

Honours

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Estoril

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Gamboa" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  2. ^ Nunes, Sílvia (23 March 2014). "Varzim volta a escorregar" [Varzim slip again] (in Portuguese). Varzim S.C. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Olhanense-Sp. Braga B, 0–1: Minhotos somam a 2.ª vitória seguida" [Olhanense-Sp. Braga B, 0–1: Men from Minho get 2nd win in a row]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 April 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b "A surpresa Gamboa" [Gamboa the surprise]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 May 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Farense perde em Braga com golo polémico já nos descontos" [Farense lose in Braga with controversial goal already in added time] (in Portuguese). Sul Informação. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Oficial: Gamboa e Rodrigo de Braga para o Marítimo" [Official: Braga's Gamboa and Rodrigo to Marítimo]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 29 June 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Vitória de Setúbal bate Marítimo por 3–1, numa reviravolta contra 10" [Vitória de Setúbal beat Marítimo 3–1, in a comeback against 10]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 21 October 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  8. ^ "FC Porto vence Marítimo e termina 2017 na liderança do campeonato" [FC Porto defeat Marítimo and end 2017 in first place in the championship]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 18 December 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Benfica routs Maritimo 5–0, stays close to Porto in Portugal". Associated Press. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  10. ^ "João Gamboa confirmado no Chaves por empréstimo do Marítimo" [João Gamboa confirmed at Chaves on loan from Marítimo]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 July 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  11. ^ "João Gamboa assina por duas épocas com o Estoril" [João Gamboa signs for two seasons with Estoril]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 July 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  12. ^ Ricardo, João (4 May 2021). "João Gamboa feliz com subida e Bruno Alves triste com descida" [João Gamboa happy with promotion and Bruno Alves sad with relegation] (in Portuguese). Rádio Onda Viva. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Futebol | Época 2020/2021: O ano do "Mágico"" [Football | 2020/2021 season: The year of the "Wizard"] (in Portuguese). Cascais.pt. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Portugese middenvelder tekent bij OH Leuven" [Portuguese midfielder signs with OH Leuven] (in Dutch). OH Leuven. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  15. ^ "João Gamboa de regresso ao Estoril" [João Gamboa returns to Estoril]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 30 December 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Portugal inicia Toulon com derrota frente a Inglaterra" [Portugal start Toulon with loss against England]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 19 May 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  17. ^ "Sub-20: Portugal bateu a Guiné-Conacri" [Under-20: Portugal beat Guinea-Conakry] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  18. ^ "Sub-20: Portugal garante o pódio" [Under-20: Portugal confirm podium] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  19. ^ "COMENTÁRIO: Bósnia atrasa Portugal sem ideias na corrida ao Europeu de sub-21" [COMMENTARY: Bosnia delay clueless Portugal in run for under-21 Euro]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 10 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  20. ^ "João Gamboa já sonha com a seleção principal: "Renato e Guedes são exemplos"" [João Gamboa already dreaming of full national team: "Renato and Guedes are examples"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 3 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
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