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Esmaël Gonçalves

born 1991, 16 clubs, 5 loans, 2010s era

Esmaël Gonçalves played for 16 clubs in his senior career, which is still going, starting at Nice in 2011. He went out on loan 5 times, to St Mirren, APOEL, Veria and others. He is currently at ASD Virtus Rosarno.

  1. Nice2011–12Nice, 2011–12
    Rio Ave2012–13Rio Ave, 2012–13
    St Mirren2013loan from RASt Mirren, 2013, on loan from Rio Ave
    APOEL2013–14loan from RAAPOEL, 2013–14, on loan from Rio Ave
  2. Veria2014loan from RAVeria, 2014, on loan from Rio Ave
    Anorthosis2015loan from RAAnorthosis, 2015, on loan from Rio Ave
    Al-Ettifaq2015Al-Ettifaq, 2015
    Anorthosis2016–17Anorthosis, 2016–17
  3. Heart of Midlothian2017–18Heart of Midlothian, 2017–18
    Pakhtakor Tashkent2018Pakhtakor Tashkent, 2018
    Esteghlal2019Esteghlal, 2019
    Matsumoto Yamaga2019–20Matsumoto Yamaga, 2019–20
  4. Chennaiyin2020–21Chennaiyin, 2020–21
    Sheikh Russel2021–22Sheikh Russel, 2021–22
    Livingston2022–23Livingston, 2022–23
    Raith Rovers2023loan from LIVRaith Rovers, 2023, on loan from Livingston
  5. ASD Virtus Rosarno2025–ASD Virtus Rosarno, 2025–

Esmaël Gonçalves’s clubs

YearsClub
2011–2012Nice
2012–2013Rio Ave
2013St MirrenLoan from Rio Ave
2013–2014APOELLoan from Rio Ave
2014VeriaLoan from Rio Ave
2015AnorthosisLoan from Rio Ave
2015Al-Ettifaq
2016–2017Anorthosis
2017–2018Heart of Midlothian
2018Pakhtakor Tashkent
2019Esteghlal
2019–2020Matsumoto Yamaga
2020–2021Chennaiyin
2021–2022Sheikh Russel
2022–2023Livingston
2023Raith RoversLoan from Livingston
2025–presentASD Virtus Rosarno

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What clubs did Esmaël Gonçalves play for?
Esmaël Gonçalves played for 16 clubs in his senior career: Nice, Rio Ave, St Mirren, APOEL, Veria, Anorthosis, Al-Ettifaq, Heart of Midlothian, Pakhtakor Tashkent, Esteghlal, Matsumoto Yamaga, Chennaiyin, Sheikh Russel, Livingston, Raith Rovers and ASD Virtus Rosarno.
What is Esmaël Gonçalves's current club?
Esmaël Gonçalves is at ASD Virtus Rosarno, where he has played since 2025.
What was Esmaël Gonçalves's first club?
Esmaël Gonçalves started his senior career at Nice in 2011.

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Senior club career from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Youth, reserve and international teams are not included.