Goncalo Guedes

Goncalo Guedes: Biography in Details

Who is Goncalo Guedes?

Goncalo Guedes is a Portuguese football player. He plays for the Spanish club Valencia CF as a winger. He is on loan from Paris Saint Germain.

He is in the Portugal national squad for the World Cup 2018 and has represented Portugal for over 50 games at his youth level and making his senior debut in 2015.

Goncalo Guedes: Early life, Childhood, and Education

Goncalo Guedes was born on November 29, 1996, in Benavente, Portugal. His father’s name is Rogerio Guedes and has one sibling brother Joao Maria Guedes.

There is no information regarding his mother and schooling and college life.

Goncalo Guedes: Career

Goncalo Guedes join SL Benfica, a Lisbon, Portugal-based football club youth academy in 2005. He then debuts at an early age of 8 from that club. Later he was the main player for Benfica in UEFA Youth League in the 2013-14 season en route to the final.

In the same year, he made his professional debut for Benfica B. On January 4, 2015, he made his  Primeira Liga debut against Penafiel and went to score his first goal against  Paços de Ferreira in the league on 26 September 2015.

Furthermore, Goncalo Guedes scored his first Champions League goal against Atletico Madrid on September 30 that year and becomes the first Portuguese player to score a goal in a group stage.

Later On 25 January 2017, he was transferred to Paris Saint Germain for €30 million, contracted until 2021. He made his debut for PSG in the final minutes against As Monaco after three days of Transfer.

After playing for PSG for seven months he was loaned to Spanish LaLiga giants Valencia for a season-long deal where he debuted after  8 days of signing on September 1, 2017. This loanee scored his first goal in La Liga in a 6–3 win at Real Betis.

On 6 November 2015 Guedes made his international debut against Russia where Portugal lost the match 0-1 to Russia. Guedes scored his first international goal against Saudi Arabia on 10 November 2017.

He is now in starting lineup for the national side for the Worldcup 2018 in Russia. Furthermore, this talented forward won the 2014–15 Segunda Liga’s Breakthrough Player of the Year award for Benfica in July 2014.

Goncalo Guedes: Salary, and Net Worth

Goncalo Guedes became one of the top 20 highest-paid players in La Liga. His weekly salary is around $109k makes an annual salary of $4.4 million.

He has an estimated net worth is assumed above $15 million as of 2022.

Goncalo Guedes: Rumors and Controversy

After his brilliant spells at Valencia in the 2017/18 season, many clubs are eyeing this talented Portuguese starlet.

According to L’Equipe, the newly-promoted side in English Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers wants this one of Europe’s brightest stars.

Furthermore, reports are coming from PSG that they want around  €45 million (£39 million) for the 21-year-old sensation. However, Valencia wants him permanently.

Goncalo Guedes: Body Measurements

Goncalo Guedes has an athletic body with a height of  5ft 10 inches and weighs around 64 kg or 141 lbs.

His black eyes and black-brown hair well describe his appearance.

Social Media profile

Goncalo Guedes is active on Social media platforms.

He has over 369k followers on Facebook, over 30.4k followers on Twitter, and 437k followers on Instagram.

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