Bryan Goncalves

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Bryan Goncalves

| image =

| caption =

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1996|7|19}}

| birth_place = Maisons-Laffitte, France

| height = 1.90 m

| position = Centre-back

| currentclub = Dender EH

| clubnumber = 4

| youthyears1 = 2002–2008 | youthclubs1 = Conflans FC

| youthyears2 = 2008–2013 | youthclubs2 = FC Herblay

| youthyears3 = 2013–2015 | youthclubs3 = Paris Saint-Germain

| years1 = 2015–2016 | clubs1 = Paris Saint-Germain II | caps1 = 5 | goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2016–2017 | clubs2 = Conflans FC | caps2 = | goals2 =

| years3 = 2017 | clubs3 = Toulouse Rodéo | caps3 = 11 | goals3 = 3

| years4 = 2017–2018 | clubs4 = Saint-Leu | caps4 = | goals4 =

| years5 = 2018 | clubs5 = Marseille II | caps5 = 14 | goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2018–2019 | clubs6 = Houilles AC | caps6 = | goals6 =

| years7 = 2019 | clubs7 = Racing Besançon | caps7 = 1 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2019–2021 | clubs8 = Versailles | caps8 = 15 | goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2021–2023 | clubs9 = Laval | caps9 = 53 | goals9 = 2

| years10 = 2023–2024 | clubs10 = Beveren | caps10 = 28 | goals10 = 1

| years11 = 2024– | clubs11 = Dender EH | caps11 = 0 | goals11 = 0

| pcupdate = 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.psg.fr/equipes/the-club/content/bryan-goncalves-une-immense-fierte-interview-club-histoire-anciens-titis-parisiens|title=Bryan Goncalves : " Une immense fierté "|website=PSG.FR|date=23 February 2022 }} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.footmercato.net/a688664591268842139-bryan-goncalves-laval-je-nai-jamais-cache-mon-amour-pour-ce-club|title=Bryan Gonçalves, Laval : " je n'ai jamais caché mon amour pour ce club "|website=Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert|date=5 November 2022 }} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://actu.fr/pays-de-la-loire/laval_53130/stade-lavallois-bryan-goncalves-a-l-epoque-j-etais-un-doux-reveur_48420280.html|title=Interview. Stade lavallois. Bryan Goncalves : " À l'époque, j'étais un doux rêveur "|website=actu.fr}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.latribunemancelle.fr/post/bryan-goncalves-de-la-youth-league-à-la-mayenne|title=Bryan Goncalves, de la Youth League à la Mayenne|first=La Tribune|last=Mancelle|date=25 February 2022|website=La Tribune Mancelle}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lestitisdupsg.fr/a-la-une/news-anciens-titiphone-60-secondes-avec-bryan-goncalves-fc-versailles-78-n3/|title=[News-Anciens] TitiPhone : 60 secondes avec… Bryan Goncalves (FC Versailles 78/N3)|date=14 December 2019|website=Les Titis du PSG}} On 17 June 2021, he transferred to Laval in the Championnat National.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lestitisdupsg.fr/a-la-une/mercato-anciens-bryan-goncalves-signe-au-stade-lavallois-n1/|title=[Mercato-Anciens] Bryan Goncalves signe au Stade Lavallois (N1)|date=28 May 2021|website=Les Titis du PSG}} He again won promotion with Laval in his debut season, this time into the Ligue 2 as a starter.{{Cite web|url=https://www.francebleu.fr/sports/football/ligue-2-au-stade-lavallois-bryan-goncalves-a-toute-sa-place-1659257329|title=Ligue 2 - Au Stade Lavallois, Bryan Goncalves "a toute sa place"|date=31 July 2022|website=ici, par France Bleu et France 3}}

On 31 July 2023, Goncalves signed a three-year contract with Beveren in Belgium.{{cite web|publisher=Beveren|url=https://www.skbeveren.be/2023/07/welkom-bryan/|title=WELKOM OP DE FREETHIEL, BRYAN GONCALVES!|trans-title=WELCOME TO THE FREETHIEL, BRYAN GONCALVES!|date=31 July 2023|access-date=9 September 2023|language=nl}}

Personal life

Born in France, Goncalves also holds Portuguese nationality{{Cite web |title=Bryan GONCALVES |url=https://www.unfp.org/joueur/bryan-goncalves-21141/ |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=unfp.org |language=fr}} through his mother.{{Cite web|url=https://maligue2.fr/2022/12/08/laval-bryan-goncalves-la-moindre-des-choses-cest-de-mouiller-le-maillot-pour-ce-club-jusqua-la-derniere-minute-de-mon-contrat/|title=Laval - Bryan Goncalves : " La moindre des choses, c'est de mouiller le maillot pour ce club jusqu'à la dernière minute de mon contrat "|date=8 December 2022|website=MaLigue2}}