Gelson Dala

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Gelson Dala

| image = Gelson-dala2 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Gelson with Sporting CP in 2017

| fullname = Jacinto Muondo Dala

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|7|13|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Luanda, Angola

| height = {{height|m=1.75}}

| position = Attacking midfielder and second striker

| currentclub = Al-Wakrah

| clubnumber = 10

| youthyears1 = 2012–2013

| youthclubs1 = 1º de Agosto

| years1 = 2013–2016

| clubs1 = 1º de Agosto

| caps1 = 72

| goals1 = 46

| years2 = 2017–2018

| clubs2 = Sporting B

| caps2 = 23

| goals2 = 17

| years3 = 2017–2020

| clubs3 = Sporting CP

| caps3 = 1

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2018–2019

| clubs4 = → Rio Ave (loan)

| caps4 = 24

| goals4 = 5

| years5 = 2019

| clubs5 = → Antalyaspor (loan)

| caps5 = 6

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2020

| clubs6 = → Rio Ave (loan)

| caps6 = 14

| goals6 = 6

| years7 = 2020–2021

| clubs7 = Rio Ave

| caps7 = 31

| goals7 = 3

| years8 = 2021–2022

| clubs8 = → Al-Wakrah (loan)

| caps8 = 17

| goals8 = 11

| years9 = 2022–

| clubs9 = Al-Wakrah

| caps9 = 53

| goals9 = 26

| nationalyears1 = 2015–

| nationalteam1 = Angola

| nationalcaps1 = 51

| nationalgoals1 = 21

| club-update = 06:02, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

| ntupdate = 25 March 2025

}}

Jacinto {{proper name|Muondo}} "Gelson" Dala (born 13 July 1996) is an Angolan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for Al-Wakrah in the Qatar Stars League.

Club career

Born in Luanda, Gelson began his career with local C.D. Primeiro de Agosto. In July 2015, it was reported that he was being scouted by Portugal's S.L. Benfica. He scored 23 goals in 27 games as his team won the Girabola in 2016, and subsequently he and teammate Ary Papel signed for Sporting Clube de Portugal for undisclosed fees on contracts with €60 million release clauses.{{cite web |url=http://www.angop.ao/angola/en_us/noticias/desporto/2016/11/49/Gelson-Ary-Papel-sign-for-Sporting-Portugal,76623dd1-2f7a-4b1b-81e8-2a8ab641f6fa.html |title=Gelson, Ary Papel sign for Sporting of Portugal |publisher=ANGOP.com |date=6 December 2016|access-date=6 December 2016}}

After arriving in Lisbon in January 2017, Gelson made his debut for Sporting B in LigaPro on 15 January, playing the full 90 minutes of a 4–0 loss at Portimonense. Eight days later he scored his first goal, opening a 1–1 home draw with S.C. Covilhã. He totalled 13 goals in 17 games in his first season in the league, including four on 2 April in a 5–1 win over S.C. Olhanense.{{cite news|title='Furacão' Gelson Dala arrasa Olhanense|trans-title='Hurricane' Gelson Dala rocks Olhanense|url=https://www.noticiasaominuto.com/desporto/768893/furacao-gelson-dala-arrasa-olhanense|access-date=1 January 2018|publisher=Notícias ao Minuto|date=2 April 2017|language=pt}} He was first called up to Jorge Jesus' main squad for the Primeira Liga match at C.D. Feirense on 13 May,{{cite news|title=Gelson Dala estreia-se nos convocados do Sporting|trans-title=Gelson Dala chosen for Sporting for the first time|url=https://www.dn.pt/desporto/sporting/interior/gelson-dala-estreia-se-nos-convocados-do-sporting-8473552.html|access-date=1 January 2018|work=Diário de Notícias|date=13 May 2017|language=pt}} remaining unused in a 2–1 loss, but made his top flight debut eight days later in the final match of the season, replacing namesake Gelson Martins at the end of a 4–1 win over G.D. Chaves at the Estádio José Alvalade.{{cite news|title=Gelson Dala estreou-se pela equipa principal do Sporting|trans-title=Gelson Dala makes his debut in Sporting's first team|url=http://www.redeangola.info/gelson-dala-estreou-se-pela-equipa-principal-do-sporting/|access-date=1 January 2018|publisher=Rede Angola|date=22 May 2017|language=pt}}

Back in the reserves on 30 September 2017, Gelson scored a hat-trick in a 4–3 home win over C.D. Santa Clara.{{cite news|title='Hat trick' de Gelson Dala no triunfo de Sporting B, Benfica B vence em Coimbra|trans-title=Gelson Dala 'hat-trick' in Sporting B's triumph, Benfica B win in Coimbra|url=https://desporto.sapo.pt/futebol/segunda-liga/artigos/hat-trick-de-gelson-dala-no-triunfo-do-sporting-b-benfica-b-vence-em-coimbra|access-date=1 January 2018|publisher=SAPO|date=30 September 2017|language=pt}}

International career

Gelson made his international debut for Angola on 13 June 2015 in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against the Central African Republic at the Estádio Nacional da Tundavala, scoring twice in a 4–0 victory.{{cite news|title=Gelson na mira de clubes europeus|trans-title=Gelson in the sights of European clubs|url=http://jornaldosdesportos.sapo.ao/24/0/gelson_na_mira_de_clubes_europeus|access-date=1 January 2018|work=Jornal dos Desportos|date=23 July 2015|language=pt}} On 4 July, he scored both goals in a win over Swaziland in Luanda to win the tie 4–2 on aggregate in the preliminary round of 2016 African Nations Championship qualification.{{cite news|title=Selecção de Futebol derrota Suazilândia|trans-title=National team defeat Swaziland|url=http://jornaldeangola.sapo.ao/desporto/futebol/seleccao_de_futebol_derrota_suazilandia_1|access-date=1 January 2018|work=Jornal de Angola|date=5 July 2015|language=pt|archive-date=2 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102132245/http://jornaldeangola.sapo.ao/desporto/futebol/seleccao_de_futebol_derrota_suazilandia_1|url-status=dead}} On 20 January 2024, in the 2023 African Cup of Nations, he scored a brace in their 3–2 win over Mauritania. On 27 January 2024, he scored a first half brace for 10 men Angola in their Round of 16 win over Namibia.

Career statistics

=Club=

Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps
class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" !rowspan=2\|Club !rowspan=2\|Season !colspan=3\|League !colspan=2\|National Cup !colspan=2\|League Cup !colspan=2\|Continental !colspan=2\|Total
rowspan=5\|1º de Agosto \|2013 \|rowspan=4\|Girabola \|4	2	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	4	2
2014 \|19	9	2	1	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	21	10
2015 \|26	8	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	26	8
2016 \|27	23	1	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	28	23
colspan=2\|Total !76	42	3	1	0	0	0	0	79	43
rowspan=3\|Sporting CP B \|2016–17 \|rowspan=2\|LigaPro \|17	13	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	17	13
2017–18 \|6	4	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	6	4
colspan=2\|Total !23	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	17
rowspan=4\|Sporting CP \|2016–17 \|rowspan=3\|Primeira Liga \|1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2017–18 \|0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2018–19 \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
colspan=2\|Total !1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
rowspan=2\|Rio Ave (loan) \|2017–18 \|rowspan=2\|Primeira Liga \|5	0	1	1	0	0	colspan=2\|—	6	1
2018–19 \|19	5	0	0	3	1	2	1	24	7
Antalyaspor (loan) \|2019–20 \|Süper Lig \|6	0	3	1	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	9	1
rowspan=3\|Rio Ave (loan) \|2019–20 \|rowspan=2\|Primeira Liga \|14	6	0	0	0	0	colspan=2\|—	14	6
2020–21 \|31	3	3	2	0	0	2	1	36	6
colspan=2\|Total !69	14	4	3	3	1	4	2	80	20
rowspan="5"\|Al-Wakrah \|2021–22 \|rowspan=4\|QSL \|17	11	3	1	9	7	0	0	29	19
2022–23 \|20	15	1	0	3{{efn\|Appearances in FIFA Referees Cup}}	1	0	0	24	16
2023–24 \|21	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	7
2024–25 \|12	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	12	4
colspan="2"\|Total !70	37	4	1	12	8	1	0	86	45
colspan=3\|Career total !244	109	15	6	15	9	5	2	279	126

=International goals=

:Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/jacinto-dala/429278/|title=Gelson|website=Soccerway|access-date=30 September 2016}}

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
1.	rowspan="2" \| 13 June 2015	rowspan="2" \| Estádio Nacional da Tundavala, Lubango, Angola	rowspan="2" \| {{fb\|CAR}}	align=center \| 1–0	rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"\| 4–0	rowspan="2" \| 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.	align=center \| 3–0
3.	rowspan="2" \| 4 July 2015	rowspan="2" \| Estádio 11 de Novembro, Talatona, Angola	rowspan="2" \| {{fb\|SWZ\|name=Swaziland}}	align=center \| 1–0	rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"\| 2–0	rowspan="2" \| 2016 African Nations Championship qualification
4.	align=center \| 2–0
5.	24 October 2015	Estádio 11 de Novembro, Talatona, Angola	{{fb\|RSA}}	align=center \| 1–1	align=center \| 1–2	2016 African Nations Championship qualification
6.	13 November 2015	Estadio Nacional de Ombaka, Benguela, Angola	{{fb\|RSA}}	align=center \| 1–0	align=center \| 1–3	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.	21 January 2016	Stade Huye, Butare, Rwanda	{{fb\|COD}}	align=center \| 1–3	align=center \| 2–4	2016 African Nations Championship
8.	3 September 2016	Estádio 11 de Novembro, Talatona, Angola	{{fb\|MAD}}	align=center \| 1–1	align=center \| 1–1	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
9.	10 June 2017	Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso	{{fb\|BFA}}	align=center \| 1–1	align=center \| 1–3	2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
10.	9 September 2018	Estádio 11 de Novembro, Talatona, Angola	{{fb\|BOT}}	align=center \| 1–0	align=center \| 1–0	2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
11.	12 October 2018	Estádio 11 de Novembro, Talatona, Angola	{{fb\|MTN}}	align=center \| 4–1	align=center \| 4–1	2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
12.	13 October 2020	Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior, Rio Maior, Portugal	{{fb\|MTN}}	align=center \| 3–0	align=center \| 3–0	Friendly
13.	1 June 2022	Estádio 11 de Novembro, Talatona, Angola	{{fb\|CTA}}	align=center \| 2–1	align=center \| 2–1	2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
14.	5 June 2022	Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar	{{fb\|MAD}}	align=center \| 2–1	align=center \| 1–1	2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
15.	13 October 2023	Estádio Municipal de Albufeira, Albufeira, Portugal	{{fb\|MOZ}}	align=center \| 1–1	align=center \| 1–1	Friendly
16.	10 January 2024	Police Officers' Club Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	{{fb\|BHR}}	align=center \| 2–0	align=center \| 3–0	Friendly
17.	rowspan=2\|20 January 2024	rowspan=2\|Stade de la Paix, Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire	rowspan=2\|{{fb\|MRT}}	align=center \| 1–0	rowspan=2 align=center \| 3–2	rowspan=2\|2023 Africa Cup of Nations
18.	align=center \| 2–1
19.	rowspan=2\|27 January 2024	rowspan=2\|Stade de la Paix, Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire	rowspan=2\|{{fb\|NAM}}	align=center \| 1–0	rowspan=2 align=center \| 3–0	rowspan=2\|2023 Africa Cup of Nations
20.	align=center \| 2–0
21.	25 March 2025	Estádio 11 de Novembro, Talatona, Angola	{{fb\|CPV}}	align=center \| 1–1	align=center \| 1–2	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Angola

Four Nations Tournament bronze medal: 2018{{Cite web|title=South Africa vs. Angola - 21 March 2018|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/03/21/world/friendlies/south-africa/angola/2758132/|access-date=16 February 2022|website=Soccerway}}

Notes

References

External links

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