André Caetano Gonçalves
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | André Caetano Gonçalves | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Meiringen, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Schaffhausen | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2005 | FC Glarus | ||
| 2005–2006 | Rapperswil-Jona | ||
| 2006–2010 | FC Zürich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2013 | FC Zürich II | 23 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → FC Aarau (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → FC Aarau (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | FC Zürich | 1 | (0) |
| 2013– | Schaffhausen | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Switzerland U17 | 20 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | Switzerland U19 | 11 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Switzerland U20 | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 July 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
André Caetano Gonçalves (born 23 January 1992) is a Swiss-Portuguese professional footballer currently playing for FC Schaffhausen.
Club career
Gonçalves began his playing career with lower league clubs FC Glarus and FC Rapperswil-Jona before moving on to Swiss Super League club FC Zürich in 2006. After spending time with the club's youth teams, from late 2009 he started playing regularly with the reserve team. Gonçalves then went on loan to Swiss Challenge League club FC Aarau for both the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons in order to gain more playing experience. He returned to Zürich for the 2012–13 season. In May 2013 it was announced that he joined second tier side Schaffhausen.[1]
International career
Gonçalves is a Switzerland youth international. In 2009 he was part of the Swiss under-17 team that won the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup beating host nation Nigeria 1—0 in the final. Gonçalves featured in all 7 matches at the tournament and scored in the team's round of 16 win against Germany.[2]
Honours
References
- ↑ "André Gonçalves Caetano zum FC Schaffhausen". Fc Schaffhausen (Fc Schaffhausen). 31 May 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ↑ "Switzerland v. Germany". FIFA U-17 World Cup (FIFA.com). 4 November 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2012.