Gegé

Gegé
Personal information
Full name Admilson Estaline Dias de Barros
Date of birth (1988-02-24) 24 February 1988
Place of birth Santiago, Cape Verde
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Al-Fayha
Number 56
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Boavista
2008–2009 Sporting Pombal 26 (3)
2009–2010 Estrela Amadora 26 (0)
2010–2011 Trofense 14 (1)
2011–2012 Covilhã 22 (2)
2012–2014 Marítimo B 25 (1)
2013–2015 Marítimo 42 (0)
2015–2017 Arouca 29 (1)
2017 Paços Ferreira 14 (0)
2017- Al-Fayha 0 (0)
National team‡
Cape Verde U21 5 (0)
2011– Cape Verde 26 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2017

Admilson Estaline Dias de Barros (born 24 February 1988), known as Gegé, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Saudi club Al-Fayha.

He spent his entire professional career in Portugal, starting out at Estrela da Amadora.

Club career

Gegé was born in Santiago. He moved to Portugal in 2008, starting in the lower leagues with Sporting Clube de Pombal and C.F. Estrela da Amadora and moving to the second division in June 2010, signing for C.D. Trofense.[1]

After one more season in the second level, with S.C. Covilhã, Gegé moved to the Primeira Liga with C.S. Marítimo, initially being assigned to the reserves in division three. He made his debut in Portugal's top flight with the Madeirans on 18 August 2013, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–1 home win against S.L. Benfica.[2]

On 27 August 2015, Gegé signed a two-year contract with F.C. Arouca.[3] During his spell, he played in 44 competitive games and scored three goals, two of those coming in the 2016–17 edition of the UEFA Europa League, against Heracles Almelo (1–1 away draw, qualification on the away goals rule)[4] and Olympiacos FC (1–2 loss in Athens after extra time).[5]

On 31 January 2017, Gegé joined F.C. Paços de Ferreira also in the top tier.[6] He made his league debut three days later, in a 2–0 home win over Vitória de Guimarães.[7]

International career

Gegé was called up to the Cape Verde national team for friendlies against Malta and Angola in September 2009, along three other under-21 internationals,[8] but eventually did not play.[9] He earned his first full cap the following year, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 win over Guinea-Bissau in Lisbon.

Gegé scored his first international goal on 31 March 2015, contributing to a 2–0 friendly success in Portugal and being replaced at half-time.[10] He was a participant at the 2013 and 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, contributing respectively with two[11][12] and three appearances as the nation exited in the quarter-finals and the group stage.[13][14][15]

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 February 2017[16]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paços de Ferreira 2016–17 Primeira Liga 20———0020
Total 20———0020
Career total 20———0020

    International

    As of 28 March 2017[17][18]
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Cape Verde
    201010
    201150
    201240
    201360
    201430
    201541
    201620
    201711
    Total262

    International goals

    As of 28 March 2017 (Cape Verde score listed first, score column indicates score after each Gegé goal)
    Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
    1. 31 March 2015 António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril, Portugal  Portugal
    2–0
    2–0
    		Friendly [10]
    12. 28 March 2017 Alphonse Theis, Hesperange, Luxembourg  Luxembourg
    1–0
    2–0
    		Friendly [19]

    References

    1. ↑ "Gégé é reforço" [Gégé an addition] (in Portuguese). C.D. Trofense. 5 June 2010. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
    2. ↑ "Exibição paupérrima e opções de Jesus mantêm a má tradição do Benfica" [Awful display and Jesus choices keep Benfica's bad tradition]. Público (in Portuguese). 18 August 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
    3. ↑ "Gegé assinou pelo FC Arouca" [Gegé assinou pelo FC Arouca] (in Portuguese). DNotícias. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
    4. ↑ "Arouca consegue empate milagroso na Holanda" [Arouca manage miracle draw in the Netherlands] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
    5. ↑ "Lutador Arouca fica pelo caminho no prolongamento" [Fighting Arouca ousted in extra time] (in Portuguese). UEFA.com. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
    6. ↑ "Reforços" [Reinforcements] (in Portuguese). F.C. Paços de Ferreira. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
    7. ↑ "P. Ferreira-V. Guimarães, 2–0 (crónica)" [P. Ferreira-V. Guimarães, 2–0 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
    8. ↑ "Selecção nacional de futebol: divulgada lista para amistosos com Malta e Angola" [National football team: list for friendlies with Malta and Angola released]. Expresso das Ilhas (in Portuguese). 29 August 2009. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
    9. ↑ "Futebol: Cabo Verde vence Malta" [Football: Cape Verde defeats Malta]. Expresso das Ilhas (in Portuguese). 4 September 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
    10. 1 2 "Portugal 0–2 Cape Verde Islands". BBC Sport. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
    11. ↑ "Cape Verde were denied an historic Africa Cup of Nations upset, after Morocco levelled to draw 1–1 in Durban.". BBC Sport. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
    12. ↑ "Debutants Cape Verde qualified for the last eight of the Africa Cup of Nations after coming from behind to beat Angola 2–1 in Port Elizabeth.". BBC Sport. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
    13. ↑ "Tunisia 1–1 Cape Verde Islands". BBC Sport. 18 January 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
    14. ↑ "DR Congo’s Robert Kidiaba denies Cape Verde in Africa Cup of Nations". The Guardian. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
    15. ↑ "Cape Verde Islands 0–0 Zambia". BBC Sport. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
    16. ↑ "Gêgê". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
    17. ↑ "Gêgê". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
    18. ↑ "Gêgê – Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
    19. ↑ "Gegé e Júlio Tavares dão triunfo a Cabo Verde" [Gegé and Júlio Tavares give triumph to Cape Verde]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
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