Goncalo Paciencia

Goncalo Mendes Paciencia (born 1 August 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre forward for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.

Formed at Porto, he appeared mainly for the reserves during his spell, playing only 16 competitive games with the first team and also being loaned four times. In 2018, he signed with Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.

A former youth international for Portugal, Paciencia made his senior debut in 2017 and scored his first goal in his second match.

Club Career

Porto

Born in Porto, Paciencia joined FC Porto's youth system at the age of only 8. He made his senior debut on 12 January 2014, starting for the B team in a 2–0 home win against Portimonense S.C. for the second division. He scored his first goals in the competition on 22 March, helping to a 2–2 away draw with C.D. Feirense.

Paciencia first appeared in competitive games with the main squad on 21 January 2015, again acting as starter in a 1–1 draw at S.C. Braga in the Portuguese League Cup. He netted his first goal in the same competition, in a 4–1 home victory over Academica de Coimbra that took place the following week.

On 29 July 2015, Paciencia joined Academica in a season-long loan. On 31 August 2016, still owned by Porto, he moved to Olympiacos. His spell at the latter club, which was undermined by heart problems, was concluded in December.

Paciencia continued to be loaned the following seasons, to Rio Ave and Vitoria de Setubal. On 25 August 2017, while at the service of the latter club, he scored an own goal in an eventual 1–1 away draw against C.F. Os Belenenses, coached by his father. On 27 January 2018, he netted early in the final of the League Cup and also converted his penalty shootout attempt, in a loss to Sporting CP after a 1–1 draw in regulation time.

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 12 July 2018, deemed surplus to requirements as practically all Portuguese players by manager Sergio Conceicao, Pa

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