Vagner José Dias Gonçalves (born 10 January 1996), simply Vagner, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a forward for French club FC Metz and the Cape Verde national team.
![]() Vagner in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vagner José Dias Gonçalves | ||
Date of birth | (1996-01-10) 10 January 1996 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Mindelo, Cape Verde | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Metz | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2015 | Gil Vicente | ||
2016–2017 | Saint-Étienne | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | Gil Vicente | 25 | (2) |
2017–2020 | Saint-Étienne II | 25 | (11) |
2017–2020 | Saint-Étienne | 4 | (0) |
2019 | → Nancy (loan) | 18 | (6) |
2019–2020 | → Nancy (loan) | 15 | (7) |
2020– | Metz | 29 | (4) |
2021–2022 | → Sion (loan) | 3 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2018– | Cape Verde | 3 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:18, 24 August 2020 (UTC) |
On 13 January 2015, Vagner made his professional debut with Gil Vicente in a 2014–15 Taça da Liga match against Estoril Praia.[1]
In July 2020, Vagner joined Ligue 1 side Metz from Saint-Étienne after playing for Nancy in Ligue 2 from January 2019. He signed a four-year contract while Saint-Étienne reportedly received a transfer fee of €3 million plus bonuses.[2]
On 29 August 2021, he joined FC Sion in Switzerland on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[3]
Vagner made his professional for the Cape Verde national football team in a friendly 3–2 win over Algeria on 1 June 2019.[4]
He was named in the roster for the 2021 Africa cup of nations when the team reached the round of 16 [5]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 10 October 2019 | Stade Parsemain, Fos-sur-Mer, France | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
FC Metz – current squad | |
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Cape Verde squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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