João Gamboa

João Pedro da Costa Gamboa (born 31 August 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for G.D. Estoril Praia.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Costa and the second or paternal family name is Gamboa.
João Gamboa
Personal information
Full name João Pedro da Costa Gamboa
Date of birth (1996-08-31) 31 August 1996
Place of birth Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Estoril
Youth career
2007–2010 Rio Ave
2010–2012 Varzim
2012–2013 Benfica
2013–2014 Varzim
2014–2015 Braga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Varzim B 4 (0)
2014 Varzim 1 (0)
2015–2017 Braga B 60 (1)
2015–2017 Braga 8 (0)
2017–2020 Marítimo 35 (1)
2018–2019 Marítimo B 4 (0)
2019–2020 → Chaves (loan) 18 (0)
2020– Estoril 0 (0)
National team
2011–2012 Portugal U16 4 (0)
2012 Portugal U17 2 (0)
2015–2016 Portugal U20 6 (0)
2017 Portugal U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 February 2020

Football career

Born in Póvoa de Varzim, Gamboa was on the books of local clubs Rio Ave F.C. and Varzim S.C. as a youth, also having a year with S.L. Benfica. In 2014 he made his senior debut with Varzim's reserve team in the Porto Football Association's first division, and a sole first-team appearance in the third tier on 23 March in a 1–0 home loss to F.C. Tirsense.[1]

Later in 2014, Gamboa signed for S.C. Braga, still as a junior. He made his professional debut for the B-team in the Segunda Liga on 19 April 2015 as an 80th-minute substitute for Nuno Valente, in a 1–0 win at S.C. Olhanense. On 23 May in the last game of the Primeira Liga season he debuted for the first team as they won 5–0 at home to Vitória de Setúbal; he played the last 15 minutes in place of Eder.[2]

Gamboa was a regular for Braga's reserves in his second season, scoring his first goal on 17 February 2016 to win 2–1 at home to S.C. Farense.[3] On 29 June that year, he signed a five-year contract at fellow top-flight club C.S. Marítimo with teammate Rodrigo Pinho also making the move from Braga; several other players had already transferred in the opposite direction.[4]

On 21 October 2017, Gamboa scored his first top-flight goal to give Marítimo the lead at Setúbal, who came back to win 3–1.[5] He was also sent off twice that season in losses away to Big Three teams; a second yellow card in the 39th minute of a 3–1 defeat at Porto,[6] and a straight red card the following 3 March in a 5–0 loss at Benfica.[7]

Gamboa spent the 2019–20 season on loan at G.D. Chaves in division two.[8] At its conclusion, he signed for two years at G.D. Estoril Praia in the same competition.[9]

Personal life

Gamboa's father Jorge was also a professional footballer who played as a winger, for clubs including Braga.[2]

References
  1. Nunes, Silvia (23 March 2014). "Varzim volta a escorregar" [Varzim slip again] (in Portuguese). Varzim S.C. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  2. "A surpresa Gamboa" [Gamboa the surprise]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 May 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  3. "Farense perde em Braga com golo polémico já nos descontos" [Farense lose in Braga with controversial goal already in added time] (in Portuguese). Sul Informação. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  4. "Oficial: Gamboa e Rodrigo de Braga para o Marítimo" [Official: Braga's Gamboa and Rodrigo to Marítimo]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 29 June 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  5. "Vitória de Setúbal bate Marítimo por 3-1, numa reviravolta contra 10" [Vitória de Setúbal beat Marítimo 3-1, in a comeback against 10]. Diário de Notícias. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  6. "FC Porto vence Marítimo e termina 2017 na liderança do campeonato" [FC Porto defeat Marítimo and end 2017 in first place in the championship]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 18 December 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  7. "Benfica routs Maritimo 5-0, stays close to Porto in Portugal". Associated Press. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  8. "João Gamboa confirmado no Chaves por empréstimo do Marítimo" [João Gamboa confirmed at Chaves on loan from Marítimo]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 July 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  9. "João Gamboa assina por duas épocas com o Estoril" [João Gamboa signs for two seasons with Estoril]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 July 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
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