Gonçalo Abreu


Gonçalo Nuno da Silva Abreu is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a forward.
Formed at Marítimo where he made nine Primeira Liga appearances, he spent most of his career in LigaPro, playing 206 games and scoring 31 goals in service of eight clubs.

Career

Born in Funchal on the island of Madeira, Abreu came through the ranks of hometown club C.S. Marítimo, playing mainly in their reserve team in the third tier, while also making a handful of appearances for the first team in the Primeira Liga. He scored once for the club in the UEFA Europa League group stage on 6 December 2012, heading the opening goal of a 2–1 home win over Club Brugge KV.
Abreu was loaned for a year each to second-tier Varzim S.C. in June 2009, and C.D. Feirense a year later, playing regularly and winning promotion as runners-up with the latter. In January 2012, he moved to Atlético Clube de Portugal of the same league on the same basis.
In July 2013, Abreu left Marítimo for Ermis Aradippou FC, newly promoted to the Cypriot First Division. Unused, he returned home with A.D. Camacha in the third division in January, then rejoined Feirense in June 2014. He remained in the second division for the following years, with F.C. Penafiel, C.F. União, Gil Vicente F.C. and C.D. Mafra.