Dálcio

Euciodálcio Gomes (born 22 May 1996), known as Dálcio, is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cypriot First Division club APOEL. Born in Portugal, he represents the Guinea-Bissau national team.

Club career On 18 January 2015, Dálcio made his professional debut with Belenenses in a 2014–15 Primeira Liga match against Gil Vicente.

In the 2015–16 season he joined defending champions Benfica, but stayed at Belenenses on a one-year loan deal. In January 2016, he returned to Benfica, joining its reserve team in the Segunda Liga.

On 6 June 2017, Dálcio joined Scottish Premiership side Rangers on a season-long loan deal. He made his debut for Rangers against Progrès Niederkorn in the first qualifying round of Europa League on 29 June 2017, and also featured in the second leg on 4 July. He made his only league appearance for Rangers after coming on in added time against Hamilton Academical in a 4–1 away win on 29 September.

After a loan to Belenenses SAD for the 2018–19 season, Dálcio made a permanent move from Benfica to Panetolikos in Super League Greece. On 25 August 2019, he scored his first goal in a 2–1 away loss against PAOK.

On 3 July 2021, he joined Ionikos on a free transfer.

International career Born in Portugal, Dálcio is of Bissau-Guinean descent. He was called up to represent the Guinea-Bissau national team for a pair of friendlies in March 2022. He debuted with Guinea-Bissau in a friendly 3–0 win over Equatorial Guinea on 23 March 2022.

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