Francisco Gonçalves

Francisco Adriano Baptista Gonçalves (born 5 March 2004) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club Nacional.

Club career Nacional Gonçalves joined Nacional in 2013 and played for the youth teams. Gonçalves signed his first senior professional contract in 2022, aged 18, after being promoted to the senior squad on 31 May 2022. He made his professional senior debut in a Liga Portugal 2 match against Torreense on 13 August 2022, which ended in a 2–0 victory to Nacional. In the 2023–24 season, Gonçalves made a total of 10 appearances, 4 in the league, 2 in the Taça de Portugal and 4 in the Taça da Liga. On 27 February 2025, it was announced that Gonçalves signed a four year deal that runs until 2029 at the end of the 2028–29 season. Nacional gained promotion to the Primeira Liga after finished second in the 2023–24 season.

Gonçalves sustained injuries at the start of the 2024–25 season. He finally made his top-flight debut on 17 May 2025, in a 3–0 defeat against Porto.

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