Gil Dias
Dias with VfB Stuttgart in 2023
Personal information
Full name Gil Bastião Dias[1]
Date of birth (1996-09-28) 28 September 1996 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth Gafanha da Nazaré, Portugal[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger, left-back
Team information
Current team
 Legia Warsaw
(on loan from VfB Stuttgart)
Number 17
Youth career
2004–2007 Gafanha
2007−2008 Sporting CP
2008–2013 Sanjoanense
2013–2014 Braga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Braga B 2 (0)
2015 Monaco B 24 (9)
2015–2021 Monaco 15 (0)
2016 → Varzim (loan) 15 (6)
2016–2017 → Rio Ave (loan) 34 (6)
2017–2018 → Fiorentina (loan) 27 (2)
2018–2019 → Nottingham Forest (loan) 21 (0)
2019 → Olympiacos (loan) 7 (0)
2020 → Granada (loan) 12 (0)
2020–2021 → Famalicão (loan) 31 (0)
2021–2023 Benfica 12 (1)
2023– VfB Stuttgart 7 (1)
2023– → Legia Warsaw (loan) 13 (0)
2023– → Legia Warsaw II (loan) 2 (0)
International career
2014 Portugal U18 5 (1)
2014−2015 Portugal U19 9 (3)
2016 Portugal U20 2 (0)
2017−2018 Portugal U21 10 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:04, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

Gil Bastião Dias (born 28 September 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger or a left-back for Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw, on loan from VfB Stuttgart.

Club career

Early years

Born in Gafanha da Nazaré, Aveiro District, Dias played youth football with four clubs, including A.D. Sanjoanense from ages 12 to 17. He finished his development with S.C. Braga[2] and, on 9 August 2014, played his first game as a professional with their reserves, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 away loss against C.D. Tondela in the Segunda Liga.[3]

Monaco

Dias signed with AS Monaco FC in January 2015, going on to appear mostly for the reserve team during his tenure. On 6 January 2016, he was loaned out to Portuguese second division side Varzim S.C. until the end of the season.[4]

For the 2016–17 campaign, still owned by Monaco, Dias joined Rio Ave FC.[5] He made his Primeira Liga debut on 12 August 2016 in a 3–1 home loss against FC Porto,[6] and scored his first goal in the competition on 18 September to help the hosts defeat Sporting CP 3–1.[7]

Dias made his first appearance in Ligue 1 on 13 August 2017, when he came onto the field for the last minutes of the 4–1 away win over Dijon FCO.[8] Two days later, he moved to ACF Fiorentina of the Serie A on a two-year loan deal with an obligation to buy at the end of the term.[9]

On 23 June 2018, it was announced that Dias would join EFL Championship side Nottingham Forest on loan for the season, with an option to make the transfer permanent.[10][11] He scored his first competitive goal on 29 August, helping the hosts beat Premier League club Newcastle United 3–1 in the second round of the EFL Cup.[12]

On 24 January 2019, Dias moved to Super League Greece team Olympiacos F.C. on loan until 30 June 2020, with the option to make the transfer permanent afterwards.[13] He scored his first goal on 6 February, netting from close range in a 3–3 away draw against PAS Lamia 1964 in the quarter-finals of the Greek Football Cup.[14] Eight days later, in the UEFA Europa League's last-32 tie at home to FC Dynamo Kyiv, he chested the ball down before sending a half-volley past Denys Boyko from 25 yards for a final 2–2 draw.[15]

Dias signed for La Liga club Granada CF on 31 January 2020, also in a temporary deal.[16] In late September, he joined F.C. Famalicão on yet another loan.[17]

Benfica

On 25 June 2021, Dias signed a five-year contract with S.L. Benfica for a €4 million fee.[18][19] Mainly a reserve player,[20] he scored his first goal on 17 April 2022 in a 2–0 victory at Sporting in the Derby de Lisboa, in injury time.[21]

In the first part of the 2022–23 campaign, Dias made only two appearances as a substitute.[22]

VfB Stuttgart

Dias joined Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart on 30 January 2023, for roughly €1 million.[23] He scored on his debut the following day, equalising an eventual 2–1 away win over SC Paderborn 07 in the round of 16 of the DFB-Pokal.[24] His first goal in the league came on 18 February, when he opened the 3–0 home defeat of 1. FC Köln.[25]

On 4 September 2023, Dias was loaned to Legia Warsaw in the Polish Ekstraklasa, with an option to buy.[26][27]

International career

Dias won his first cap for the Portugal under-21 side on 5 September 2017, in a 2–0 home win against Wales in the 2019 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.[28] The following 27 March, for the same competition but this time as a substitute, he contributed one goal to the 4–2 victory in Switzerland.[29]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 December 2023[30]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Braga B 2014–15 Segunda Liga 2 0 — — — 2 0
Monaco B 2014–15 CFA 11 0 — — — 11 0
2015–16 CFA 13 9 — — — 13 9
Total 24 9 — — — 24 9
Monaco 2017–18 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2019–20 Ligue 1 14 0 1 0 1 0 — 16 0
Total 15 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 17 0
Varzim (loan) 2015–16 LigaPro 15 6 0 0 0 0 — 15 6
Rio Ave (loan) 2016–17 Primeira Liga 34 6 1 0 2 2 2[c] 0 39 8
Fiorentina (loan) 2017–18 Serie A 27 2 1 0 — — 28 2
Nottingham Forest (loan) 2018–19 Championship 21 0 0 0 3 1 — 24 1
Olympiacos (loan) 2018–19 Super League Greece 7 0 1 1 0 0 2[c] 1 10 2
Granada (loan) 2019–20 La Liga 12 0 1 0 — — 13 0
Famalicão (loan) 2020–21 Primeira Liga 31 0 2 2 0 0 — 33 2
Benfica 2021–22 Primeira Liga 12 1 1 0 3 0 2[d] 0 18 1
2022–23 Primeira Liga 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Total 12 1 2 0 4 0 2 0 20 1
VfB Stuttgart 2022–23 Bundesliga 7 1 1 1 — — 8 2
Legia Warsaw (loan) 2023–24 Ekstraklasa 13 0 2 0 — 4 0 19 0
Legia Warsaw II (loan) 2023–24 III liga 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
Career total 222 25 12 4 10 3 10 1 254 33
  1. ^ Includes Coppa Italia, Greek Football Cup, Coupe de France, Taça de Portugal and DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ Includes Taça da Liga, EFL Cup and Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Gil Dias" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  2. ^ Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (25 June 2021). "Gil Dias: o benfiquista que adorava Liedson e que foi dispensado pelo Sporting" [Gil Dias: the Benfica fan who loved Liedson and was released by Sporting] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Tondela-Sp. Braga B, 1–0: Bruno Monteiro resolve perto do fim" [Tondela-Sp. Braga B, 1–0: Bruno Monteiro decides it near the end]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 August 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Monaco prête Dias et Cherif à Varzim" [Monaco loan Dias and Cherif to Varzim]. L'Équipe (in French). 6 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Adama Traoré prêté à Rio Ave" [Adama Traoré loaned to Rio Ave] (in French). AS Monaco. 31 January 2017. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Magia de Herrera à cambalhota adornou os primeiros três pontos de Nuno" [Flip-like Herrera magic embellished first three points for Nuno] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  7. ^ Figueiredo, João Tiago (18 September 2016). "Rio Ave-Sporting, 3–1 (destaques)" [Rio Ave-Sporting, 3–1 (highlights)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  8. ^ Clement, Arnaud (13 August 2017). "A Dijon, Monaco et Falcao toujours aussi chauds" [At Dijon, Monaco and Falcao as hot as ever]. Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Gil Dias emprestado à Fiorentina por duas temporadas" [Gil Dias loaned to Fiorentina for two seasons]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 15 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Dias checks in". Nottingham Forest F.C. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Gil Bastiao Dias: Nottingham Forest sign Portuguese winger on loan". BBC Sport. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Nottingham Forest 3–1 Newcastle United". BBC Sport. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  13. ^ Ολυμπιακός: Ανακοινώθηκε ο Ζιλ Ντίας [Olympiacos: Gil Dias announced] (in Greek). Sport 24. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  14. ^ Tomaras, Dimitris (6 February 2019). Λαμία – Ολυμπιακός 3–3 [Lamia – Olympiacos 3–3] (in Greek). Gazzetta. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  15. ^ Stratopoulos, Akis (14 February 2019). "Ολυμπιακός 2–2 FC Dynamo Kyiv" [Olympiacos 2–2 FC Dynamo Kyiv] (in Greek). SDNA. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  16. ^ "Comunicado | Gil Dias refuerza el ataque del Granada CF" [Announcement | Gil Dias bolsters the attack of Granada CF] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  17. ^ "Gil Dias reforça Famalicão por empréstimo do Mónaco" [Gil Dias strengthens Famalicão on loan from Monaco] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  18. ^ "Gil Dias no Benfica" [Gil Dias to Benfica] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  19. ^ Silva, Flávio Miguel (25 June 2021). "Benfica oficializa Gil Dias: o contrato e os valores da transferência" [Benfica make Gil Dias official: contract and transfer details]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  20. ^ Antunes Pereira, André (18 April 2022). "Gil Dias ao 'sprint' para continuar no Benfica: Golo ao Sporting pode ser ponto de viragem" [Gil Dias 'sprints' to remain at Benfica: Goal to Sporting may be a turning point]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  21. ^ Tovar, Rui Miguel (17 April 2022). "Sporting 0:2 Benfica. A arte do contra-ataque" [Sporting 0:2 Benfica. The art of counterattack]. Luxemburger Wort (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  22. ^ Silva, Flávio Miguel (27 January 2023). "Franceses avançam com proposta do Auxerre por Gil Dias" [In France they talk about Auxerre offer for Gil Dias]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  23. ^ Preiß, Gregor (30 January 2023). "Das sind Genki Haraguchi und Gil Dias" [Here are Genki Haraguchi and Gil Dias]. Stuttgarter Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  24. ^ "90.+5! Guirassys Kopfball bringt Stuttgart in letzter Sekunde ins Viertelfinale" [90.+5! Guirassy's header takes Stuttgart to quarter-finals in the last second] (in German). Kicker. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  25. ^ Gerspacher, Patrick (20 February 2023). "Bei Stuttgart platzt der Knoten gegen Köln" [Stuttgart put Köln through the noose] (in German). ZDF. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  26. ^ "Gil Dias moves to Legia on loan". VfB Stuttgart. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  27. ^ "Gil Dias piłkarzem Legii Warszawa" [Gil Dias is a Legia Warsaw player] (in Polish). Legia Warszawa. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  28. ^ "Sub-21: Portugal-País de Gales, 2–0 (resultado final)" [Under-21: Portugal-Wales, 2–0 (final score)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  29. ^ "Seleção de sub-21 vence a Suíça com 'remontada' (2–4)" [Under-21 national team beat Switzerland with 'remontada' (2–4)]. Observador (in Portuguese). 27 March 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  30. ^ Gil Dias at Soccerway

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