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Gonçalo Franco
Swansea

Gonçalo Franco

Gonçalo Baptista Franco

Defensive Midfielder · Swansea. Explore performance, career and dated market values.

PositionDM Age25 ClubSwansea Market value€4mAlmost Signed estimate · 2026-09-08
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Overview

Player snapshot

ClubSwanseaChampionship
PositionDefensive MidfielderMidfielder
Date of birth25 years old
NationalityPortugalPorto
National teamNot verifiedCaps not stored
Contract untilNot currently verifiedExpired dates are not shown as current
Market value€4mAlmost Signed estimate · 2026-09-08
AvailabilityNo current absence reportedAnkle Injury
Height176 cm68 kg
Shirt number#17Swansea
Performance
Season stats

Championship · 2026

Swansea · Midfielder

Appearances20 starts
Minutes262 substitute entries
Rating6.44provider season average
Goals + assists00 goals · 0 assists
Goals / 90—minimum 90-minute sample
Assists / 90—minimum 90-minute sample
Shots00 on target
Passing5812 passes · 0 key
Defensive work12 interceptions · 0 blocks
Duels won100%2 of 2
Dribble success100%1 of 1
Cards0Y / 0Rdiscipline

Totals come from API-Football. Per-90 rates and percentages are transparent calculations from those totals; unavailable inputs remain blank.

Availability record

Injury and absence history

Provider-reported fixture absences are grouped into episodes; this is not a medical diagnosis.

No current absence reportedAnkle InjuryFixture date ·
Last 12 months1groups in recorded history
Last 24 months1groups in recorded history
Last 36 months1groups in recorded history
Provider records8fixture-level reports
Reported episodeRecord datesFixture recordsClub / competitionSource confidence
Ankle InjuryAnkle / footFixture date → 8Not equal to matches missedSwanseaChampionshipAPI-FootballProvider record

Days missed, matches missed and availability percentage appear only when a source supplies start, return and fixture-total data. This feed does not currently support those claims reliably.

Comparable profiles

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Matched from stored role, age, value and season data. Similarity is descriptive, not a transfer recommendation.

Eric RamiresEric RamiresRB Bragantino · MIDsame midfielder group · similar age · similar value range54match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 26 min / 2026 · 918 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Gonçalo Franco and Eric Ramires — stored season statistics
Context / metricGonçalo FrancoEric Ramires
Season20262026
CompetitionChampionshipSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleSwanseaRB Bragantino
Minutes26918
Appearances219
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 900— per 9080.78 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 901— per 90151.47 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

VitinhoVitinhoInternacional · RMsame midfielder group · close age profile · similar value range49match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 26 min / 2026 · 2,123 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Gonçalo Franco and Vitinho — stored season statistics
Context / metricGonçalo FrancoVitinho
Season20262026
CompetitionChampionshipSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleSwanseaInternacional
Minutes262,123
Appearances227
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9020.08 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9030.13 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 900— per 90230.98 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 901— per 90391.65 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

ErickErickBahia · MIDsame midfielder group · close age profile · similar value range49match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 26 min / 2026 · 1,265 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Gonçalo Franco and Erick — stored season statistics
Context / metricGonçalo FrancoErick
Season20262026
CompetitionChampionshipSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleSwanseaBahia
Minutes261,265
Appearances221
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9040.28 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 900— per 9070.5 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 901— per 90312.21 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Fredrik Carl Michael HammarFredrik Carl Michael HammarKV Mechelen · MIDsame midfielder group · similar age · comparable value band47match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 26 min / 2026 · 582 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Gonçalo Franco and Fredrik Carl Michael Hammar — stored season statistics
Context / metricGonçalo FrancoFredrik Carl Michael Hammar
Season20262026
CompetitionChampionshipPro League
Team in this sampleSwanseaKV Mechelen
Minutes26582
Appearances27
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 900— per 9020.31 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 901— per 90294.48 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Vinicius SouzaVinicius SouzaVfL Wolfsburg · MIDsame midfielder group · close age profile · comparable value band42match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 26 min / 2026 · 505 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Gonçalo Franco and Vinicius Souza — stored season statistics
Context / metricGonçalo FrancoVinicius Souza
Season20262026
CompetitionChampionship2. Bundesliga
Team in this sampleSwanseaVfL Wolfsburg
Minutes26505
Appearances26
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9020.36 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 900— per 9050.89 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 901— per 90142.5 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Simon Solomon Junior SohmSimon Solomon Junior SohmVenezia · MIDsame midfielder group · similar age41match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 26 min / 2026 · 240 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Gonçalo Franco and Simon Solomon Junior Sohm — stored season statistics
Context / metricGonçalo FrancoSimon Solomon Junior Sohm
Season20262026
CompetitionChampionshipSerie A
Team in this sampleSwanseaVenezia
Minutes26240
Appearances24
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 900— per 9041.5 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 901— per 9010.38 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

The score compares available profile facts only. Missing stats or value data never receive neutral points.

Career
Career economics

Transfer history

Confirmed provider records only; undisclosed terms are never estimated.

Recorded moves20 loans · 0 free moves
Known fees€2.1mTotals are not converted across currencies
Highest disclosed fee€2.1MMoreirense → Swansea

Latest recorded move: Moreirense → Swansea · 12 Jul 2024, with terms recorded as €2.1M. The player was 23.

Season / dateRouteDeal typeReported termsAge
202412 Jul 2024Moreirense → SwanseaTransfer€2.1M23
202001 Sept 2020Leixoes → MoreirenseTransferTerms not supplied19
Career record

Career timeline

Dates retain the source's precision. Fixture and record dates are labelled separately.

Season context2026 season

Swansea · Championship

Season label only; no start date is supplied.
Fixture dateAnkle Injury

Swansea

Fixture dateAnkle Injury

Swansea

Fixture dateAnkle Injury

Swansea

Fixture dateAnkle Injury

Swansea

Fixture dateAnkle Injury

Swansea

Fixture dateAnkle Injury

Swansea

Fixture dateAnkle Injury

Swansea

Fixture dateAnkle Injury

Swansea

TransferMoreirense → Swansea

Provider transfer record

TransferLeixoes → Moreirense

Provider transfer record

ProfileBorn

Porto, Portugal

Value & contract

Market value

€4m

Almost Signed estimate · 2026-09-08

Market values and estimates are not asking prices or agreed transfer fees.

Contract

A current contract expiry has not been verified. Contract length, options and release clauses are unavailable.

News

Gonçalo Franco in the news

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Data & updates
Fact provenance

Where this profile data comes from

Confidence describes the stored field and its source, not the player's quality.

IdentityGonçalo Baptista FrancoHighAPI-Football · checked
Current clubSwanseaHighAPI-Football · checked
CompetitionChampionshipHighAPI-Football · checked
PositionDefensive MidfielderHighAPI-Football · checked
Season stats2026 seasonHighAPI-Football · checked
Availability8MediumAPI-Football · checked
Transfer history2HighAPI-Football · checked
ContractNot storedNot verifiedSource not stored
Quality record updated: Not recordedNo automated consistency issue is currently recorded.
Profile updates

What changed?

Recorded updates show the previous and new values. Repeated position reports are grouped with their original dates.

0records in the last 24 hours1 update · 1 retained record
ValuationValue record updated

€3.6m€3.7m

Historical source not verifiedSource details were not saved with this update.