Gonçalo Paciência returns to Portugal, boosts Santa Clara | OneFootball

“I am very happy to be here, to represent the biggest club on the islands. I feel immense joy and motivation for being given this opportunity to help Santa Clara achieve its goals,” said the player, in statements reproduced by the club.

The statement adds that Gonçalo Paciência, 31, signed a contract valid until the end of the current season, with an optional additional season.

The forward joins Santa Clara – 14th in the I Liga – as a free agent, after leaving Sport, for which he scored five goals in 22 matches.

The Portuguese international – who has two caps for the national ‘AA’ team and one goal – has played in Germany (Eintracht Frankfurt, Schalke 04, and Bochum), Spain (Celta de Vigo), Greece (Olympiacos), and Japan (Sanfrecce Hiroshima).

In Portugal, he represented FC Porto – the club where he was trained – Vitória de Setúbal, Académica, and Rio Ave. His achievements include national champion titles in Portugal (FC Porto) and Greece (Olympiacos), as well as winning the Europa League with Eintracht Frankfurt.

Santa Clara will host Estoril on Saturday at 2:30 PM local time (3:30 PM on the mainland), at the Estádio de São Miguel, in Ponta Delgada, in a match for the 20th round of the I Liga.

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