Hockey: Gonçalo Leal called up for the Under-19 World Cup | OneFootball

Coach Vasco Vaz has called up Gonçalo Leal to join Portugal’s under-19 national team for the Roller Hockey World Championship, scheduled to take place in Asunción, the capital of Paraguay, from 4 to 10 October.

In Group B, Portugal will face India, France, the United States of America and Colombia. Group A will consist of Switzerland, Italy, Spain, the current world champion, and Argentina.

At 17, the FC Porto forward split the 2025/26 season between the Dragons’ under-19 side and the B team. For the juniors, he scored 15 goals in 15 matches, while also finding the net seven times in 25 games in the senior Second Division.

Gonçalo Alves and Hélder Nunes will also wear the Portugal shirt in Paraguay. The two first-team players will be coached by Reinaldo Ventura and will take on Angola, the United States of America and Argentina in the opening stage of the tournament.

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