Benfica champion Diogo Gonçalves joins Konyaspor in Turkey | OneFootball

Diogo Gonçalves has been officially announced as a reinforcement for Konyaspor, a club in the Turkish League, signing a contract valid for two and a half seasons. The former winger of Benfica, aged 28, underwent the usual medical exams on Wednesday and formalized the deal with the emblem of the Central Anatolia region, which announced the signing on social media.

Free on the market after terminating his contract with Real Salt Lake, from the United States, Diogo Gonçalves was free to sign with any club, even though the transfer market in Turkey was still open. Konyaspor took advantage of this condition to secure the player, who thus returns to European football.

Currently, Konyaspor occupies the 14th place in the Turkish league, in a season marked by some irregularity in the League. Nevertheless, the club experienced a positive moment this week by thrashing Aliagas FAS, from the third division, 5-0, in a match for the Turkish Cup.

Trained in Seixal, Diogo Gonçalves joined the main team of Benfica and was part of the national champion squad in 2022/23. After leaving Luz, he followed a path with various international and national experiences, passing through Nottingham Forest, Famalicão, Copenhagen, and more recently, Real Salt Lake.

The move to Konyaspor represents the sixth stage of the player's professional career after Benfica - which has news regarding the 22nd round of the championship. The Portuguese left winger now seeks to gain regularity and contribute to the Turkish club's objectives in the second half of the season.

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