Kialonda Gaspar

Angolan footballer
Kialonda Gaspar
Personal information
Full name Esmevânio Kialonda Gaspar
Date of birth (1997-09-27) 27 September 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Dundo, Angola
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Lecce
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Sagrada Esperança 75 (4)
2022–2024 Estrela da Amadora 57 (2)
2024– Lecce 1 (0)
International career‡
2021– Angola 21 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:44, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

Esmevânio Kialonda Gaspar (born 27 September 1997), sometimes known as just Gaspar, is an Angolan footballer who plays as a centre-back for Italian Serie A club Lecce.

Career

Gaspar began his playing career with the Angolan club Sagrada Esperança, where he played for 4 seasons. On 1 August 2022, he transferred to Liga Portugal 2 club Estrela da Amadora.[1]

On 12 July 2024, Gaspar signed a contract with Italian club Lecce for three years, with an option for two more.[2] On his competitive debut for Lecce on 12 August 2024 in a Coppa Italia game against Mantova, Gaspar scored a goal in a 2–1 victory.[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 October 2023[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sagrada Esperança 2018–19 Girabola 10 1 0 0 — — — 10 1
2019–20 Girabola 14 1 3 0 — — — 17 1
2020–21 Girabola 19 1 2 0 — 1[a] 0 — 22 1
2021–22 Girabola 15 1 1 0 — 9[b] 0 1[c] 0 26 1
Total 58 4 6 0 — 10 0 1 0 75 4
Estrela da Amadora 2022–23 Liga Portugal 2 30 1 1 0 0 0 — 2[d] 0 33 1
2023–24 Primeira Liga 8 0 0 0 1 0 — — 9 0
Total 38 1 1 0 1 0 — 2 0 42 1
Career total 96 5 7 0 1 0 10 0 3 0 117 5
  1. ^ Appearance in CAF Confederation Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in CAF Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance in Supertaça de Angola
  4. ^ Appearances in Liga Portugal 2 promotion play-offs

International

As of match played 7 September 2023[5][6]
National team Year Apps Goals
Angola 2020 2 0
2021 6 0
2022 9 0
2023 4 1
Total 21 1

Honours

Sagrada Esperança

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Internacional angolano Kialonga Gaspar reforça defesa do Estrela da Amadora". SAPO Desporto.
  2. ^ "Presentato Kialonda Gaspar" [Kialonda Gaspar Presented] (in Italian). Lecce. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Lecce v Mantova game report". Soccerway. 12 August 2024.
  4. ^ Kialonda Gaspar at Soccerway
  5. ^ "FUTEBOL: ANGOLA – GABÃO (FICHA TÉCNICA)". angop.co.ao (in Portuguese). 8 October 2021.
  6. ^ Kialonda Gaspar at National-Football-Teams.com
  7. ^ "Sagrada Esperança da Lunda Norte é o campeão do Girabola" [Lunda Norte's Sagrada Esperança is Girabola champion]. DW (in Portuguese). 1 August 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Sagrada Esperança conquista Supertaça pela primeira vez" [Sagrada Esperança conquers Supertaça for the first time] (in European Portuguese). Record. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Gaspar joins the Liga Portugal SABSEG Team of the Year". Liga Portugal. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
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Angola squad – 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
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