Gelson Dala
Gelson with Sporting CP in 2017
Personal information
Full name Jacinto Muondo Dala
Date of birth (1996-07-13) 13 July 1996
Place of birth Luanda, Angola
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder and second striker
Team information
Current team
Al-Wakrah
Number 10
Youth career
2012–2013 1º de Agosto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 1º de Agosto 72 (46)
2017–2018 Sporting B 23 (17)
2017–2020 Sporting CP 1 (0)
2018–2019Rio Ave (loan) 24 (5)
2019Antalyaspor (loan) 6 (0)
2020Rio Ave (loan) 14 (6)
2020–2021 Rio Ave 31 (3)
2021–2022Al-Wakrah (loan) 17 (11)
2022– Al-Wakrah 32 (20)
International career
2014– Angola 31 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:02, 23 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 August 2022

Jacinto Muondo "Gelson" Dala (born 13 July 1996) is an Angolan professional footballer who plays for Al-Wakrah in the Qatar Stars League. He can play as an attacking midfielder or a forward.

Club career

Born in Luanda, Gelson began his career with local C.D. Primeiro de Agosto. In July 2015, it was reported that he was being scouted by Portugal's S.L. Benfica.[1] He scored 23 goals in 27 games as his team won the Girabola in 2016, and subsequently he and teammate Ary Papel signed for Sporting Clube de Portugal for undisclosed fees on contracts with €60 million release clauses.[2]

After arriving in Lisbon in January 2017, Gelson made his debut for Sporting B in LigaPro on 15 January, playing the full 90 minutes of a 4–0 loss at Portimonense. Eight days later he scored his first goal, opening a 1–1 home draw with S.C. Covilhã. He totalled 13 goals in 17 games in his first season in the league, including four on 2 April in a 5–1 win over S.C. Olhanense.[3] He was first called up to Jorge Jesus' main squad for the Primeira Liga match at C.D. Feirense on 13 May,[4] remaining unused in a 2–1 loss, but made his top flight debut eight days later in the final match of the season, replacing namesake Gelson Martins at the end of a 4–1 win over G.D. Chaves at the Estádio José Alvalade.[5]

Back in the reserves on 30 September 2017, Gelson scored a hat-trick in a 4–3 home win over C.D. Santa Clara.[6]

International career

Gelson made his international debut for Angola on 13 June 2015 in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against the Central African Republic at the Estádio Nacional da Tundavala, scoring twice in a 4–0 victory.[1] On 4 July, he scored both goals in a win over Swaziland in Luanda to win the tie 4–2 on aggregate in the preliminary round of 2016 African Nations Championship qualification.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 December 2023[8]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1º de Agosto 2013 Girabola 4242
2014 199212110
2015 268268
2016 2723102823
Total 76423100007943
Sporting CP B 2016–17 LigaPro 17131713
2017–18 6464
Total 23170000002317
Sporting CP 2016–17 Primeira Liga 1000000010
2017–18 0010000010
2018–19 0000000000
Total 1010000020
Rio Ave (loan) 2017–18 Primeira Liga 50110061
2018–19 195003121247
Antalyaspor (loan) 2019–20 Süper Lig 603191
Rio Ave (loan) 2019–20 Primeira Liga 1460000146
2020–21 313320021366
Total 69144331428020
Al-Wakrah 2021–22 QSL 17113197002919
2022–23 2015103[lower-alpha 1]1002416
2023–24 125000010135
Total 493141128106539
Career total 22310315615952258120

International goals

Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first.[8]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 June 2015Estádio Nacional da Tundavala, Lubango, Angola Central African Republic1–04–02017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.3–0
3.4 July 2015Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola Swaziland1–02–02016 African Nations Championship qualification
4.2–0
5.24 October 2015Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola South Africa1–11–22016 African Nations Championship qualification
6.13 November 2015Estadio Nacional de Ombaka, Benguela, Angola South Africa1–01–32018 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.21 January 2016Stade Huye, Butare, Rwanda DR Congo1–32–42016 African Nations Championship
8.3 September 2016Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola Madagascar1–11–12017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
9.10 June 2017Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Burkina Faso1–11–32019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
10.9 September 2018Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola Botswana1–01–02019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
11.12 October 2018Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola Mauritania4–14–12019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
12.13 October 2020Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior, Rio Maior, Portugal Mauritania3–03–0Friendly
13.1 June 2022Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola Central African Republic2–12–12023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Angola

  • Four Nations Tournament bronze medal: 2018[9]

Notes

  1. Appearances in FIFA Referees Cup

References

  1. 1 2 "Gelson na mira de clubes europeus" [Gelson in the sights of European clubs]. Jornal dos Desportos (in Portuguese). 23 July 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "Gelson, Ary Papel sign for Sporting of Portugal". ANGOP.com. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  3. "'Furacão' Gelson Dala arrasa Olhanense" ['Hurricane' Gelson Dala rocks Olhanense] (in Portuguese). Notícias ao Minuto. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. "Gelson Dala estreia-se nos convocados do Sporting" [Gelson Dala chosen for Sporting for the first time]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 13 May 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. "Gelson Dala estreou-se pela equipa principal do Sporting" [Gelson Dala makes his debut in Sporting's first team] (in Portuguese). Rede Angola. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  6. "'Hat trick' de Gelson Dala no triunfo de Sporting B, Benfica B vence em Coimbra" [Gelson Dala 'hat-trick' in Sporting B's triumph, Benfica B win in Coimbra] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  7. "Selecção de Futebol derrota Suazilândia" [National team defeat Swaziland]. Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). 5 July 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  8. 1 2 "Gelson". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  9. "South Africa vs. Angola - 21 March 2018". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
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