Gelson Dala

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Gelson Dala
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Gelson with Sporting CP in 2017
Personal information
Full name Jacinto Muondo Dala
Date of birth (1996-07-13) 13 July 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth Luanda, Angola
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)
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)
2018–2019 → Rio Ave (loan) 24 (5)
2019 → Antalyaspor (loan) 6 (0)
2020 → Rio Ave (loan) 14 (6)
2020–2021 Rio Ave 31 (3)
2021–2022 → Al-Wakrah (loan) 17 (11)
2022– Al-Wakrah 53 (26)
International career‡
2015– Angola 51 (21)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 06:02, 25 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2025

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

Club career

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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

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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]

On 20 January 2024, in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, he scored a brace in their 3–2 win over Mauritania. On 27 January 2024, he scored a first half brace for 10 men Angola in their Round of 16 win over Namibia.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 25 January 2025[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1º de Agosto 2013 Girabola 4 2 — — — 4 2
2014 19 9 2 1 — — 21 10
2015 26 8 — — — 26 8
2016 27 23 1 0 — — 28 23
Total 76 42 3 1 0 0 0 0 79 43
Sporting CP B 2016–17 LigaPro 17 13 — — — 17 13
2017–18 6 4 — — — 6 4
Total 23 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 17
Sporting CP 2016–17 Primeira Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2017–18 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2018–19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Rio Ave (loan) 2017–18 Primeira Liga 5 0 1 1 0 0 — 6 1
2018–19 19 5 0 0 3 1 2 1 24 7
Total 24 5 1 1 3 1 2 1 30 8
Antalyaspor (loan) 2019–20 Süper Lig 6 0 3 1 — — 9 1
Rio Ave (loan) 2019–20 Primeira Liga 14 6 0 0 0 0 — 14 6
2020–21 31 3 3 2 0 0 2 1 36 6
Total 45 9 3 2 0 0 2 1 50 12
Al-Wakrah 2021–22 Qatar Stars League 17 11 3 1 9 7 0 0 29 19
2022–23 20 15 1 0 3[a] 1 0 0 24 16
2023–24 21 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 22 7
2024–25 12 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 4
Total 70 37 4 1 12 8 1 0 86 45
Career total 244 109 15 6 15 9 5 2 279 126
  1. ^ Appearances in FIFA Referees Cup

International

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As of [8]
Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dala goal.
List of international goals scored by Gelson Dala
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 13 June 2015 Estádio Nacional da Tundavala, Lubango, Angola File:Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic 1–0 4–0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2 3–0
3 4 July 2015 Estádio 11 de Novembro, Talatona, Angola File:Flag of Eswatini.svg Swaziland 1–0 2–0 2016 African Nations Championship qualification
4 2–0
5 24 October 2015 Estádio 11 de Novembro, Talatona, Angola File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 1–1 1–2 2016 African Nations Championship qualification
6 13 November 2015 Estadio Nacional de Ombaka, Benguela, Angola File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 1–0 1–3 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 21 January 2016 Stade Huye, Butare, Rwanda File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo 1–3 2–4 2016 African Nations Championship
8 3 September 2016 Estádio 11 de Novembro, Talatona, Angola File:Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar 1–1 1–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
9 10 June 2017 Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso File:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso 1–1 1–3 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
10 9 September 2018 Estádio 11 de Novembro, Talatona, Angola File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana 1–0 1–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
11 12 October 2018 Estádio 11 de Novembro, Talatona, Angola File:Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania 4–1 4–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
12 13 October 2020 Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior, Rio Maior, Portugal File:Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania 3–0 3–0 Friendly
13 1 June 2022 Estádio 11 de Novembro, Talatona, Angola File:Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic 2–1 2–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
14 5 June 2022 Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar File:Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar 2–1 1–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
15 13 October 2023 Estádio Municipal de Albufeira, Albufeira, Portugal File:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique 1–1 1–1 Friendly
16 10 January 2024 Police Officers' Club Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain 2–0 3–0 Friendly
17 20 January 2024 Stade de la Paix, Bouaké, Ivory Coast File:Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania 1–0 3–2 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
18 2–1
19 27 January 2024 Stade de la Paix, Bouaké, Ivory Coast File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia 1–0 3–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
20 2–0
21 25 March 2025 Estádio 11 de Novembro, Talatona, Angola File:Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde 1–1 1–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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Angola

  • Four Nations Tournament bronze medal: 2018[9]

Notes

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References

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  • Gelson 1º de Agosto profile
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