David Viana

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David Viana
Personal information
Full name David Gonçalves Viana
Date of birth (1992-01-22) 22 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Strasbourg, France
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
ASC Biesheim
Youth career
2008–2011 Strasbourg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Atlético Madrid C 20 (0)
2012–2013 Real Salt Lake 2 (0)
2013–2014 Luton Town 0 (0)
2015
Olhanense
6 (1)
2016–2021 ASC Biesheim 115 (20)
2021–2022 Mulhouse 21 (6)
2022– ASC Biesheim 0 (0)
International career
2009 Portugal U17 6 (1)
2009 Portugal U18 2 (0)
2010 Portugal U19 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:08 17 December 2009 (UTC)

David Gonçalves Viana (born 22 January 1992) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for ASC Biesheim. Born in France, he has represented Portugal at youth level.

Club career

Early career

Born in Strasbourg, France, Viana was part of RC Strasbourg B, the reserve team of RC Strasbourg Alsace. After Strasbourg was relegated from Ligue 1, Viana transferred to Atlético Madrid and was part of their C squad for a year, making 20 appearances.[1]

Real Salt Lake

Despite being offered a contract extension by Atlético, Viana signed for Major League Soccer side Real Salt Lake on a free transfer on 18 September 2012 following a week-long trial and a MLS Reserve League appearance against Sporting Kansas City.[2] Speaking on signing for RSL, Viana said, "I'm very excited... It's a great opportunity and I feel really good about getting to work with these coaches and players".[3] He made his league debut for RSL on 17 October 2012 as a substitute for Luis Gil in an eventual 0–0 draw against Seattle Sounders FC.[4]

On 11 July 2013, after two appearances, Viana was waived by Real Salt Lake.[5]

Luton Town

Viana moved to English

League Two with a club-record 101 points.[8] On 9 May 2014, it was announced that Viana would not be offered a new contract and would leave Luton in June 2014.[9]

Olhanense

On 24 January 2015, it was announced that Viana had signed for

ASCB

On 24 January 2016, it was announced that Viana had signed for

Mulhouse

Viana moved to FC Mulhouse in summer 2021.[12]

International career

Viana holds both French and Portuguese nationalities and has represented Portugal at Under-17, Under-18, and Under-19 levels.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "David Viana Profile". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  2. ^ "RSL Signs David Viana | Real Salt Lake". www.realsaltlake.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013.
  3. ^ "RSL Signs David Viana". Real Salt Lake. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Recap: RSL 0-Seattle 0". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  5. ^ "RSL midfielder David Viana waived". RSL Soapbox. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  6. ^ "Still lands Portuguese midfielder". Luton Town. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Keeper Turner excels as 10-man Staines hold Hatters to goalless FA Trophy draw". Luton Today. Johnston Publishing Ltd. 30 November 2013. Archived from the original on 4 November 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Luton Town win Conference Premier and Football League spot". BBC Sport. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  9. ^ "Shaw, Charles and Viana exit Town while Martin and Taiwo both listed". Luton Today. 9 May 2014. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  10. ^ "David Viana é reforço" (in Portuguese). SC Olhanense. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  11. ^ "David Viana French origin Portuguese attacking winger player". David Viana's official web site. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  12. ^ Sengel, Romain (20 June 2021). "David Viana passe de Biesheim à Mulhouse". Alsa'Sports (in French). Retrieved 10 August 2021.

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