Kialonda Gaspar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Esmevânio Kialonda Gaspar | ||
| Date of birth | 27 September 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundo, Angola | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | 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 | 24 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Angola | 40 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals 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]
International career
On 3 December 2025, Gaspar was called up to the Angola squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 25 May 2025[5]
| 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 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| Total | 57 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 63 | 2 | |||
| Lecce | 2024–25 | Serie A | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 139 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 164 | 7 | ||
- ^ Appearance in CAF Confederation Cup
- ^ Appearances in CAF Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Supertaça de Angola
- ^ Appearances in Liga Portugal 2 promotion play-offs
International
| 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
- Liga Portugal 2 Team of the Season: 2022–23[10]
References
- ^ "Internacional angolano Kialonga Gaspar reforça defesa do Estrela da Amadora". SAPO Desporto.
- ^ "Presentato Kialonda Gaspar" [Kialonda Gaspar Presented] (in Italian). Lecce. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Lecce v Mantova game report". Soccerway. 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Angola name final 28-man squad for TotalEnergies CAF AFCON 2025 as Beaumelle targets historic breakthrough". Confederation of African Football. 3 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
- ^ Kialonda Gaspar at Soccerway
- ^ "FUTEBOL: ANGOLA – GABÃO (FICHA TÉCNICA)". angop.co.ao (in Portuguese). 8 October 2021.
- ^ Kialonda Gaspar at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Gaspar joins the Liga Portugal SABSEG Team of the Year". Liga Portugal. 21 June 2023. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.