win over Rangers on 1 February. Gonçalves scored 15 goals in 42 appearances for Hearts, until he was sold to Pakhtakor Tashkent for £350,000 in January 2018. Asia Gonçalves signed for Uzbek club Pakhtakor Tashkent in January 2018. On 26 January 2019, Gonçalves moved to Esteghlal on an 18-month-long contract. He was given the squad shirt number 20. He made his debut for the club on 7 February, in a 4–0 win against Paykan, coming on as an 81st-minute substitute for Morteza Tabrizi. He scored his first goal for Esteghlal in the same game just two minutes after coming on as a substitute. On 1 June, Esteghlal announced Isma's contract was terminated by mutual consent. Gonçalves signed for Japanese club Matsumoto Yamaga in September 2019. On 23 November, he made his debut for the Japanese side as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat against Yokohama F. Marinos. On 11 October 2020, Gonçalves joined Indian Super League club Chennaiyin FC on a one year contract. On 24 November 2020, Gonçalves made his debut in the very first match of the season for Chennnaiyin FC and converted a crucial 26th minute penalty in a 2–1 win for Chennaiyin over Jamshedpur. Gonçalves would spend a season with Bangladesh Premier League side Sheikh Russel KC. Livingston On 31 May 2022, Gonçalves returned to Scotland and signed a two-year deal with Scottish Premiership side Livingston. He was loaned to Championship club Raith Rovers on 11 February 2023, and later that day scored in a Scottish Cup tie against Motherwell. International career Though born in Guinea-Bissau, Gonçalves is a naturalised citizen of Portugal. He has represented them at under-17 level. In 2010, he was called up to the Portugal under-20 team to participate in training sessions as the team was preparing for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Gonçalves, however, showed up to the camp out of shape and was, ultimately, not considered for the tournament by coach Ilídio Vale. He earned one cap for Guinea-Bissau on 22 March 2018, starting in a 2–0 friendly loss to Burkina Faso in Limeil-Brévannes, France. Career statistics Honours Club St Mirren Scottish League Cup: 2012–13 APOEL Cypriot Super Cup: 2013 Individual Uzbekistan Super League top goalscorer: 2018 References External links APOEL official profile Living people 1991 births Sportspeople from Bissau Bissau-Guinean footballers Guinea-Bissau international footballers Portuguese footballers Portugal youth international footballers Bissau-Guinean expatriate footballers Bissau-Guinean emigrants to Portugal Portuguese