Portugal · FIFA International

João Gonçalves

Active

With SL Benfica

16Matches

56%Win Rate

4.6Cards per Match

2019–26Years

Benfica Record

9Wins3Draws4Losses33–21Goals For–Against

HHome5 played · 5W 0D 0L · 17–3

AAway11 played · 4W 3D 4L · 16–18

Across 16 officially recorded matches.3.38 goals a match

Discipline

Total Yellow Cards704.4 per match

Total Red Cards30.19 per match

Double Yellow Incidents32nd Yellow -> Red

Yellow Card Matches16100% of matches

Red Card Matches319% of matches

Home / Away / Neutral5 / 11 / 0Matches

Notes

João António Ferreira Gonçalves, a native of Oliveira do Douro, referees for the Porto Football Association.

He rose to the top category in 2021 and made his Primeira Liga debut in August of that year. In 2025 he received the FIFA badge, joining the Portuguese international panel, and that year he refereed his first clássico.

Recent Matches

SL Benfica v Gil Vicente

13 Sep 2026 18:00 · Portugal League Betclic · Matchday 6 · Home53–1

Gil Vicente v SL Benfica

02 Mar 2026 20:15 · Portugal League Betclic · Matchday 24 · Away51–2

SC Braga v SL Benfica

28 Dec 2025 18:00 · Portugal League Betclic · Matchday 16 · Away512–2

SL Benfica v Gil Vicente

26 Sep 2025 20:15 · Portugal League Betclic · Matchday 7 · Home612–1

Estoril Praia v SL Benfica

03 May 2025 20:30 · Portugal League Betclic · Matchday 32 · Away41–2

Rio Ave v SL Benfica

16 Mar 2025 18:00 · Portugal League Betclic · Matchday 26 · Away312–3

SL Benfica v FC Famalicão

17 Jan 2025 20:15 · Portugal League Betclic · Matchday 18 · Home34–0

AFS v SL Benfica

15 Dec 2024 18:00 · Portugal League Betclic · Matchday 14 · Away41–1

FC Famalicão v SL Benfica

05 May 2024 20:30 · Portugal League Betclic · Matchday 32 · Away32–0

Nacional B v SL Benfica B

22 Apr 2024 18:00 · Portugal League SABSEG · Matchday 30 · Away33–1