Kialonda Gaspar

Kialonda Gaspar
Personal information
Full name Esmevânio Kialonda Gaspar
Date of birth (1997-09-27) 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 47 (0)
International career‡
2021– Angola 59 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:44, 24 June 2026 (UTC)

Esmevânio Kialonda Gaspar (born 27 September 1997), sometimes known as just Gaspar, is an Angolan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Lecce.

Club career

Gaspar began his playing career with the Angolan club Sagrada Esperança, where he played for four 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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

International

As of match played 9 June 2026[6][7]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Angola 202020
2021 6 0
2022 9 0
2023 4 1
2024 16 0
2025 12 0
2026 1 0
Total491

Honours

Sagrada Esperança

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Internacional angolano Kialonga Gaspar reforça defesa do Estrela da Amadora". SAPO Desporto.
  2. ↑ "Presentato Kialonda Gaspar" [Kialonda Gaspar Presented] (in Italian). Lecce. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "Lecce v Mantova game report". Soccerway. 12 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ Kialonda Gaspar at Soccerway
  6. ↑ "FUTEBOL: ANGOLA – GABÃO (FICHA TÉCNICA)". angop.co.ao (in Portuguese). 8 October 2021.
  7. ↑ Kialonda Gaspar at National-Football-Teams.com
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "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.
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