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Proeleven S.A.

Iberian Football Career Architects

Portugal €117mm

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About

ProEleven S.A. is a Portuguese career-management agency founded in 2001 by FIFA agent Carlos Gonçalves and built around values of honour, seriousness and professionalism. Over more than two decades, the agency has brokered hundreds of transfers and renewals for both players and coaches across top European and international competitions. Operating from Almada with satellite offices in Vila do Conde and Porto, ProEleven combines traditional relationship-based agency work with data-driven scouting partnerships and a franchising model that extends its reach into new territories. — — — — — — — — — —

Key People

CEO/Founder – Carlos Gonçalves Chairman, founder and owner of ProEleven; FIFA players’ agent since 2000, established the company in 2001. - Background in Economics; has overseen hundreds of deals on every continent for elite players and top-level coaches. - Managing Director / Head of Football – Vítor Gonçalves Executive director and Chief Financial Officer; joined ProEleven in 2009 after being invited by his brother Carlos to help scale the business. - Economics graduate with a strong focus on deal structuring, financial planning and long-term client relations. - Chief Operating Officer – Vasco Casquilho COO and partner, previously Sports Marketing Manager for Nike Portugal & Nike Europe, then General Manager at Havas Sports and GD Estoril Praia. - Leads day-to-day football operations, negotiations and the agency’s international networking and conference presence. - Licensed agents / sports managers (selection) Gregory Arnolin – Account Manager - João Vilela – Account Manager - Carlos Coelho – Sports Manager - Miguel Aguiar – Sports Manager - Daniel Gonçalves – Sports Manager - Sérgio Organista – Sports Manager - Júnior Moreira – Sports Manager - António Casanova – Account Manager - Rodrigo Carvalho – Account Manager / Sports Manager

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Notable Deals

2025 — Tiago Tomás: VfL Wolfsburg → VfB Stuttgart; ~€13–15m; long-term to 2029 - 2024 — Al-Musrati: SC Braga → Beşiktaş; permanent deal; contract to 2027 - 2023 — Diogo Dalot: Manchester United contract extension to 2028 (+1) - 2023 — Ricardo Horta: SC Braga contract extension to 2028 - 2025 — Leonardo Buta: Udinese → SD Eibar; season-long loan with option to buy (to 2026) - 2024/25 — Pedro Ferreira: CD Santa Clara renewal running to 2028 - 2018 – Diogo Dalot – FC Porto to Manchester United (permanent) Approx. £19m fee, five-year contract to 2023. - 2022 – David Carmo – SC Braga to FC Porto (permanent) Record deal between Portuguese clubs at around €20m plus €2.5m add-ons, five-year contract to 2027. - 2024 – David Carmo – FC Porto to Nottingham Forest (permanent, loaned to Olympiacos) - 2012 – André Villas-Boas – appointed Tottenham Hotspur head coach Joined Spurs on a three-year contract following his Chelsea spell. - 2016 – André Villas-Boas – appointed Shanghai SIPG manager High-profile move to the Chinese Super League with one of the largest managerial salaries at the time. - 2015 – Marco Silva – appointed Olympiacos manager Two-year contract, winning the Greek Super League title with six games to spare. Fees shown are indicative estimates (not official). — — — — — — — — — —

Services

- Contract negotiation (transfers/loans, renewals) & career strategy - Scouting/market placement across Europe, Middle East and MLS - Image/brand support and media relations (incl. in-house content team) - Legal/tax coordination and immigration/relocation support - Coach representation and staff placements