Gustavo (footballer, born 1994)

Gustavo Henrique da Silva Sousa (born 29 March 1994), known as Gustavo and nicknamed Gustagol, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port.

Gustavo
Personal information
Full name Gustavo Henrique da Silva Sousa
Date of birth (1994-03-29) 29 March 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Registro, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Shanghai Port
Number 9
Youth career
2013–2014 Taboão da Serra
2014 Criciúma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Criciúma 28 (11)
2015Resende (loan) 6 (2)
2015Nacional (loan) 13 (0)
2016–2020 Corinthians 30 (5)
2017Bahia (loan) 5 (1)
2017Goiás (loan) 12 (1)
2018Fortaleza (loan) 28 (14)
2020Internacional (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2023 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 112 (34)
2024– Shanghai Port 28 (20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:17, 6 November 2024

Early life

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Gustavo was born in Registro. He spent time at Taboão da Serra and Criciúma before starting his career with the latter.

Club career

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Criciúma

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Born in Registro, São Paulo, Gustavo joined Taboão da Serra's youth setup in 2013.[1] On 29 January 2014, after being one of the top goalscorers of the year's Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, he signed for Criciúma.[2]

Gustavo made his senior debut on 16 February 2014, coming on as a second-half substitute for Ricardinho in a 2–1 Campeonato Catarinense home win against Chapecoense.[3] His Série A debut came on 9 August, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Cruzeiro.[4]

On 4 March 2015, after being rarely used, Gustavo was loaned to Resende, for three months.[5] On 13 August he joined Primeira Liga club Nacional, on loan for one year.[6]

Returning to Tigre in 2016, Gustavo became a starter and scored six goals during the season's Catarinense, with two braces against Camboriú and Chapecoense. In Série B, he made his debut by scoring the game's only in a home success over Náutico, and scored a further ten goals before being transferred.

Corinthians

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On 23 August 2016, Gustavo moved to Corinthians, who bought 35% of the player's federative rights (Criciúma only owned 70%).[7] He was presented on 3 September, and made his debut for the club five days later by replacing Cristian in a 3–0 home win against Sport.[8]

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

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On 22 July 2020, Gustavo joined K League 1 club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors on a deal running until December 2023.[9]

Shanghai Port

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On 12 February 2024, Gustavo joined Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port.[10]

Career statistics

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As of 3 November 2024[11]
Club Season League State league[a] National cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Criciúma 2014 Série A 7 0 8 0 2 0 17 0
2015 Série B 3 0 0 0 3 0
2016 18 11 11 6 2 1 1[c] 0 32 18
Total 28 11 19 6 4 1 0 0 1 0 52 18
Resende (loan) 2015 Carioca 6 2 6 2
Nacional (loan) 2015–16 Primeira Liga 13 0 3 0 2[d] 0 18 0
Corinthians 2016 Série A 4 0 4 0
2019 26 5 15 4 4 3 8[e] 2 54 15
2020 2 0 1[f] 0 3 0
Total 30 5 17 4 4 3 9 2 0 0 61 15
Bahia (loan) 2017 Série A 5 1 14 5 1 0 4[g] 0 24 6
Goiás (loan) 2017 Série B 12 1 12 1
Fortaleza (loan) 2018 Série B 28 14 17 16 45 30
Internacional (loan) 2020 Série A 2 0 1 0 3 0
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2020 K League 1 14 5 4 4 3[h] 2 21 11
2021 34 15 1 0 8[h] 8 43 23
2022 34 8 2 2 7[h] 2 43 12
2023 30 6 2 5 3[h] 0 35 11
Total 112 34 0 0 9 11 21 12 0 0 142 57
Shanghai Port 2024 CSL 28 20 2 0 3 1 33 21
Career total 230 81 70 32 19 15 27 14 7 0 353 150

Honours

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Bahia
Fortaleza
Corinthians
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Shanghai Port

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Conheça Gustavo, novo camisa 9 do Corinthians" [Know Gustavo, Corinthians' new number 9] (in Portuguese). Diário de S. Paulo. 24 August 2016. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Da várzea ao profissional, artilheiro da Copa SP diz não ao Corinthians para jogar no Criciúma" [From the amateurism to professionals, Copa SP's goalscorer says no to Corinthians to play at Criciúma] (in Portuguese). Vírgula. 29 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Com sofrimento, Criciúma vence a Chapecoense por 2 a 1, no H. H." [With suffering, Criciúma defeat Chapecoense by 2–1, at the H. H.] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Líder sob pressão: Criciúma segura o Cruzeiro, que seca os rivais no G-4" [Leader under pressure: Criciúma hold on against Cruzeiro, which jinx rivals in G-4] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Criciúma empresta centroavante Gustavo ao Resende, por três meses" [Criciúma loan centre forward Gustavo to Resende, for three months] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Pouco utilizado, Criciúma empresta atacante Gustavo a time de Portugal" [Rarely used, Criciúma loan forward Gustavo to Portuguese team] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Criciúma anuncia venda de atacante Gustavo ao Corinthians" [Criciúma announce sale of forward Gustavo to Corinthians] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Corinthians acorda no segundo tempo e atropela o Sport em Itaquera" [Corinthians wake up in the second half and run over Sport in Itaquera] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Ex-Corinthians e Inter, Gustagol é anunciado pelo Jeonbuk Motors, da Coreia do Sul" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  10. ^ "三连宣!官方:茹萨、古斯塔沃、沈子贵加盟上海海港" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  11. ^ Gustavo at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  12. ^ "Corinthians, Jean Mota e Martinelli dominam premiação do campeonato" [Corinthians, Jean Mota and Martinelli dominate the tournament's awards] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  13. ^ "[사진]구스타보,'득점왕은 바로 나'" (in Portuguese). 8 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
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