Gustavo (footballer, born 1994)

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Silva and the second or paternal family name is Sousa.
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)
2015 → Resende (loan) 6 (2)
2015 → Nacional (loan) 13 (0)
2016–2020 Corinthians 30 (5)
2017 → Bahia (loan) 5 (1)
2017 → Goiás (loan) 12 (1)
2018 → Fortaleza (loan) 28 (14)
2020 → Internacional (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2023 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 112 (34)
2024– Shanghai Port 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:17, 28 October 2023

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

Early life[edit]

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

Club career[edit]

Criciúma[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Shanghai Port[edit]

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

Career statistics[edit]

As of 8 November 2023[11]
Club Season League State League Cup 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[a] 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[b] 0 18 0
Corinthians 2016 Série A 4 0 — — — — 4 0
2019 26 5 15 4 4 3 8[c] 2 — 54 15
2020 — 2 0 — 1[d] 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[e] 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 2 — 21 11
2021 34 15 — 1 0 8 8 — 43 23
2022 34 8 — 2 2 7 2 — 43 12
2023 30 6 — 2 5 3 0 — 35 11
Total 112 34 0 0 9 11 21 12 0 0 142 57
Career total 202 61 68 32 19 15 24 13 7 0 320 129
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Bahia
Fortaleza
Corinthians
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Individual[edit]

References[edit]

  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. 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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