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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gustavo Henrique da Silva Sousa | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1994 | ||
| 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 | 8 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:17, 28 October 2023 | |||
Early life
Gustavo was born in Registro. He spent time at Taboão da Serra and Criciúma before starting his career with the latter.
Club career
Criciúma
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
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
On 22 July 2020, Gustavo joined K League 1 club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors on a deal running until December 2023.[9]
Shanghai Port
On 12 February 2024, Gustavo joined Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port.[10]
Career statistics
- 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 | ||
Honours
Club
- Bahia
- Fortaleza
- Corinthians
- Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Individual
- Campeonato Paulista Team of the Year: 2019[12]
- KFA Cup Top Scorer: 2020[13]
References
External links
- Gustavo at Soccerway
- Gustavo – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
