Gustavo Cabral

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Gustavo Cabral
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Cabral in 2015
Personal information
Full name Gustavo Daniel Cabral
Date of birth (1985-10-14) 14 October 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Isidro Casanova, Argentina
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2007 Racing Club 112 (3)
2008–2010 River Plate 55 (3)
2010–2011 Tecos 30 (1)
2011–2013 Arsenal Sarandí 0 (0)
2011–2012Levante (loan) 16 (1)
2012–2013Celta (loan) 27 (2)
2013–2019 Celta 164 (5)
2019–2025 Pachuca 169 (10)
International career
2005 Argentina U20 6 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner 2005 Netherlands
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:35, 18 May 2024 (UTC)

Gustavo Daniel Cabral (born 14 October 1985) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Pachuca.

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Club career

Born in Isidro Casanova, Cabral made his first team debut in 2003 for Racing Club. He played 112 games for Racing until 2008, when he joined River Plate. [1] Cabral was a first team regular in River's defense during the Torneo Clausura 2008 won by the club.

After being highly contested by River's supporters, Cabral moved abroad, joining Mexican club Tecos F.C. in June 2010. [2] Despite being a regular with the Mexican side, he returned to his country in the following year, signing with Arsenal de Sarandí.

On 10 August 2011, Cabral was loaned to La Liga side Levante UD in a season-long deal. [3] He made his division debut on 3 December, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–5 away loss against FC Barcelona. [4] On 13 June 2012, Cabral was loaned to fellow top-divisioner Celta de Vigo. [5] He signed permanently with the Celestes in the 2013 summer.

On 14 June 2019, after seven years with Celta, Cabral left for Mexican side C.F. Pachuca. [6]

He was the captain of C.F. Pachuca team who won the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup.

International career

In 2005 Cabral was part of the Argentina U20 team that won the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship. In 2007 Cabral was called up to the national team for a friendly against Chile but did not feature in the match.

Career statistics

As of 27 March 2024 [7]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupInternationalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
River Plate 2008–09 Argentine Primera División 202004 [a] 1243
2009–10 181006 [b] 0241
Total38300101484
Tecos 2010–11 Liga MX 3010000301
Levante 2011–12 La Liga 1616000221
Celta de Vigo 2012–13 La Liga2724000312
2013–14 2312000251
2014–15 3513000381
2015–16 3106000370
2016–17 2528012 [c] 1453
2017–18 2612000281
2018–19 2401000250
Total19172601212298
Pachuca 2019-20 Liga MX26121282
2020-21 412412
2021-22 3731 [d] 0383
2022-23 3743 [e] 01 [f] 0414
2023-24 2302 [g] 0250
Total1641021502017311
Career total439223412722050225
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. Four Appearances in Copa Libertadores, Two Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearance in 2022 MLS All-Star Game
  5. Two appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup, One appearance in Leagues Cup
  6. Appearance(s) in Campeón de Campeones
  7. Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions Cup

Honours

River Plate

Pachuca

Argentina U20

Individual

References

  1. ""Gustavo Cabral firmó su contrato con River"". Archived from the original on 26 January 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2008.
  2. Cabral se incorporó a Tecos (Cabral added to Tecos); RiverPlate.com, 15 June 2010 (in Spanish)
  3. Cabral: "Vengo al Levante con muchas expectativas" (Cabral: "I come to Levante with many expectations"); Marca, 10 August 2011 (in Spanish)
  4. Fabregas bags brace in rout Archived 2014-02-26 at the Wayback Machine ; ESPN FC, 3 December 2011
  5. El ex levantinista Gustavo Cabral llega cedido al Celta (Former Levante player Gustavo Cabral arrives on loan at Celta); Diario AS, 13 June 2012 (in Spanish)
  6. "Gustavo Cabral cierra su etapa de siete años como celeste". Marca. 14 June 2019.
  7. "G. Cabral". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  8. "LIGA MX announces roster for 2022 MLS All-Star Game at Allianz Field". Major League Soccer. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.