Gustavo Henrique da Silva Sousa

Gustavo

Personal information
Full name	Gustavo Henrique da Silva Sousa
Date of birth	(1994-03-29) 29 March 1994 (age 27)
Place of birth	Registro, Brazil
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
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–	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	14	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league onlyand correct as of 7 November 2020

Gustavo Henrique da Silva Sousa (born 29 March 1994), known as Gustagol or simply Gustavo, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors as a striker.

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]

Career statistics

As of 9 December 2019 ^[9]

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 [lower-alpha 1]	0	32	18
	Subtotal		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 [lower-alpha 2]	0	18	0
Corinthians	2016	Série A	4	0	—		—		—		—		4	0
	2019		26	5	15	4	4	3	8 [lower-alpha 3]	2	—		54	15
	Subtotal		30	5	15	4	4	3	8	2	—		58	15
Bahia (loan)	2017	Série A	5	1	14	5	1	0	—		4 [lower-alpha 4]	0	24	6
Goiás (loan)	2017	Série B	12	1	—		—		—		—		12	1
Fortaleza (loan)	2018	Série B	28	14	17	16	—		—		—		45	30
Career total			90	27	64	32	10	4	1	1	7	0	172	65

1. Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
2. Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga
3. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
4. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

Club

Bahia

• Copa do Nordeste: 2017

Fortaleza

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2018

Corinthians

• Campeonato Paulista: 2019

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

• K League 1: 2020
• KFA Cup: 2020

Individual

• Campeonato Paulista Team of the Year: 2019 ^[10]
• KFA Cup Top Scorer: 2020 ^[11]

References

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. Gustavo at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
10. "Corinthians, Jean Mota e Martinelli dominam premiação do campeonato" [Corinthians, Jean Mota and Martinelli dominate the tournament's awards] (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
11. "[사진]구스타보,'득점왕은 바로 나'" (in Portuguese). 8 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.

External links

• Gustavo at Soccerway
• Gustavo Henrique da Silva Sousa – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)