| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gustavo Affonso Sauerbeck | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Joinville, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wuhan Three Towns | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Joinville | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Joinville | 7 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Gandzasar Kapan (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Metropolitano (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Paraná (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2016 | Daejeon Citizen | 22 | (6) |
| 2017 | Al-Shaab | ||
| 2017–2019 | Botev Plovdiv | 40 | (3) |
| 2019–2022 | Boavista | 96 | (10) |
| 2022–2024 | Botafogo | 22 | (6) |
| 2023–2024 | → Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 33 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Cuiabá (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2025- | Wuhan Three Towns | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:30, 7 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
Gustavo Affonso Sauerbeck (born 30 April 1993), also known as Gustavo Sauer, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Wuhan Three Towns.
In February 2016, Gustavo was loaned to K League Challenge side Daejeon Citizen for the 2016 season. [1] Previously, Gustavo had been on loan at fellow Brazilian sides Metropolitano and Paraná in 2015, and Armenian side Gandzasar Kapan in the latter half of 2014. [2] [3]
On 25 August 2017, Gustavo joined Botev Plovdiv. [4] Gustavo made a debut on 21 September during the 1-3 away victory in the 1/16 final of the Bulgarian Cup against Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa. [5]
On 24 September Gustavo played his first game in First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) and scored a goal for the 3-0 win in the derby game against Lokomotiv Plovdiv. [6]
On 11 May 2018 Gustavo had a controversial performance during the 2-1 win over Beroe Stara Zagora. He assisted for the first goal of João Paulo da Silva Araújo but later on was sent off for committing a brutal foul against Matheus Leoni. [7]
After a long goal-drought, on 25 August 2018, Gustavo scored in the last minute for the 0-2 away win over FC Vitosha Bistritsa. [8]
His younger brother Gabriel Sauer is also a footballer. A centre-back, he was also groomed at Joinville.
| Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Joinville | 2013 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 [a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Gandzasar Kapan (loan) | 2014–15 | Armenian Premier League | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Metropolitano (loan) | 2015 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Paraná (loan) | 2015 | Série B | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||||
| Daejeon Citizen (loan) | 2016 | K League Challenge | 22 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 6 | ||||
| Botev Plovdiv | 2017–18 | First League | 21 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 19 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 40 | 3 | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 46 | 3 | ||||||
| Boavista | 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 10 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 28 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||||
| 2020–21 | 32 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 26 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | 4 [b] | 4 | — | — | 31 | 10 | |||||
| Total | 96 | 10 | — | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 105 | 14 | |||||
| Botafogo | 2022 | Série A | 9 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | — | 24 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 15 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | — | 35 | 7 | ||||
| Rizespor (loan) | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 33 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||||
| Cuiabá (loan) | 2024 | Série A | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 228 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 281 | 32 | ||
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