Gustavo Sciencia

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Paulaand the second or paternal family name is Silva.

Gustavo Sciencia

Personal information
Full name	Gustavo Sciencia Paula Silva
Date of birth	(2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 (age 21) [1]
Place of birth	São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Portuguesa
Youth career
2015–2016	Portuguesa
2017–2018	Corinthians
2019	Nacional-SP
2020–2023	Ibrachina  [ pt ]
2021–2022	→ Palmeiras (loan)
2022–2023	→ Ceará (loan)
2024–2025	Portuguesa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2024–	Portuguesa	6	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:17, 5 August 2025 (UTC)

Gustavo Sciencia Paula Silva (born 1 January 2004), known as Gustavo Sciencia or just Sciencia, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right-back for Portuguesa.

Career

Born in São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Sciencia began his career with Portuguesa, and subsequently represented Corinthians, Nacional-SP and Ibrachina  [ pt ] before agreeing to a loan deal at Palmeiras in August 2021. ^[2] On 14 January 2022, after impressing with the under-17 team, his loan was renewed for a further year. ^[3]

In August 2022, after featuring rarely for the under-20 side of Verdão, Sciencia joined Ceará also on loan. ^[4] Back to Ibrachina in 2023, he returned to his first club Portuguesa in December of that year.

In May 2024, Sciencia was promoted to the first team of Lusa for the 2024 Copa Paulista, making his senior debut on 15 June of that year by coming on as a second-half substitute for Gustavo Talles in a 1–1 away draw against Juventus. ^[5] Initially a backup option, he became a starter after Talles left, but lost the starting spot after the arrival of Thomas Ben-Hur.

Back to the under-20s for the 2025 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, ^[6] Sciencia returned to the first team shortly after.

Career statistics

As of 5 August 2025 ^[7]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Portuguesa	2024	Paulista	—		—		—		—		6 [a]	0	6	0
	2025	Série D	6	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
Career total			6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	12	0

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista

References

1. "Sciencia" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Associação Portuguesa de Desportos. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
2. "Mercado da bola: Palmeiras fecha a contratação de novo lateral para a base" [Transfer market: Palmeiras sign new full-back for the youth setup] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Torcedores.com. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
3. "Palmeiras aposta em Sciencia: Lateral-direito renova por mais uma temporada" [Palmeiras bet on Sciencia: Right-back renews for a further season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Nosso Palestra. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
4. "Ceará assina com joia de gigante clube do futebol brasileiro" [Ceará sign with pearl from giant club from Brazilian football] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Meu Vozão. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
5. "Portuguesa e Juventus empatam na estreia da Copa Paulista" [Portuguesa and Juventus draw on Copa Paulista debut] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetLusa. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
6. "Bicampeã, Portuguesa estreia neste sábado na Copa São Paulo" [Two-time champion, Portuguesa debut this Saturday in the Copa São Paulo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetLusa. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
7. Gustavo Sciencia at Soccerway . Retrieved 1 April 2025.