| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gustavo Vilar do Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Guarujá, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Botafogo SP | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019–2020 | Santos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Maringá | 35 | (4) |
| 2021 | → São Bernardo (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Londrina (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2022 | Londrina | 17 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Maringá | 43 | (3) |
| 2023 | → Coritiba (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Avaí (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2025– | Botafogo SP | 11 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 December 2025 | |||
Gustavo Vilar dos Santos (born 18 April 2000), known as Gustavo Vilar or just Vilar, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Botafogo SP.
Born in Guarujá, São Paulo, Vilar played amateur tournaments in his hometown before joining Santos in September 2019, after a trial period. He signed a three-month contract with the club in December, being initially assigned to the under-20 team. [1]
On 22 March 2020, Vilar left Peixe as his contract expired, [2] and signed for Maringá on 8 September. [3] He helped the club to achieve promotion from the Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata in that year, and became a regular starter afterwards.
On 27 August 2021, Vilar moved on loan to São Bernardo for the Copa Paulista, [4] but did not play. He returned to his parent club on 6 December, [5] and was again a starter as they reached the 2022 Campeonato Paranaense finals.
On 12 April 2022, Vilar was loaned to Série B side Londrina, with a buyout clause. [6] On 2 August, after already establishing himself as a first-choice, he signed a permanent deal until 2025, after the club bought 50% of his economic rights. [7]
On 13 January 2023, Vilar returned to Maringá on a four-year contract. [8] On 19 April, he and teammates Marcos Vinícius and Matheus Bianqui were loaned to Série A side Coritiba until the end of the year. [9]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Maringá | 2020 | Paranaense Série Prata | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 2021 | Paranaense | — | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||||
| 2022 | — | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | — | 35 | 4 | — | — | — | 35 | 4 | ||||||
| Londrina | 2022 | Série B | 32 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||||
| Maringá | 2023 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| Coritiba (loan) | 2023 | Série A | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 33 | 1 | 48 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 6 | ||