Jean-Baptiste Gorby

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Jean-Baptiste Gorby
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-07-25) 25 July 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Nantes, France
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Braga
Number 29
Youth career
2017–2019 Nantes
2019–2021 Braga
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2024 Braga B 10 (1)
2021– Braga 41 (2)
2023–2024Paços de Ferreira (loan) 34 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 August 2025

Jean-Baptiste Gorby (born 25 July 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Braga.

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Career

Born at Nantes, of Haitian, Malagasy descent, a youth product of Nantes, Gorby moved to the Portuguese club Braga on 14 August 2021. [1] In his first season with Braga, he worked his way up their U19s, then their reserves before reaching their senior team within the span of a couple of months. [2] He made his professional debut for Braga as a late sub in a 2–0 Primeira Liga win over Estoril on 5 December 2021. [3]

On 7 July 2023, Braga announced that Gorby would be sent on a season-long loan to Paços de Ferreira, recently relegated to Liga Portugal 2. [4]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 August 2025 [5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Braga B 2021–22 Liga 3 7171
2022–23 Liga 33030
Total101101
Braga 2021–22 Primeira Liga 7110001 [a] 091
2022–23 Primeira Liga7030201 [a] 0130
2024–25 Primeira Liga241201011 [a] 0381
2025–26 Primeira Liga3000005 [a] 282
Total4126030182684
Paços de Ferreira (loan) 2023–24 Liga Portugal 2 3421010362
Career total85570401821147

References

  1. "FC Nantes – Mercato : un Espoir des Canaris file à Braga !". But! Football Club. 15 August 2019.
  2. "Ex FC Nantes : Jean-Baptiste Gorby prolonge son contrat avec Braga jusqu'en 2027". 11 July 2022.
  3. "Sporting Braga vs. Estoril - 5 December 2021 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  4. "Gorby cedido ao Paços de Ferreira" [Gorby ceded to Paços de Ferreira]. Sporting Clube de Braga (in European Portuguese). 7 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  5. Jean-Baptiste Gorby at Soccerway OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg