Raul Gustavo

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pereiraand the second or paternal family name is Bicalho.

Raul Gustavo

Raul with New York City FC in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Raul Gustavo Pereira Bicalho
Date of birth	(1999-04-20) 20 April 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Pedro Leopoldo, Brazil
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	New York City FC
Number	34
Youth career
2016	Democrata-SL
2018	Betinense
2019–2020	Corinthians
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Lokomotiva	0	(0)
2020–2024	Corinthians	47	(6)
2020	→ Inter de Limeira (loan)	0	(0)
2023	→ Bahia (loan)	11	(0)
2024–2025	Ferencváros	12	(2)
2025–	New York City FC	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 June 2025

Raul Gustavo Pereira Bicalho (born 20 April 1999), known as Raul Gustavo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Major League Soccer club New York City FC. ^[1]

Club career

Raul started his career in the youth squads of Democrata-SL and Betinense, before moving to the professional squad of Croatian club NK Lokomotiva in 2018. He moved over to Corinthians' Under-20s in 2019 and also took part of some Under 23s games. ^[2]

He was loaned in early 2020 to Inter de Limeira as part of their 2020 Campeonato Paulista participation. ^[3] Raul returned to the Corinthians after that loan and made his professional debut for the club in a 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A away match against Bahia on 28 January 2021. ^[4]

His first goal for Corinthians took place on 25 April 2021 in an away win against Santos at the 2021 Campeonato Paulista. ^[5]

Corinthians announced on June 19, 2024, the transfer of Raul Gustavo to Ferencvaros, from Hungary. He was out of space at Timão and wasn't even involved in the matches. The last match was on April 23, against Argentinos Juniors, when he ended up being sent off for pushing an assistant referee. A graduate of Corinthians, he leaves the club with 54 games played and six goals scored. ^[6]

Raul Gustavo made his debut for Ferencváros in a friendly game against Sepsi OSK, from Romania, on June 27, 2024, the game ended in a 4-4 draw. ^[7]

Career statistics

As of 13 March 2023 ^[8]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Corinthians	2020	Série A	1	0	—		0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2021		3	0	6	2	1	0	3 [a]	0	—		13	2
	2022		20	2	3	1	3	1	7 [b]	0	—		33	4
	Total		24	2	9	3	4	1	10	0	—		47	6
Inter de Limeira (loan)	2020	Paulista	—		0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Bahia (loan)	2023	Série A	0	0	6	0	0	0	—		5 [c]	0	11	0
Career total			24	2	15	3	4	1	10	0	5	0	58	6

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
2. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
3. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

Bahia

• Campeonato Baiano: 2023

References

1. Andrew Sousa (8 September 2020). "Canhoto, boa saída e tempo na Europa: conheça o jovem zagueiro que reforça o elenco do Corinthians" (in Portuguese). meutimao.com.br. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
2. Fábio Lázaro (12 January 2021). "Corinthians acerta renovação com zagueiro Raul Gustavo" (in Portuguese). lance.com.br. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
3. Fábio Lázaro (8 July 2020). "Paulistão: Inter de Limeira acerta empréstimo de zagueiro do Corinthians" (in Portuguese). m.futebolinterior.com.br. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
4. Maria Beatriz de Teves (28 January 2021). "Raul Gustavo estreia com a camisa do Corinthians em derrota contra o Bahia" (in Portuguese). centraldotimao.com.br. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
5. Staff (25 April 2021). "Raul Gustavo dedica primeiro gol pelo Corinthians para irmã falecida: 'Perda foi muito forte para mim'" (in Portuguese). lance.com.br. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
6. "Corinthians anuncia a venda do zagueiro Raul Gustavo". 19 June 2024.
7. "Ex-Corinthians estreia no Ferencváros com cartão amarelo e empate cheio de gols" [Former Corinthians player debuts at Ferencváros with a yellow card and a goal-filled draw] (in Portuguese).
8. Raul Gustavo at Soccerway . Retrieved 13 March 2023.