Raul Gustavo

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Raul Gustavo
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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
Youth career
2016 Democrata-SL
2018 Betinense
2019–2020 Corinthians
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Lokomotiva 0 (0)
2020–2024 Corinthians 47 (6)
2020Inter de Limeira (loan) 0 (0)
2023Bahia (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]

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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]
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Corinthians 2020 Série A 10000010
2021 3062103 [a] 0132
2022 20231317 [b] 0334
Total2429341100476
Inter de Limeira (loan) 2020 Paulista 0000
Bahia (loan) 2023 Série A0060005 [c] 0110
Career total2421534110050586
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  3. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

Bahia

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.