Gilberto Moraes Júnior (born 7 March 1993), simply known as Gilberto, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Brazilian club Bahia.
 Gilberto with Benfica in 2020 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Gilberto Moraes Júnior | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1993 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Campinas, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Bahia | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| CFZ do Rio | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Botafogo | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2015 | Botafogo | 36 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | → Internacional (loan) | 23 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Fiorentina | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | → Hellas Verona (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | → Latina (loan) | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | → Vasco da Gama (loan) | 38 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | → Fluminense (loan) | 64 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Fluminense | 13 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Benfica | 66 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Bahia | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Brazil U21 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Brazil U23 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:25, 9 July 2023 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editBotafogo
editBorn in Campinas, São Paulo, Gilberto joined Botafogo's youth setup in 2010, from CFZ do Rio.[2] He made his first team debut on 23 April 2011, starting in a 2–5 Campeonato Carioca loss against Boavista, as the club opted to use the under-20 squad.[3]
Gilberto made his Série A debut on 5 September 2012, coming on as a late substitute for Márcio Azevedo in a 3–1 away win against Cruzeiro.[4] Definitely promoted to the main squad in 2013, he spent the campaign as a third-choice behind Lucas and Edílson.
On 5 January 2014, Gilberto was loaned to fellow top tier side Internacional, for one year.[5] He scored his first senior goal on his debut for the club on 2 February, netting his team's third in a 4–1 Campeonato Gaúcho home routing over Cruzeiro-RS.[6]
A first-choice in the 2014 Campeonato Gaúcho, Gilberto shared the same amount of playing time with Wellington Silva and Cláudio Winck in the Série A before returning to his parent club Botafogo for the 2015 campaign.[7]
With Fogão now in the Série B, Gilberto became an undisputed starter, and scored his first goal for the club on 11 March 2015 in a 3–0 home win against Tigres do Brasil.[8]
Fiorentina
editOn 22 July 2015, Gilberto moved abroad after signing a contract with Italian Serie A side Fiorentina,[9] for a rumoured fee of R$ 3.4 million.[10] He made his debut abroad on 23 August, starting in a 2–0 home win against Milan.[11]
On 1 February 2016, after featuring rarely, Gilberto was loaned to fellow Serie A side Hellas Verona until the end of the season.[12] He moved to Serie B side Latina also in a temporary deal on 31 August,[13] before returning to his home country with Vasco da Gama, also on loan, on 31 January 2017.[14]
Fluminense
editOn 29 December 2017, Gilberto agreed to a one-year loan deal with Fluminense.[15] His loan was renewed for a further year on 2 January 2019,[16] and he became an undisputed starter for the club in that year.
On 26 December 2019, Fiorentina announced that 50% of Gilberto's economic rights were sold to Fluminense.[17] He signed a contract until July 2022 with the club.[18]
Benfica
editOn 8 August 2020, Gilberto agreed to a five-year deal with Portuguese Primeira Liga side S.L. Benfica.[19] He was a regular starter for most of the campaign, but lost his starting spot to Diogo Gonçalves in May, and was subsequently deemed surplus to requirements by manager Jorge Jesus.[20]
Bahia
editOn 9 July 2023, Brazilian side Bahia announced the signing of Gilberto on a contract until 31 December 2026,[21] for a fee of €2.5 million, which could rise to €3 million with add-ons.[22]
International career
editGilberto was called up to the Brazil under-21 team for the 2014 Toulon Tournament.[23] In the following year, he was also a part of the under-23 side which played in the Pan American Games; he featured in four matches during the competition.
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 27 May 2023[24]
| Club | Season | League | State league | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Botafogo | 2011 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | Série A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | Série A | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | Série B | 9 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 50 | 1 | ||||
| Internacional (loan) | 2014 | Série A | 14 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |
| Fiorentina | 2015–16 | Serie A | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Hellas Verona (loan) | 2015–16 | Serie A | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Latina (loan) | 2016–17 | Serie B | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Vasco da Gama (loan) | 2017 | Série A | 26 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 0 | ||
| Fluminense | 2018 | Série B | 15 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 34 | 6 | |
| 2019 | Série B | 31 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5[b] | 0 | — | 49 | 2 | ||
| 2020 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 16 | 3 | ||
| Total | 46 | 3 | 31 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 0 | — | 99 | 11 | |||
| Benfica | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 25 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 21 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 12[e] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 20 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | 9[e] | 1 | 3[f] | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
| Total | 66 | 4 | — | 10 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 106 | 7 | |||
| Career total | 194 | 7 | 75 | 7 | 36 | 3 | 38 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 346 | 20 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa do Brasil, Coppa Italia, Taça de Portugal
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ One appearance in Taça da Liga, one appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in Taça da Liga
Honours
editInternacional
Fluminense
Benfica
Brazil U20
Individual
edit- Campeonato Carioca Team of the Year: 2019[26]
References
edit- ^ "Gilberto". S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Gilberto tem meta ambiciosa: 'Lutar pela vaga de qualquer jeito'" [Gilberto has ambitious goal: 'Fight for the spot by all means'] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Com time de juniores, Botafogo é goleado pelo Boavista" [With an under-20 team, Botafogo is thrashed by Boavista] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 23 April 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Seedorf dá show e comanda virada do Botafogo sobre o Cruzeiro" [Seedorf puts on a show and commands Botafogo's comeback over Cruzeiro] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Botafogo acerta empréstimo de Gilberto para o Inter até o fim do ano" [Botafogo agree loan of Gilberto to Inter until the end of the year] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 5 January 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "'Quase chorei', diz lateral Gilberto após estreia com gol pelo Inter" ['I almost cried', says full back Gilberto after debut with a goal for Inter] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Primeira opção na lateral direita, Cláudio Winck terá contrato renovado no Inter" [First-choice in the right back, Cláudio Winck will have his contract renewed at Inter] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GAZ. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Com golaço de Gilberto, Botafogo vence o Tigres e recupera liderança do Carioca" [With a great goal from Gilberto, Botafogo defeat Tigres and recover the first place in the Carioca] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "La Fiorentina acquista Gilberto" [Fiorentina sign Gilberto] (in Italian). ACF Fiorentina. 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Fiorentina confirma acerto e tira lateral Gilberto do Botafogo" [Fiorentina confirm deal and take full back off Botafogo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Fiorentina 2–0 Milan". Football Italia. 23 August 2015. Archived from the original on 26 August 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Gilberto in prestito al Verona" [Gilberto on loan to Verona] (in Italian). ACF Fiorentina. 1 February 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Gilberto al Latina" [Gilberto to Latina] (in Italian). ACF Fiorentina. 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 3 September 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Gilberto ceduto al Vasco da Gama" [Gilberto transferred to Vasco da Gama] (in Italian). ACF Fiorentina. 31 January 2017. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Gilberto in prestito alla Fluminense" [Gilberto on loan to Fluminense] (in Italian). ACF Fiorentina. 29 December 2017. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Fluminense renova empréstimo de Gilberto" [Fluminense renew loan of Gilberto] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fluminense FC. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "GILBERTO CEDUTO AL FLUMINENSE" [GILBERTO TRANSFERRED TO FLUMINENSE] (Press release) (in Italian). Fiorentina. 26 December 2019.
- ^ "Fluminense acerta a permanência de Gilberto" [Fluminense agree the permanence of Gilberto] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fluminense FC. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Bem-vindo, Gilberto!" [Welcome, Gilberto!] (in Portuguese). SL Benfica. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Gilberto perde espaço e está no mercado" [Gilberto loses space and is on the market] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "É nosso! - Notícias Esporte Clube Bahia" [He's ours! - Sports News Clube Bahia] (in Portuguese). 9 July 2023. p. Esporte Clube Bahia. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Venda de Vlachodimos rendeu cerca de cinco milhões de euros ao Benfica" [Sale of Vlachodimos made Benfica around five million euros] (in European Portuguese). Jornal de Notícias. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Lateral Gilberto é convocado para a Seleção Brasileira Sub-21". GaúchaZH. 11 April 2014.
- ^ Gilberto at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Kundert, Tom (27 May 2023). "Benfica crowned champions of Portugal". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "Com seis jogadores, Flamengo domina seleção do Campeonato Carioca". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 21 April 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
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