Gilberto (footballer, born 1988)

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is Souza. "Júnior" is a generational suffix used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.
Gilberto
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Personal information
Full name Gilberto dos Santos Souza Júnior
Date of birth (1988-10-20) 20 October 1988 (age 33)
Place of birth Serrinha, Bahia, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Youth career
2005–2006 Vitória
2007 Bragantino
2008 Corinthians B
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Mogi Mirim 6 (0)
2010 Hermann Aichinger 10 (0)
2010 Oeste 2 (0)
2011–2013 Marcílio Dias 18 (0)
2011 → Atlético Mineiro (loan) 6 (0)
2012 → América (MG) (loan) 5 (0)
2012 → CRB (loan) 10 (0)
2013 → Atlético Sorocaba (loan) 16 (1)
2013 Philadelphia Union 0 (0)
2014–2015 Sacramento Republic 24 (0)
2015 → Marília (loan) 7 (0)
2016–2017 Casa Pia 31 (3)
2018 Anapolina 7 (0)
2018–2020 Goiás 81 (2)
2021 Confiança 17 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Gilberto dos Santos Souza Júnior (born 20 October 1988, in Serrinha) known as Gilberto, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.

Club career[]

Youth career[]

Gilberto began as a youth team player for Vitória in 2005 before moving to Bragantino in 2007 and to Corinthians B in 2008.

Mogi Mirim[]

For the 2009 Campeonato Paulista, Gilberto was acquired by Mogi Mirim and made his debut on January 24, 2009 in a 3-0 loss to Palmeiras. He played 6 games, starting 3 of them.

Hermann Aichinger[]

For the 2010 Campeonato Catarinense, Gilberto was acquired and made his debut on February 3, 2010 as he started in a 2-0 win over Brusque. He played 10 games while starting 8 of them.

Oeste[]

Later in 2010, Gilberto joined Oeste in Série D. He made his debut on July 24, 2010 as a substitute in a 1-0 win over Esporte Clube São José. He played 2 games that season, starting the other one.

Marcílio Dias[]

In 2011, Gilberto joined Marcílio Dias for the Campeonato Catarinense. He started in his debut on January 16, 2011 in his team's 1-0 win over Imbituba Futebol Clube. He was a stand-out in the tournament [1] and played 18 games, starting 17 of them.

At this time, Gilberto's economic rights were held by agent, Eduardo Uram (70%), Marcílio Dias (15%) as well as the player himself (15%). Then, Tombense Futebol Clube acquired Gilberto's economic rights and began a series of loan deals while never having him actually play for the club.[2]

Atlético Mineiro[]

After a successful stint in the Campeonato Catarinense, Atlético Mineiro acquired Gilberto on loan on May 4, 2011 for its upcoming 2011 season in Série A.[3] In May 2011, Gilberto made his debut as a substitute for Atlético Mineiro in its 3-0 win over Clube Atlético Paranaense. On June 19, 2011, he made his debut as a starter for Atlético Mineiro in its 2-0 win over Atlético Clube Goianiense. He finished the season playing 6 games, starting 2 of them. On December 8, 2011, Atlético Mineiro decided not to renew the contract of Gilberto.

América (MG)[]

On December 23, 2011, Gilberto went on loan to América (MG).[4] In the 2012 Campeonato Paulista, he played 4 games in the Campeonato Mineiro and starting one of them.

In the Campeonato Brasliero, he played one game (as a substitute in a 3-0 victory over Criciuma Esporte Clube) in Serie B before joining fellow Serie B team Clube de Regatas Brasil on loan.

CRB[]

On August 24, 2012, Gilberto moved on loan to CRB in Serie B in the Campeonato Brasileiro.[5] He made his CRB debut as a substitute in a 1-0 loss against his former team, América (MG). He played 10 games, starting 8 of them.

Atlético Sorocaba[]

Gilberto joined Atlético Sorocaba on loan for the 2013 Campeonato Paulista. He played and started in 16 of the team's 19 games. On March 2, 2013, he scored his first career goal on an 86th minute game-winning penalty kick against his former team, Bragantino.[6][7]

On July 23, 2013, Gilberto's contract termination with Tombense was filed with the Brazilian Football Confederation.[8]

Philadelphia Union[]

On August 2, 2013, Gilberto was signed by Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer.[9]

Sacramento Republic FC[]

On March 12, 2014, USL Pro side Sacramento Republic FC announced that they had signed Gilberto for the 2014 season.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/atletico-mg/noticia/2011/04/volante-gilberto-do-marcilio-dias-esta-em-bh-e-pode-assinar-com-o-galo.html
  2. ^ http://www.superesportes.com.br/app/1,8/2011/12/23/noticia_america_mg,205226/america-anuncia-contratacao-de-gilberto-volante-que-estava-no-atletico.shtml
  3. ^ http://www.atletico.com.br/noticias/?p=6448
  4. ^ http://www.superesportes.com.br/app/1,8/2011/12/23/noticia_america_mg,205226/america-anuncia-contratacao-de-gilberto-volante-que-estava-no-atletico.shtml
  5. ^ http://www.clickmaceio.com/noticia.php?id=1459&urlamigavel=diretoria-do-crb-anuncia-reforcos[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/03/02/brazil/paulista-a1/clube-atletico-bragantino/clube-atletico-sorocaba/1407484/
  7. ^ http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/campeonatos/paulista/pos-jogo/2013/03/02/na-estreia-de-vagner-benazzi-atletico-sorocaba-vence-bragantino-e-deixa-a-degola.htm
  8. ^ http://www.cbf.com.br/BID/?e=MG&d=2013-07-23
  9. ^ "Philadelphia Union sign Brazilian midfielder Gilberto dos Santos Souza Junior" (Press release). Philadelphia Union. 2013-08-02. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  10. ^ "Republic FC sign Gilberto dos Santos Souza Junior" (Press release). Sacramento Republic FC. 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2014-03-12.

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