Gustavo Blanco

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Gustavo Blanco
Personal information
Full name Gustavo Blanco Petersen Macedo
Date of birth (1994-10-03) 3 October 1994 (age 27)
Place of birth Salvador, Brazil
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Atlético Mineiro
Youth career
2011–2014 Bahia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Bahia 22 (1)
2017 → América Mineiro (loan) 15 (0)
2017–2018 → Atlético Mineiro (loan) 23 (0)
2018– Atlético Mineiro 6 (0)
2020–2021 → Goiás (loan) 5 (0)
2021 → Fortaleza (loan) 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:58, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

Gustavo Blanco Petersen Macedo, known simply as Gustavo Blanco (born 3 October 1994), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Atlético Mineiro.

Career[]

Born in Salvador, Bahia, Blanco joined Esporte Clube Bahia aged 16 and was promoted to the senior team in early 2015. He made 13 appearances in the Série B during his first professional season.

On 23 December 2016, Blanco was loaned to América Mineiro on a season-long deal.[1] However, his performances in the 2017 Campeonato Mineiro campaign caught the eye of rivals Atlético Mineiro, who signed him on 3 July 2017 on a loan deal that included a buyout clause.[2] He spent his first season at Atlético as a substitute, totaling eight appearances in all competitions.

Blanco made his first team breakthrough at the start of the 2018 Série A season, drawing praise from fans and critics for his passing and defensive qualities, as well as for his high work rate on the pitch.[3][4] On 21 May 2018, Atlético acquired him permanently on a four-year deal.[5] On 2 July 2018, he suffered an ACL injury in his left knee which sidelined him for 22 months.[6] He returned to training in May 2020,[7] and in October joined Goiás on loan for the remainder of the 2020 Série A season.[8] He made his first appearance in over two years on 14 November, in a 1–0 league defeat to Athletico Paranaense.[9]

On 15 March 2021, Blanco joined Fortaleza on loan for the remainder of the season.[10]

Career statistics[]

As of 14 November 2021.[11]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bahia 2015 Série B 13 1 — 2 0 2[a] 0 — 17 1
2016 6 0 3 0 2 0 — 2[b] 0 13 0
Total 19 1 3 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 30 1
América Mineiro (loan) 2017 Série B 4 0 11 0 2 0 — 2[c] 0 19 0
Atlético Mineiro 2017 Série A 8 0 — — — — 8 0
2018 11 0 10 0 5 1 2[a] 0 — 28 1
2019 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 19 0 10 0 5 1 2 0 — 36 1
Goiás 2020 Série A 4 0 1 0 — — — 5 0
Fortaleza 2021 Série A 0 0 3 0 0 0 — 3[b] 0 6 0
Career total 46 1 28 0 11 1 4 0 7 0 96 2
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga

Honours[]

Bahia
América Mineiro
Atlético Mineiro
Fortaleza

References[]

  1. ^ "Bahia acerta o empréstimo do volante Gustavo Blanco para o América-MG" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Galo apresenta volante Gustavo Blanco" (in Portuguese). Clube Atlético Mineiro. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  3. ^ "'Carrinho de cabeça', disposição e elogios do chefe: Gustavo Blanco ganha 'pontos' no Atlético" (in Portuguese). Super Esportes. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Números de Gustavo Blanco impressionam neste início de temporada do Atlético-MG" (in Portuguese). Esporte Interativo. 22 April 2018. Archived from the original on 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Clube acerta contratação em definitivo de Gustavo Blanco" (in Portuguese). Clube Atlético Mineiro. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Gustavo Blanco lesiona joelho e pode não jogar mais pelo Atlético-MG em 2018" (in Portuguese). Estadão. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  7. ^ "De volta aos treinos, Gustavo Blanco se destaca na parte física no Atlético" (in Portuguese). Super Esportes. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Atlético-MG confirma empréstimo de Gustavo Blanco ao Goiás e lista de peças cedidas tem 21 nomes" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Athletico-PR vence Goiás com gol de Kayzer e pula fora do Z-4" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Gustavo Blanco é o novo volante do Fortaleza" [Gustavo Blanco is Fortaleza's new midfielder] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fortaleza Esporte Clube. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  11. ^ Gustavo Blanco at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 June 2018.

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