Gustavo Assunção

Gustavo Assunção

Personal information
Full name	Gustavo Henrique Giordano Amaro Assunção da Silva
Date of birth	(2000-03-30) 30 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	AVS
Number	12
Youth career
2008–2019	Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2024	Famalicão	112	(2)
2021–2022	→ Galatasaray (loan)	2	(0)
2024–	AVS	0	(0)
International career^‡
2017	Brazil U17	4	(1)
2020	Brazil U23	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2021

Gustavo Henrique Giordano Amaro Assunção da Silva (born 30 March 2000), known as Gustavo Assunção, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Primeira Liga club AVS.

Club career

Famalicão

On 1 July 2019, Assunção signed his first professional contract with Famalicão.[1] Assunção made his professional debut with Famalicão in a 2–0 Taça da Liga loss to S.C. Covilhã on 3 August 2019.[2]

Loan to Galatasaray

On 8 September 2021, it was announced that Assunção would leave Famalicão for Turkish Süper Lig club Galatasaray on a one-year loan move.[3] Famalicão recalled him from his loan spell at Galatasaray on 21 January 2022, after he played only two games for the Turkish outfit.

International career

Born in Brazil, Assunção spent his youth in Portugal and Spain and holds passports to all three countries. He was called up to the Brazil national under-17 football team in 2016.[4][5]

Personal life

Assunção is the son of the Brazilian retired footballer Paulo Assunção.[6] His maternal grandfather was born in Pombal, Portugal, and through him Assunção holds Portuguese citizenship.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 October 2021[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Famalicão	2019–20	Primeira Liga	30	0	6	0	1	0	—		—		37	0
	2020–21	Primeira Liga	26	1	2	0	0	0	—		—		28	1
	2021–22	Primeira Liga	2	0	0	0	2	0	—		—		4	0
	Total		58	1	8	0	3	0	—		—		69	1
Galatasaray (loan)	2021–22	Süper Lig	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		2	0
Career total			59	1	8	0	3	0	0	0	—		71	1

Notes

1. Appearance(s) in Taça de Portugal and Turkish Cup
2. Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga

References

1. "Gustavo Assunção anunciado no Famalicão". www.record.pt.
2. "Famalicão vs. Sporting Covilhã - 3 August 2019". Soccerway.
3. "Hoş geldin Gustavo Assunção!". Galatasaray S.K. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
4. "Filho de ex-Palmeiras, três cidadanias e Simeone: a joia do Atlético de Madri que a CBF 'fisgou'". ESPN.
5. "Sub-17 convocada para amistosos na Inglaterra". Confederação Brasileira de Futebol.
6. "Gustavo Henrique: O filho de Paulo Assunção que encanta Simeone". Notícias ao Minuto. 3 October 2018.
7. "Gustavo Assunção centra atenções e pode ir à Seleção Nacional - O Jogo". www.ojogo.pt.
8. "Gustavo Assunção". Soccerway.

External links

• Gustavo Assunção at Soccerway