Gustavo Silva (footballer, born 1999)

Gustavo Silva
Personal information
Full name Gustavo da Silva Cunha
Date of birth (1999-06-01) 1 June 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Vitória de Guimarães[1]
Number 71[1]
Youth career
2017–2018 Taquaritinga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Taquaritinga 25 (3)
2020 Sobradinho 9 (0)
2020 Inter de Bebedouro 4 (0)
2021 Taquaritinga 11 (1)
2022 Comercial 18 (4)
2022–2024 → C.D. Nacional (loan) 61 (12)
2024– Vitória de Guimarães 14 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 January 2025

Gustavo da Silva Cunha (born 1 June 1999), commonly known as Gustavo Silva, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Primeira Liga club Vitória de Guimarães.

Club career

Gustavo Silva began his career with Taquaritinga, also playing for Sobradinho and Inter de Bebedouro before a move to Comercial in 2022.[2] He enjoyed a successful loan spell in Portugal with Nacional across the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons. During the latter season, he scored 15 goals and added a further 12 assists in 40 appearances across all competitions.[3]

On 7 August 2024, Gustavo Silva joined Primeira Liga club Vitória de Guimarães on a four-year deal.[3] On 29 August, he scored his first goal in a European competition for Vitória, netting the fourth goal in a 4–0 win over Zrinjski Mostar in the play-off round of the UEFA Conference League.[4] On 6 October, he scored twice in a 2–2 draw against Boavista in the league.[5][6] This strong start was slowed down by a muscular injury in January 2025, with an expected recovery time of two months. [7]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 January 2025[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league[a] National cup[b] League cup[c] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Taquaritinga 2018 – 14 2 — — — 14 2
2019 11 1 — — — 11 1
Total 25 3 — — — 25 3
Sobradinho 2020 – 9 0 — — — 0 0
Inter de Bebedouro 2020 – 4 0 — — — 4 0
Taquaritinga 2021 – 11 1 — — — 11 1
Comercial 2022 – 18 4 — — — 18 4
Nacional 2022–23 Liga Portugal 2 27 0 — 2 1 3 0 — 32 1
2023–24 Liga Portugal 2 34 12 — 3 2 3 1 — 40 15
Total 61 12 0 0 5 3 6 1 0 0 72 16
Vitória de Guimarães 2024–25 Primeira Liga 14 4 — 0 0 0 0 5[d] 4 19 8
Career total 75 16 67 8 5 3 6 1 5 4 158 32
  1. ^ Includes Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão, Campeonato Brasiliense, Campeonato Paulista Série A3
  2. ^ Includes Taça de Portugal
  3. ^ Includes Taça da Liga
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "Equipa Principal". Vitoria S.C. (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  2. ^ Tiengo, Rodolfo; Fagiolo, João (29 June 2022). "Destaque do Comercial na A3, Gustavo Silva encaminha ida para o futebol português" [Highlight of Comercial in A3, Gustavo Silva is heading to Portuguese football]. ge.globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Gustavo Silva garantido para o ataque". Vitoria S.C. (in Portuguese). 7 August 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Zrinjski 0-4 Vitória SC". UEFA. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Vitória SC 2:2 Boavista FC". Liga Portugal. 6 October 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Tempo extra amargo depois do chocolate". Vitoria S.C. (in Portuguese). 6 October 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Lesão prolongada de Gustavo Silva prejudica o ataque do Vitória de Guimarães · poste.pt". poste.pt. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  8. ^ Gustavo Silva at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 November 2024.