Gilberto (footballer, born 1993) explained

Gilberto
Full Name:Gilberto Moraes Júnior
Birth Date:7 March 1993
Birth Place:Campinas, Brazil
Height:1.81 m[1]
Position:Right back
Currentclub:Bahia
Youthclubs1:CFZ do Rio
Youthyears2:2010–2012
Youthclubs2:Botafogo
Years1:2011–2015
Clubs1:Botafogo
Caps1:36
Goals1:1
Years2:2014
Clubs2:Internacional (loan)
Caps2:23
Goals2:1
Years3:2015–2019
Clubs3:Fiorentina
Caps3:5
Goals3:0
Years4:2016
Clubs4:Hellas Verona (loan)
Caps4:5
Goals4:0
Years5:2016
Clubs5:Latina (loan)
Caps5:9
Goals5:0
Years6:2017
Clubs6:Vasco da Gama (loan)
Caps6:38
Goals6:0
Years7:2018–2019
Clubs7:Fluminense (loan)
Caps7:64
Goals7:5
Years8:2020
Clubs8:Fluminense
Caps8:13
Goals8:3
Years9:2020–2023
Clubs9:Benfica
Caps9:66
Goals9:4
Years10:2023–
Clubs10:Bahia
Caps10:0
Goals10:0
Nationalyears1:2014
Nationalteam1:Brazil U21
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2015
Nationalteam2:Brazil U23
Nationalcaps2:4
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:14:25, 9 July 2023 (UTC)

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.

Club career

Botafogo

Born 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

On 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

On 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

On 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

On 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

Gilberto 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

ClubSeasonLeagueState leagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Botafogo2011Série A00100010
2012Série A20000020
2013Série A1204040200
2015Série B9018100271
Total23023140501
Internacional (loan)2014Série A140914010281
Fiorentina2015–16Serie A50002070
Hellas Verona (loan)2015–16Serie A5050
Latina (loan)2016–17Serie B900090
Vasco da Gama (loan)2017Série A26012040420
Fluminense2018Série B1531214230346
2019Série B310617150492
2020Série A001333020163
Total4633151431009911
Benfica2020–21Primeira Liga250504020360
2021–22Primeira Liga2122012200354
2022–23Primeira Liga202309130353
Total664100253501067
Career total19477573633835034620

Honours

Internacional

2014

Fluminense

2020

Benfica

2022–23[24]

Brazil U20

2014

Individual

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gilberto . S.L. Benfica . 12 August 2022.
  2. Web site: Gilberto tem meta ambiciosa: 'Lutar pela vaga de qualquer jeito'. Gilberto has ambitious goal: 'Fight for the spot by all means'. GloboEsporte.com. pt-BR. 11 January 2013. 10 June 2021.
  3. Web site: Com time de juniores, Botafogo é goleado pelo Boavista. With an under-20 team, Botafogo is thrashed by Boavista. GloboEsporte.com. pt-BR. 23 April 2011. 10 June 2021.
  4. Web site: Seedorf dá show e comanda virada do Botafogo sobre o Cruzeiro. Seedorf puts on a show and commands Botafogo's comeback over Cruzeiro. GloboEsporte.com. pt-BR. 5 September 2012. 10 June 2021.
  5. Web site: 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. GloboEsporte.com. pt-BR. 5 January 2014. 10 June 2021.
  6. Web site: '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. GloboEsporte.com. pt-BR. 3 February 2014. 10 June 2021.
  7. Web site: 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. GAZ. pt-BR. 1 January 2015. 10 June 2021.
  8. Web site: 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. GloboEsporte.com. pt-BR. 11 March 2015. 10 June 2021.
  9. Web site: La Fiorentina acquista Gilberto. https://web.archive.org/web/20150723214403/http://it.violachannel.tv/vc13-dettaglio-breaking/items/data_22-07-2015_la-fiorentina-acquista-gilberto.html. Fiorentina sign Gilberto. ACF Fiorentina. it. 22 July 2015. 23 July 2015. 10 June 2021.
  10. Web site: Fiorentina confirma acerto e tira lateral Gilberto do Botafogo. Fiorentina confirm deal and take full back off Botafogo. UOL Esporte. pt-BR. 22 July 2015. 10 June 2021.
  11. Web site: Fiorentina 2–0 Milan. https://web.archive.org/web/20150826234329/https://www.football-italia.net/SerieA/match/69821. Football Italia. 23 August 2015. 26 August 2015. 10 June 2021.
  12. Web site: Gilberto in prestito al Verona. https://web.archive.org/web/20160202080655/http://it.violachannel.tv/vc13-dettaglio-breaking/items/id-01-02-2016_18-50-34_gilberto-in-prestito-al-verona.html. Gilberto on loan to Verona. ACF Fiorentina. it. 1 February 2016. 2 February 2016. 10 June 2021.
  13. Web site: Gilberto al Latina. https://web.archive.org/web/20160903072918/http://it.violachannel.tv/vc13-dettaglio-breaking/items/id-31-08-2016_11-21-16_gilberto-va-al-latina.html. Gilberto to Latina. ACF Fiorentina. it. 31 August 2016. 3 September 2016. 10 June 2021.
  14. Web site: Gilberto ceduto al Vasco da Gama. https://web.archive.org/web/20171230060122/http://it.violachannel.tv/vc13-dettaglio-breaking/items/id-31-01-2017_19-47-21_gilberto-ceduto-al-vasco-da-gama.html. Gilberto transferred to Vasco da Gama. ACF Fiorentina. it. 31 January 2017. 30 December 2017. 10 June 2021.
  15. Web site: Gilberto in prestito alla Fluminense. https://web.archive.org/web/20171230060125/http://it.violachannel.tv/vc13-dettaglio-breaking/items/id-29-12-2017_14-49-39_gilberto-in-prestito-alla-fluminense.html. Gilberto on loan to Fluminense. ACF Fiorentina. it. 29 December 2017. 30 December 2017. 10 June 2021.
  16. Web site: Fluminense renova empréstimo de Gilberto. Fluminense renew loan of Gilberto. Fluminense FC. pt-BR. 2 January 2019. 10 June 2021.
  17. Fiorentina. GILBERTO CEDUTO AL FLUMINENSE. GILBERTO TRANSFERRED TO FLUMINENSE. 26 December 2019. Italian.
  18. Web site: Fluminense acerta a permanência de Gilberto. Fluminense agree the permanence of Gilberto. Fluminense FC. pt-BR. 26 December 2019. 10 June 2021.
  19. Web site: Bem-vindo, Gilberto!. Welcome, Gilberto!. SL Benfica. pt. 8 August 2020. 10 June 2021.
  20. Web site: Gilberto perde espaço e está no mercado. Gilberto loses space and is on the market. A Bola. pt. 28 May 2021. 10 June 2021.
  21. Web site: 9 July 2023 . É nosso! - Notícias Esporte Clube Bahia . He's ours! - Sports News Clube Bahia . 9 July 2023 . Esporte Clube Bahia . pt.
  22. Web site: 5 September 2023 . Venda de Vlachodimos rendeu cerca de cinco milhões de euros ao Benfica . Sale of Vlachodimos made Benfica around five million euros . 2023-09-06 . . pt-PT.
  23. Web site: Lateral Gilberto é convocado para a Seleção Brasileira Sub-21. April 11, 2014. GaúchaZH.
  24. Web site: Benfica crowned champions of Portugal. PortuGOAL. Kundert. Tom. 27 May 2023. 27 May 2023.
  25. Web site: 2019-04-21 . Com seis jogadores, Flamengo domina seleção do Campeonato Carioca . 2023-09-13 . ge . pt-br.