| 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.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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.
| Club | Season | League | State league | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Botafogo | 2011 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | Série A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | Série A | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | Série B | 9 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 50 | 1 | |||||
| Internacional (loan) | 2014 | Série A | 14 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | ||
| Fiorentina | 2015–16 | Serie A | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Hellas Verona (loan) | 2015–16 | Serie A | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Latina (loan) | 2016–17 | Serie B | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Vasco da Gama (loan) | 2017 | Série A | 26 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 0 | |||
| Fluminense | 2018 | Série B | 15 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 34 | 6 | ||
| 2019 | Série B | 31 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 49 | 2 | |||
| 2020 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 3 | |||
| Total | 46 | 3 | 31 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 0 | — | 99 | 11 | ||||
| Benfica | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 25 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 21 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | |||
| 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 20 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 3 | |||
| Total | 66 | 4 | — | 10 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 106 | 7 | ||||
| Career total | 194 | 7 | 75 | 7 | 36 | 3 | 38 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 346 | 20 | |||
Internacional
Fluminense
Benfica
Brazil U20