Gustavo Cipriano Explained

Gustavo Cipriano
Fullname:	Gustavo Cipriano de Azevedo
Birth Date:	26 February 2001
Height:	1.85m
Position:	Centre back
Birth Place:	Santos, Brazil
Currentclub:	Internacional de Lages
Youthyears1:	2006–2021
Youthclubs1:	Santos
Youthyears2:	2019–2020
Youthclubs2:	→ Lazio (loan)
Years1:	2021–2022
Caps1:	2
Goals1:	0
Years2:	2023
Caps2:	1
Goals2:	0
Years3:	2023–
Club-Update:	3 July 2023

Gustavo Cipriano de Azevedo (born 26 February 2001) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Internacional de Lages.

Club career

Born in Santos, São Paulo, Cipriano joined Santos' youth setup at the age of five. On 9 May 2018, he signed his first professional contract, agreeing to a three-year deal until April 2021.^[1]

On 26 July 2019, Cipriano moved to Serie A side Lazio on loan for one year, with a buyout clause;^[2] he was initially assigned to the Primavera squad. He returned in July of the following year, and left Peixe on 30 April 2021, as his contract expired.^[3]

On 30 June 2021, Cipriano signed a contract with Série B side Ponte Preta until May 2022.^[4] He made his professional debut on 20 November, coming on as a late substitute for Yago in a 1–0 away win over Confiança.^[5]

Cipriano played a further match for Ponte before spending the entire 2022 campaign with the under-23 team. On 8 December of that year, he was announced at Botafogo-SP for the upcoming season.^[6]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ponte Preta	2021	Série B	2	0	—		—		—		—		2	0
	2022		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
Botafogo-SP	2023	Série B	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Career total			2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gustavo Cipriano, do Sub-17, assina contrato profissional com o Santos FC. Gustavo Cipriano, from the under-17s, signs professional contract with Santos FC. Santos FC. pt-BR. 9 May 2018. 13 December 2020.
2. Web site: Santos empresta zagueiro da base para a Lazio, da Itália. Santos loan stopper from the youth setup to Lazio, from Italy. ge. pt-BR. 26 July 2019. 13 December 2020.
3. Web site: Gustavo Cipriano deixa o Santos ao fim do contrato. Gustavo Cipriano leaves Santos at the end of the contract. Gazeta Esportiva. pt-BR. 30 April 2021. 26 November 2021.
4. Web site: Zagueiro Gustavo Cipriano chega ao Majestoso para exames e deve integrar o elenco da Ponte Preta. Stopper Gustavo Cipriano arrives at the Majestoso for medical examinations and may joni the squad of Ponte Preta. AA Ponte Preta. pt-BR. 30 June 2021. 26 November 2021.
5. Web site: Após estreia, Gustavo Cipriano vive expectativa por sequência na Ponte Preta. After debut, Gustavo Cipriano lives an expectation for a sequence at Ponte Preta. Lance!. pt-BR. 22 November 2021. 26 November 2021.
6. Web site: Botafogo-SP anuncia dois jovens reforços para a temporada de 2023. Botafogo-SP announce two young additions for the 2023 season. ge. pt-BR. 8 December 2022. 8 December 2022.