Gustavo Maia | |
Fullname: | Gustavo Maia da Silva |
Birth Date: | 22 January 2001 |
Birth Place: | Brasília, Brazil |
Height: | 1.67 m |
Position: | Winger |
Currentclub: | Sport |
Youthyears1: | 2015–2020 |
Youthclubs1: | São Paulo |
Years1: | 2020–2023 |
Clubs1: | Barcelona B |
Caps1: | 8 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2021–2022 |
Clubs2: | → Internacional (loan) |
Caps2: | 12 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Years3: | 2023 |
Clubs3: | → Valencia B (loan) |
Caps3: | 12 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Years4: | 2023– |
Clubs4: | Vila Nova |
Caps4: | 5 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
Nationalteam1: | Brazil U16[1] |
Nationalyears2: | 2018 |
Nationalteam2: | Brazil U17 |
Nationalyears3: | 2020 |
Nationalteam3: | Brazil U20 |
Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
Nationalgoals3: | 2 |
Club-Update: | 19 October 2023 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 11 October 2021 |
Gustavo Maia da Silva (born 22 January 2001) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Sport.
Born in Brasília, Brazil, Maia joined São Paulo's youth setup at age 14. He played a total of 103 matches for São Paulo as he progressed through the age groups and in 2018 with the Under-17 side, he notched 30 goals in 36 games.[2] In March 2020, Maia was included in the first team squad for a Campeonato Paulista match against Botafogo. He was an unused substitute in a 1–0 away loss.
On 6 August 2020, La Liga club FC Barcelona announced the signing of Maia for a fee of €4.5 million with a buyout clause of €300 million, and he was assigned to the reserves in the third division.[3] [4] He made his debut for Barça B in the opening matchday fixture against Gimnàstic de Tarragona on 18 October. He replaced Matheus Pereira in a 1–0 home victory.[5]
On 30 August 2021, Maia joined Série A club Internacional on loan until 31 December 2022, following a disappointing season with Barcelona.[6] Maia scored his first goal on 24 October, a last minute equalizer in a 2–2 draw against Corinthians.[7]
On 31 January 2023, Maia joined Valencia Mestalla in the Segunda Federación.[8] He made his debut the following 5 February in a 2–1 away win against Lleida Esportiu, and scored his first goal on 22 April in the 3–2 home victory against Ebro.[9]