Gustavo Henric da Silva (born 7 September 1997), known as Gustavo Silva or Gustavo Mosquito, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Corinthians as a forward.
 Gustavo Silva playing for Corinthians in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gustavo Henric da Silva[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 1997[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Campo Largo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Corinthians | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2018 | Coritiba | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Corinthians | 135 | (16) |
| 2019 | → Vila Nova (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Oeste (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Paraná (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:12, 23 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn at Campo Largo, Paraná, Silva joined the youth setup of Coritiba at the age of nine. On 2 May 2016, his contract was extended until September 2018.[2] In 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20, he scored 9 goals and became the top scorer of the season.[3]
Ahead of the 2018 season, Silva was promoted to the senior team.[4] On 8 October 2018, he signed with Corinthians until 2022.[1] On 20 January 2019, he made his professional debut, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 draw against São Caetano, in Paulista A1.[5]
Personal life
editUpon joining Corinthians, Silva dropped his nickname "Mosquito". He said that he would like to be called as Gustavo or Gustavo Silva.[6]
Career statistics
edit- As of 23 March 2023
| Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Corinthians | 2019[7] | Série A | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2020[7] | 27 | 5 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 5 | |||||
| 2021[7] | 37 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4[a] | 2 | — | 53 | 6 | |||
| 2022[7] | 22 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | — | 50 | 5 | |||
| 2023[7] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 86 | 10 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 2 | — | 135 | 16 | |||
| Vila Nova (loan) | 2019[7] | Série B | 6 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Oeste (loan) | 2019[7] | Série B | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Paraná (loan) | 2020[7] | Série B | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 97 | 11 | 36 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 17 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
Honours
edit- Corinthians
References
edit- ^ a b c "Gustavo Silva assina com o Corinthians" [Gustavo Silva signs with Corinthians] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Corinthians. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "Contrato renovado" [Renewed contract] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Coritiba. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "Mosquito: o maior artilheiro do Brasileiro Sub-20" [Mosquito: the top scorer of the Brazilian Under-20] (in Brazilian Portuguese). CBF. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "Elenco 2018" [2018 Cast] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Coritiba. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "Gustavo Silva exalta estreia oficial pelo Corinthians e revela instruções de Carille" [Gustavo Silva exalts official debut for Corinthians and reveals instructions for Carille]. Torcedores. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "Reforço do Corinthians: Gustavo Silva aposenta apelido, critica Coritiba e diz ter talento para fazer gols" [Corinthians reinforcement: Gustavo Silva retires nickname, criticizes Coritiba and says he has talent to make goals] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Gustavo Mosquito". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
External links
edit- Corinthians profile (in Portuguese)