Gilberto
Gilberto with Benfica in 2020
Personal information
Full name Gilberto Moraes Júnior
Date of birth (1993-03-07) 7 March 1993
Place of birth Campinas, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Bahia
Youth career
CFZ do Rio
2010–2012 Botafogo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Botafogo 36 (1)
2014 → Internacional (loan) 23 (1)
2015–2019 Fiorentina 5 (0)
2016 → Hellas Verona (loan) 5 (0)
2016 → Latina (loan) 9 (0)
2017 → Vasco da Gama (loan) 38 (0)
2018–2019 → Fluminense (loan) 64 (5)
2020 Fluminense 13 (3)
2020–2023 Benfica 66 (4)
2023– Bahia 0 (0)
International career
2014 Brazil U21 4 (0)
2015 Brazil U23 4 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Men's Football
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 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 in the 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

As of match played 27 May 2023[24]
Club Season League State league National cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Botafogo 2011 Série A 001000——10
2012 Série A 200000——20
2013 Série A 1204040——200
2015 Série B 9018100——271
Total 23023140——501
Internacional (loan) 2014 Série A 14091401[lower-alpha 2]0—281
Fiorentina 2015–16 Serie A 50—002[lower-alpha 3]0—70
Hellas Verona (loan) 2015–16 Serie A 50————50
Latina (loan) 2016–17 Serie B 90—00——90
Vasco da Gama (loan) 2017 Série A 26012040——420
Fluminense 2018 Série B 153121423[lower-alpha 2]0—346
2019 Série B 31061715[lower-alpha 2]0—492
2020 Série A 00133302[lower-alpha 2]0—163
Total 463315143100—9911
Benfica 2020–21 Primeira Liga 250—504[lower-alpha 3]02[lower-alpha 4]0360
2021–22 Primeira Liga 212—2012[lower-alpha 5]200354
2022–23 Primeira Liga 202—309[lower-alpha 5]13[lower-alpha 6]0353
Total 664—100253501067
Career total 19477573633835034620
  1. ↑ Includes Copa do Brasil, Coppa Italia, Taça de Portugal
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  3. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ One appearance in Taça da Liga, one appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  5. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. ↑ Appearances in Taça da Liga

Honours

Internacional

Fluminense

Benfica

Brazil U20

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Gilberto". S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Gilberto tem meta ambiciosa: 'Lutar pela vaga de qualquer jeito'" [Gilberto has ambitious goal: 'Fight for the spot by all means'] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Com time de juniores, Botafogo é goleado pelo Boavista" [With an under-20 team, Botafogo is thrashed by Boavista] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 23 April 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Seedorf dá show e comanda virada do Botafogo sobre o Cruzeiro" [Seedorf puts on a show and commands Botafogo's comeback over Cruzeiro] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "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] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 5 January 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "'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] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "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] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GAZ. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "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] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "La Fiorentina acquista Gilberto" [Fiorentina sign Gilberto] (in Italian). ACF Fiorentina. 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  10. ↑ "Fiorentina confirma acerto e tira lateral Gilberto do Botafogo" [Fiorentina confirm deal and take full back off Botafogo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  11. ↑ "Fiorentina 2–0 Milan". Football Italia. 23 August 2015. Archived from the original on 26 August 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  12. ↑ "Gilberto in prestito al Verona" [Gilberto on loan to Verona] (in Italian). ACF Fiorentina. 1 February 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  13. ↑ "Gilberto al Latina" [Gilberto to Latina] (in Italian). ACF Fiorentina. 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 3 September 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  14. ↑ "Gilberto ceduto al Vasco da Gama" [Gilberto transferred to Vasco da Gama] (in Italian). ACF Fiorentina. 31 January 2017. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  15. ↑ "Gilberto in prestito alla Fluminense" [Gilberto on loan to Fluminense] (in Italian). ACF Fiorentina. 29 December 2017. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  16. ↑ "Fluminense renova empréstimo de Gilberto" [Fluminense renew loan of Gilberto] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fluminense FC. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  17. ↑ "GILBERTO CEDUTO AL FLUMINENSE" [GILBERTO TRANSFERRED TO FLUMINENSE] (Press release) (in Italian). Fiorentina. 26 December 2019.
  18. ↑ "Fluminense acerta a permanência de Gilberto" [Fluminense agree the permanence of Gilberto] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fluminense FC. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  19. ↑ "Bem-vindo, Gilberto!" [Welcome, Gilberto!] (in Portuguese). SL Benfica. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  20. ↑ "Gilberto perde espaço e está no mercado" [Gilberto loses space and is on the market] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  21. ↑ "É nosso! - Notícias Esporte Clube Bahia" [He's ours! - Sports News Clube Bahia] (in Portuguese). 9 July 2023. p. Esporte Clube Bahia. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  22. ↑ "Venda de Vlachodimos rendeu cerca de cinco milhões de euros ao Benfica" [Sale of Vlachodimos made Benfica around five million euros] (in European Portuguese). Jornal de Notícias. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  23. ↑ "Lateral Gilberto é convocado para a Seleção Brasileira Sub-21". GaúchaZH. April 11, 2014.
  24. ↑ Gilberto at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  25. ↑ Kundert, Tom (27 May 2023). "Benfica crowned champions of Portugal". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  26. ↑ "Com seis jogadores, Flamengo domina seleção do Campeonato Carioca". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2019-04-21. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
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