Gilberto Oliveira Souza Júnior

Gilberto
Personal information
Full name Gilberto Oliveira Souza Júnior
Date of birth (1989-06-05) 5 June 1989
Place of birth Piranhas, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Bahia
Number 9
Youth career
2005–2007 Confiança
2007–2009 Santa Cruz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Santa Cruz 4 (0)
2010 → Vera Cruz (loan) 18 (12)
2011–2014 Internacional 22 (2)
2012 → Sport (loan) 25 (7)
2013 → Portuguesa (loan) 24 (14)
2014–2015 Toronto FC 28 (7)
2015 → Vasco da Gama (loan) 12 (0)
2015–2016 Chicago Fire 19 (5)
2016–2017 São Paulo 25 (4)
2018 Yeni Malatyaspor 12 (2)
2018– Bahia 3 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 July 2018

Gilberto Oliveira Souza Júnior (born 5 June 1989), simply known as Gilberto, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bahia in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

Club career

Santa Cruz

A Santa Cruz youth graduate, Gilberto made his senior debut on 5 July 2009, coming on as a substitute in a 3–0 Série D away win against CSA.[1] In January 2010, after five first team appearances, he was loaned to Vera Cruz until the end of the year's Campeonato Pernambucano.[2]

After scoring twelve goals in 18 appearances (including four in a 4–1 home routing of Vitória das Tabocas), Gilberto returned to Santa and started to feature more regularly. He became an undisputed starter during the 2011 campaign under Zé Teodoro, scoring twelve goals in the 2011 Pernambucano and being chosen as the best striker in the competition.

Internacional

In May 2011, Gilberto signed a three-year contract with Internacional in the Série A.[3] He made his debut in the category on 28 May, replacing Mario Bolatti in a 1–0 loss at Ceará.

Gilberto scored his first goal in the main category of Brazilian football on 16 November 2011, netting the game's only in a home defeat of Bahia. On 7 July of the following year, after being sparingly used, he was loaned to Sport until May 2013.[4]

After appearing regularly, Gilberto returned to Inter in January 2013.[5] In July, however, he moved to Portuguesa also in a temporary deal;[6] an immediate starter, he finished the season 14 goals for the club.

Toronto FC

On 13 December 2013, Gilberto joined Major League Soccer side Toronto FC for a reported transfer fee of over $3 million, choosing MLS after turning down more lucrative offers from Mexico and Germany.[7][8] He made his debut with Toronto FC against D.C. United on 22 March 2014, the game ended in a 1–0 home victory.[9]

Entering as a substitute against the Columbus Crew on 31 May 2014, Gilberto recorded an assist on Jermain Defoe's 81st-minute equalizer in an eventual 3–2 win to help his team win the Trillium Cup.[10] On 27 June, Gilberto scored his first goal for Toronto FC against the New York Red Bulls, lashing in a 72nd minute free-kick, after arguing with Defoe as to who would take the kick.[11]

Vasco da Gama (loan)

Due to the arrival of Jozy Altidore, and Sebastian Giovinco in January 2015, both of whom would take up DP slots, after only one season with Toronto, Gilberto was loaned to Brazilian club Vasco da Gama on 20 February 2015.[12] He was the club's top goalscorer during the 2015 Campeonato Carioca with nine goals, but was demoted to a backup option after the arrival of new manager Celso Roth.

Chicago Fire

Vasco de Gama terminated the loan in July 2015, forcing Toronto to release Gilberto. He was claimed off waivers and acquired as a designated player by Chicago Fire on 27 July 2015.[13][14]

After scoring five goals in his first season – which included a brace against former club Toronto – Gilberto failed to find the net in his second, and his contract with Chicago Fire was mutually terminated on 29 June 2016.[15]

São Paulo

On 15 July 2016, Gilberto signed a contract with São Paulo FC until December 2017.[16] A backup to Andrés Chávez, he only featured in eight matches.

On 12 February 2017, Gilberto scored a hat-trick in 5–2 home routing of Ponte Preta, for the year's Campeonato Paulista.[17] He finished the tournament as the top goalscorer with nine goals, along with William Pottker.

Career statistics

As of 19 November 2017[18]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santa Cruz 2009 Série D 50————50
2010 40—00—14[lower-alpha 1]6186
2011 Série C 00171231——2013
Total 90171231—1464319
Vera Cruz (loan) 2010 Pernambucano —1812———1812
Internacional 2011 Série A 131————131
2012 6193—4[lower-alpha 2]1—195
2013 308000——110
Total 2221730041—436
Sport (loan) 2012 Série A 257————257
Portuguesa (loan) 2013 Série A 2414————2414
Toronto FC 2014 Major League Soccer 287———4[lower-alpha 3]0327
Vasco da Gama (loan) 2015 Série A 12013910——269
Chicago Fire 2015 Major League Soccer 105—10——115
2016 90—00——90
Total 195—10——205
São Paulo 2016 Série A 82—20——102
2017 172119421[lower-alpha 4]0—3313
Total 2541196210—4315
Career total 1643976451135118627494
  1. ↑ Eight appearances and two goals in Copa do Nordeste, six appearances and four goals in Copa Pernambuco
  2. ↑ All appearances in Copa Libertadores
  3. ↑ All appearance(s) in Canadian Championship
  4. ↑ All appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Club

Santa Cruz
Internacional
Vasco da Gama

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "CSA-AL 0 x 3 Santa Cruz – Favorito começa com show fora de casa" [CSA-AL 0–3 Santa Cruz – Favourite start with a show away from home] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 5 July 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Santa Cruz empresta Gilberto ao Vera Cruz" [Santa Cruz loan Gilberto to Vera Cruz] (in Portuguese). NE10. 11 January 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Inter atravessa negócio do Corinthians e contrata Gilberto, do Santa Cruz" [Inter flop Corinthians deal and sign Santa Cruz's Gilberto] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Gilberto acerta com o Sport" [Gilberto signs with Sport] (in Portuguese). Sport Recife. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Gilberto deixa o Sport e volta ao Inter" [Gilberto leaves Sport and returns to Inter] (in Portuguese). Rede Bandeirantes. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Atacante Gilberto é emprestado pelo Inter à Portuguesa" [Forward Gilberto is loaned from Inter to Portuguesa] (in Portuguese). Diário Gaúcho. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "Toronto FC set to spend over $3 million to sign Gilberto". Waking the Red. December 13, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Toronto FC lands Brazilian striker Gilberto". The Globe and Mail. December 13, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  9. ↑ Bedakian, Armen (22 March 2014). "Match Recap: TFC 1, D.C. United 0". Toronto FC. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "Toronto FC beats Columbus to capture Trillium Cup". Toronto Star. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  11. ↑ "New York Red Bulls 2, Toronto FC 2". mlssoccer.com. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  12. ↑ "Toronto FC loans Gilberto to CR Vasco da Gama". February 20, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Chicago Fire Acquire Brazilian Forward Gilberto as Designated Player". chicago-fire.com. July 27, 2015.
  14. ↑ http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/index.php?/page/articles.html/_/24th-minute/gilberto-gonezo-r5368
  15. ↑ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club and Gilberto Mutually Terminate Contract". Chicago Fire. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  16. ↑ "Gilberto assina até 2017 e já treina no CT" [Gilberto signs until 2017 and already trains in the camp] (in Portuguese). São Paulo FC. 15 July 2016.
  17. ↑ Em estreia de Ceni no Morumbi, São Paulo goleia a Ponte Preta
  18. ↑ Gilberto at Soccerway
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