Guga (footballer, born 1998)

Guga
Personal information
Full name Cláudio Rodrigues Gomes[1]
Date of birth (1998-08-29) 29 August 1998[1]
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[2]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Playing position Right back[1]
Club information
Current team
 Avaí
Number 98
Youth career
2008–2013 Botafogo
2013–2018 Avaí
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Avaí 9 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:20, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

Cláudio Rodrigues Gomes (born 29 August 1998), simply known as Guga is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Avaí as a right back.

Club career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Guga started playing futsal at the age of five. After having spent five years with the youth setup of Botafogo, he joined the academy of Avaí in 2013 and signed a contract, which would keep him at the club till 2018. He played regularly for the reserves and scored three times in the 2017 Copa do Brasil Sub-20 against Grêmio, Fluminense and Palmeiras.[3]

On 8 January 2018, Guga was promoted to the senior team of Avaí and went on to participate in the pre-season held at Águas Mornas.[4] On 15 February, he scored his first professional goal in a 3–1 victory against Brusque in Campeonato Catarinense.[5] On 14 April, he made his Série B debut in a 1–0 defeat against Vila Nova.[6][7] On 26 May, he scored his first Série B goal for the club in a 3–1 victory against Paysandu.[8]

Club statistics

As of match played on 6 June 2018
Club Season League Cup State League Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Avaí 2018[2] Série B 9150101242
Career total 9150101242

    Personal life

    Guga is nicknamed as Guga because of the similarity of his hair style with that of tennis player Gustavo Kuerten.[7]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "Guga brilha na lateral do Avaí [Guga shines on the side of Avaí]" (in Portuguese). Avai FC. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
    2. 1 2 3 "Guga". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
    3. ↑ "Há quatro anos no Avaí, Guga já fez gols e bateu gigantes. Só falta conhecer o xará [Four years ago in Avaí, Guga already scored and beat giant. Only need to know the namesake]" (in Portuguese). Dis Esporte. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
    4. ↑ "Promovido ao elenco profissional, Guga tenta se entrosar no Avaí [Promoted to the professional cast, Guga tries to join Avaí]" (in Portuguese). UOL. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
    5. ↑ "Avaí vence Brusque fora de casa e se aproxima dos finalistas do catarinão [Avaí defeats Brusque away from home and approaches the finalists of the catarinão]" (in Portuguese). Terra. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
    6. ↑ "Vila Nova 1 - 0 Avai" (in Portuguese). Terra. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
    7. 1 2 "Revelação do Catarinense, estiloso Guga é símbolo do Avaí para a Série B [Revelation of the Catarinense, stylish Guga is symbol of the Avaí for the Series B]" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
    8. ↑ "Avaí acaba com invencibilidade do Papão e entra no G4 da Série B [Avaí ends up with the Emperor's invincibility and enters the G4 Series B]" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
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