Gustavo Silva (footballer)

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.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Henric and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.
Gustavo Silva
Personal information
Full name Gustavo Henric da Silva[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-07) 7 September 1997[1]
Place of birth Campo Largo, Brazil
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Corinthians
Number 19
Youth career
2006–2018 Coritiba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Corinthians 68 (9)
2019 → Vila Nova (loan) 6 (0)
2019 → Oeste (loan) 3 (0)
2020 → Paraná (loan) 11 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:10, 27 October 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Born 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

Upon joining Corinthians, Silva dropped his nickname "Mosquito". He said that he would like to be called as Gustavo or Gustavo Silva.[6]

Career statistics
As of 26 October 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Corinthians 2019[7] Série A 00500000—50
2020[7] 275——00—275
2021[7] 27292304[lower-alpha 1]2—436
Total 5471423042—7511
Vila Nova (loan) 2019[7] Série B 60—10——70
Oeste (loan) 2019[7] Série B 30————30
Paraná (loan) 2020[7] Série B 219020——131
Career total 6582325040009812
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

Honours
Corinthians

References
  1. "Gustavo Silva assina com o Corinthians" [Gustavo Silva signs with Corinthians] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Corinthians. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  2. "Contrato renovado" [Renewed contract] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Coritiba. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  3. "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.
  4. "Elenco 2018" [2018 Cast] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Coritiba. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "Gustavo Mosquito". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
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