Gilberto dos Santos Souza Júnior

Gilberto
Personal information
Full name Gilberto dos Santos Souza Júnior
Date of birth (1988-10-20) 20 October 1988
Place of birth Serrinha, Bahia, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sacramento Republic
Number 7
Youth career
2005-2006 Vitória
2007 Bragantino
2008 Corinthians B
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Mogi Mirim 6 (0)
2010 Hermann Aichinger 10 (0)
2010 Oeste 2 (0)
2011–2013 Marcílio Dias 18 (0)
2011 → Atlético Mineiro (loan) 6 (0)
2012 → América (MG) (loan) 5 (0)
2012 → CRB (loan) 10 (0)
2013 → Atlético Sorocaba (loan) 16 (1)
2013 Philadelphia Union 0 (0)
2014– Sacramento Republic 24 (0)
2015 → Marília (loan) 7 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Gilberto dos Santos Souza Júnior (born 20 October 1988, in Serrinha) known as Gilberto, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Sacramento Republic in the USL Pro. He plays mainly as a defensive midfielder who sometimes plays as a central midfielder.

Club career

Youth career

Gilberto began as a youth team player for Vitória in 2005 before moving to Bragantino in 2007 and to Corinthians B in 2008.

Mogi Mirim

For the 2009 Campeonato Paulista, Gilberto was acquired by Mogi Mirim and made his debut on January 24, 2009 in a 3-0 loss to Palmeiras. He played 6 games, starting 3 of them.

Hermann Aichinger

For the 2010 Campeonato Catarinense, Gilberto was acquired and made his debut on February 3, 2010 as he started in a 2-0 win over Brusque. He played 10 games while starting 8 of them.

Oeste

Later in 2010, Gilberto joined Oeste in Série D. He made his debut on July 24, 2010 as a substitute in a 1-0 win over Esporte Clube São José. He played 2 games that season, starting the other one.

Marcílio Dias

In 2011, Gilberto joined Marcílio Dias for the Campeonato Catarinense. He started in his debut on January 16, 2011 in his team's 1-0 win over Imbituba Futebol Clube. He was a stand-out in the tournament [1] and played 18 games, starting 17 of them.

At this time, Gilberto's economic rights were held by agent, Eduardo Uram (70%), Marcílio Dias (15%) as well as the player himself (15%). Then, Tombense Futebol Clube acquired Gilberto's economic rights and began a series of loan deals while never having him actually play for the club.[2]

Atlético Mineiro

After a successful stint in the Campeonato Catarinense, Atlético Mineiro acquired Gilberto on loan on May 4, 2011 for its upcoming 2011 season in Série A .[3] On May, 2011, Gilberto made his debut as a substitute for Atlético Mineiro in its 3-0 win over Clube Atlético Paranaense. On June 19, 2011, he made his debut as a starter for Atlético Mineiro in its 2-0 win over Atlético Clube Goianiense. He finished the season playing 6 games, starting 2 of them. On December 8, 2011, Atlético Mineiro decided not to renew the contract of Gilberto.

América (MG)

On December 23, 2011, Gilberto went on loan to América (MG).[4] In the 2012 Campeonato Paulista, he played 4 games in the Campeonato Mineiro and starting one of them.

In the Campeonato Brasliero, he played one game (as a substitute in a 3-0 victory over Criciuma Esporte Clube) in Serie B before joining fellow Serie B team Clube de Regatas Brasil on loan.

CRB

On August 24, 2012, Gilberto moved on loan to CRB in Serie B in the Campeonato Brasileiro.[5] He made his CRB debut as a substitute in a 1-0 loss against his former team, América (MG). He played 10 games, starting 8 of them.

Atlético Sorocaba

Gilberto joined Atlético Sorocaba on loan for the 2013 Campeonato Paulista. He played and started in 16 of the team's 19 games. On March 2, 2013, He scored his first career goal on an 86th minute game-winning penalty kick against his former team, Bragantino.[6][7]

On July 23, 2013, Gilberto's contract termination with Tombense was filed with the Brazilian Football Confederation.[8]

Philadelphia Union

On August 2, 2013, Gilberto was signed by Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer.[9]

Sacramento Republic FC

On March 12, 2014, USL Pro side Sacramento Republic FC announced that they had signed Gilberto for the 2014 season.[10]

References

  1. ↑ http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/atletico-mg/noticia/2011/04/volante-gilberto-do-marcilio-dias-esta-em-bh-e-pode-assinar-com-o-galo.html
  2. ↑ http://www.superesportes.com.br/app/1,8/2011/12/23/noticia_america_mg,205226/america-anuncia-contratacao-de-gilberto-volante-que-estava-no-atletico.shtml
  3. ↑ http://www.atletico.com.br/noticias/?p=6448
  4. ↑ http://www.superesportes.com.br/app/1,8/2011/12/23/noticia_america_mg,205226/america-anuncia-contratacao-de-gilberto-volante-que-estava-no-atletico.shtml
  5. ↑ http://www.clickmaceio.com/noticia.php?id=1459&urlamigavel=diretoria-do-crb-anuncia-reforcos
  6. ↑ http://us.soccerway.com/matches/2013/03/02/brazil/paulista-a1/clube-atletico-bragantino/clube-atletico-sorocaba/1407484/
  7. ↑ http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/campeonatos/paulista/pos-jogo/2013/03/02/na-estreia-de-vagner-benazzi-atletico-sorocaba-vence-bragantino-e-deixa-a-degola.htm
  8. ↑ http://www.cbf.com.br/BID/?e=MG&d=2013-07-23
  9. ↑ "Philadelphia Union sign Brazilian midfielder Gilberto dos Santos Souza Junior" (Press release). Philadelphia Union. 2013-08-02. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  10. ↑ "Republic FC sign Gilberto dos Santos Souza Junior" (Press release). Sacramento Republic FC. 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
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