Gustavo Assunção
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gustavo Henrique Giordano Amaro Assunção da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 30 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Apollon Limassol | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2019 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2024 | Famalicão | 112 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | → Galatasaray (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | AVS | 23 | (2) |
| 2025–2026 | AVS | 10 | (0) |
| 2026– | Apollon Limassol | 15 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Brazil U17 | 4 | (1) |
| 2020 | Brazil U23 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:22, 11 October 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 July 2021 | |||
Gustavo Henrique Giordano Amaro Assunção da Silva (born 30 March 2000), known as Gustavo Assunção, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Cypriot First Division club Apollon Limassol.
Club career
[edit]Famalicão
[edit]On 1 July 2019, Assunção signed his first professional contract with Famalicão.[1] Assunção made his professional debut with Famalicão in a 2–0 Taça da Liga loss to S.C. Covilhã on 3 August 2019.[2]
Loan to Galatasaray
[edit]On 8 September 2021, it was announced that Assunção would leave Famalicão for Turkish Süper Lig club Galatasaray on a one-year loan move.[3] Famalicão recalled him from his loan spell at Galatasaray on 21 January 2022, after he played only two games for the Turkish outfit.
International career
[edit]Born in Brazil, Assunção spent his youth in Portugal and Spain and holds passports to all three countries. He was called up to the Brazil national under-17 football team in 2016.[4][5]
Personal life
[edit]Assunção is the son of the Brazilian retired footballer Paulo Assunção.[6] His maternal grandfather was born in Pombal, Portugal, and through him Assunção holds Portuguese citizenship.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 11 October 2026[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Famalicão | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 112 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 129 | 2 | ||||
| Galatasaray (loan) | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| AVS | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 4 | |||
| AVS | 2025–26 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Apollon Limassol | 2025–26 | Cypriot First Division | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||
| 2026–27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 164 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 9 | ||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Gustavo Assunção anunciado no Famalicão". www.record.pt.
- ↑ "Famalicão vs. Sporting Covilhã - 3 August 2019". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Hoş geldin Gustavo Assunção!". Galatasaray S.K. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ↑ "Filho de ex-Palmeiras, três cidadanias e Simeone: a joia do Atlético de Madri que a CBF 'fisgou'". ESPN.
- ↑ "Sub-17 convocada para amistosos na Inglaterra". Confederação Brasileira de Futebol.
- ↑ "Gustavo Henrique: O filho de Paulo Assunção que encanta Simeone". Notícias ao Minuto. 3 October 2018.
- ↑ "Gustavo Assunção centra atenções e pode ir à Seleção Nacional - O Jogo". www.ojogo.pt.
- ↑ "Gustavo Assunção". Soccerway.
External links
[edit]- Gustavo Assunção at Soccerway
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Brazilian people of Portuguese descent
- Sportspeople of Portuguese descent
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Footballers from São Paulo
- Men's association football midfielders
- Brazil men's youth international footballers
- Primeira Liga players
- Süper Lig players
- Cypriot First Division players
- F.C. Famalicão players
- Galatasaray S.K. footballers
- AVS Futebol SAD players
- Apollon Limassol FC players
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
