Gilberto (footballer, born 1993)
Brazilian footballer
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Gilberto Moraes Júnior (born 7 March 1993), simply known as Gilberto, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Brazilian club Athletico Paranaense.
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Gilberto with Benfica in 2020 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Gilberto Moraes Júnior | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1993 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Campinas, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Athletico Paranaense | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| CFZ do Rio | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Botafogo | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2015 | Botafogo | 36 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | → Internacional (loan) | 23 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Fiorentina | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | → Hellas Verona (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | → Latina (loan) | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017-2018 | → Vasco da Gama (loan) | 38 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | → Fluminense (loan) | 64 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020-2021 | Fluminense | 13 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Benfica | 66 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2026 | Bahia | 78 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Athletico Paranaense | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Brazil U21 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Brazil U23 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 April 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Botafogo
Born in Campinas, São Paulo, Gilberto joined Botafogo's youth setup in 2010, from CFZ do Rio.[2] He made his first team debut on 23 April 2011, starting in a 2–5 Campeonato Carioca loss against Boavista, as the club opted to use the under-20 squad.[3]
Gilberto made his Série A debut on 5 September 2012, coming on as a late substitute for Márcio Azevedo in a 3–1 away win against Cruzeiro.[4] Definitely promoted to the main squad in 2013, he spent the campaign as a third-choice behind Lucas and Edílson.
On 5 January 2014, Gilberto was loaned to fellow top tier side Internacional, for one year.[5] He scored his first senior goal on his debut for the club on 2 February, netting his team's third in a 4–1 Campeonato Gaúcho home routing over Cruzeiro-RS.[6]
A first-choice in the 2014 Campeonato Gaúcho, Gilberto shared the same amount of playing time with Wellington Silva and Cláudio Winck in the Série A before returning to his parent club Botafogo for the 2015 campaign.[7]
With Fogão now in the Série B, Gilberto became an undisputed starter, and scored his first goal for the club on 11 March 2015 in a 3–0 home win against Tigres do Brasil.[8]
Fiorentina
On 22 July 2015, Gilberto moved abroad after signing a contract with Italian Serie A side Fiorentina,[9] for a rumoured fee of R$ 3.4 million.[10] He made his debut abroad on 23 August, starting in a 2–0 home win against Milan.[11]
On 1 February 2016, after featuring rarely, Gilberto was loaned to fellow Serie A side Hellas Verona until the end of the season.[12] He moved to Serie B side Latina also in a temporary deal on 31 August,[13] before returning to his home country with Vasco da Gama, also on loan, on 31 January 2017.[14]
Fluminense
On 29 December 2017, Gilberto agreed to a one-year loan deal with Fluminense.[15] His loan was renewed for a further year on 2 January 2019,[16] and he became an undisputed starter for the club in that year.
On 26 December 2019, Fiorentina announced that 50% of Gilberto's economic rights were sold to Fluminense.[17] He signed a contract until July 2022 with the club.[18]
Benfica
On 8 August 2020, Gilberto agreed to a five-year deal with Portuguese Primeira Liga side S.L. Benfica.[19] He was a regular starter for most of the campaign, but lost his starting spot to Diogo Gonçalves in May, and was subsequently deemed surplus to requirements by manager Jorge Jesus.[20]
Bahia
On 9 July 2023, Brazilian side Bahia announced the signing of Gilberto on a contract until 31 December 2026,[21] for a fee of €2.5 million, which could rise to €3 million with add-ons.[22]
International career
Gilberto was called up to the Brazil under-21 team for the 2014 Toulon Tournament.[23] In the following year, he was also a part of the under-23 side which played in the Pan American Games; he featured in four matches during the competition.
Career statistics
- As of 28 July 2025[24]
| Club | Season | League | State league[a] | National cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Botafogo | 2011 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | Série A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | Série A | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | Série B | 9 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 50 | 1 | ||||
| Internacional (loan) | 2014 | Série A | 14 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |
| Fiorentina | 2015–16 | Serie A | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Hellas Verona (loan) | 2015–16 | Serie A | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Latina (loan) | 2016–17 | Serie B | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Vasco da Gama (loan) | 2017 | Série A | 26 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 0 | ||
| Fluminense | 2018 | Série A | 15 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3[c] | 0 | — | 34 | 6 | |
| 2019 | Série A | 31 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5[c] | 0 | — | 49 | 2 | ||
| 2020 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 16 | 3 | ||
| Total | 46 | 3 | 31 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 0 | — | 99 | 11 | |||
| Benfica | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 25 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 21 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 12[f] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 20 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | 9[f] | 1 | 3[g] | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
| Total | 66 | 4 | — | 10 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 106 | 7 | |||
| Bahia | 2023 | Série A | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
| 2024 | Série A | 19 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[h] | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2025 | Série A | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[i] | 0 | 5[h] | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| Total | 52 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 82 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 246 | 10 | 86 | 7 | 37 | 3 | 45 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 428 | 23 | ||
- Includes Copa do Brasil, Coppa Italia, Taça de Portugal
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- One appearance in Taça da Liga, one appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in Taça da Liga
- Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
- Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
Honours
Internacional
Fluminense
Benfica
Bahia
Brazil U20
Individual
- Campeonato Carioca Team of the Year: 2019[26]
