Gonzalo Freitas
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gonzalo Gastón Freitas Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Goiás | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Bella Vista | 37 | (2) |
| 2013–2018 | Liverpool Montevideo | 98 | (8) |
| 2017–2018 | → Atlético Tucumán (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2018–2021 | Peñarol | 8 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Everton de Viña del Mar (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | → Deportes Antofagasta (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Mazatlán | 20 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Defensor Sporting | 46 | (2) |
| 2024 | Montevideo Wanderers | 14 | (4) |
| 2024 | Atlético Goianiense | 15 | (0) |
| 2025– | Goiás | 30 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 December 2025 | |||
Gonzalo Gastón Freitas Silva (born 2 October 1991) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Brazilian club Goiás.[1]
Freitas' senior career started with Bella Vista of the Uruguayan Primera División.[1] He made his professional debut in the 2011 Copa Sudamericana, it came in a first stage first leg against Universidad Católica on 2 August.[1] His league debut came just over a month later in a home loss to Cerrito.[1] He made thirteen appearances in his debut season. Twenty-four followed in the following season, 2012–13, as well as two goals, including his career first versus Progreso on 29 September 2012.[1] Bella Vista were relegated in 2012–13, Freitas subsequently joined top-flight Liverpool.[1][2] He played twenty-one times as they were relegated.[1]
In the Uruguayan Segunda División, Freitas scored five goals in twenty-four games as Liverpool won the title and promotion back to the Primera División.[1] Three goals in fifty-three matches followed in the next three seasons with Liverpool in the top-flight.[1][3] On 18 July 2017, Freitas left Uruguayan football to join Argentine Primera División side Atlético Tucumán on loan.[4][5] He returned to Liverpool a year later but was soon sold to Peñarol.[1] Freitas was loaned to the Chilean Primera División's Everton in January 2019.[6]