Gabriel Lacerda

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cordeiro and the second or paternal family name is Lacerda.

Gabriel Lacerda
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Santos Cordeiro Lacerda
Date of birth (1999-08-29) 29 August 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Caieiras, Brazil
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Ceará
Number 15
Youth career
2013–2019 Palmeiras
2017 → Figueirense (loan)
2019–2020 Ceará
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Ceará 88 (4)
2023–2024 → Sydney FC (loan) 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024

Gabriel Santos Cordeiro Lacerda (born 29 August 1999), known as Gabriel Lacerda, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Ceará.

Club career

Born in Caieiras, São Paulo, Gabriel Lacerda began his career with Palmeiras in 2013. He served a loan stint at Figueirense in 2017,[2] and moved to Atlético Mineiro in September 2018;[3] the move later collapsed after he suffered a knee injury.

On 30 May 2019, Gabriel Lacerda agreed to a contract with Ceará, as his link with Palmeiras was due to expire.[4] Initially assigned to the under-20s, he made his professional debut on 13 August 2020, starting in a 1–1 Série A home draw with Grêmio.[1][5]

Loan to Sydney FC

A few days after his compatriot Fabio Gomes signed for Sydney, it was announced that Lacerda would also be signing for the Australian club, making his first move outside his Brazilian homeland. Lacerda would take the #15 jersey, which had not been worn at Sydney since the retirement of hall of fame member Terry McFlynn, with Lacerda stating that the number 15 was special to him as it's the number of his fathers birthday.[6] Despite making over 20 appearances in the league for the harbourside club, Lacerda's loan was not extended at the end of the season.[7]

Career statistics

As of 20 March 2024[8]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ceará 2020 Série A 9 0 0 0 2 0 — 0 0 11 0
2021 23 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 3[a] 0 30 4
2022 26 0 0 0 2 0 3[b] 0 3[a] 0 34 0
2023 Série B 10 0 3 0 2 0 — 6[a] 0 21 0
Total 68 4 7 0 6 0 3 0 12 0 96 4
Sydney FC (loan) 2023–24 A-League Men 18 0 — 2 0 — — 20 0
Career total 86 4 7 0 8 0 3 0 12 0 116 4
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Ceará

Sydney FC

References

  1. ^ a b "Cria da Cidade Vozão: Gabriel Lacerda realiza sua estreia na Série A" [Raised at the Cidade Vozão: Gabriel Lacerda makes his Série A debut] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ceará SC.
  2. ^ "Mercado da bola: Palmeiras empresta zagueiro destaque da base para o Figueirense" [Transfer market: Palmeiras loan spotlight of the youth setup to Figueirense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Torcedores.com. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Passagem pela Seleção e fama de artilheiro: Gabriel Lacerda, novo zagueiro do Atlético" [Period in the Seleção and goalscoring fame: Gabriel Lacerda, new stopper of Atlético] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Hoje em Dia. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Mercado da bola: Jovem zagueiro deixa o Palmeiras e acerta com o Ceará" [Transfer market: Young stopper leaves Palmeiras and signs with Ceará] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Torcedores.com. 30 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Gabriel Lacerda comemora estreia pelo Ceará na Série A: "Guto me encheu de confiança"" [Gabriel Lacerda celebrates debut with Ceará in the Série A: "Guto filled me with confidence"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  6. ^ Comito, Matt. "Sydney FC sign Brazilian centre-back with 'a very special' shirt number". Keep Up. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  7. ^ Harrington, Anna. "RODWELL AMONG FIVE SYDNEY FC DEPARTURES". Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  8. ^ Gabriel Lacerda at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 April 2021.