Guga (footballer, born 1998)

Guga
Personal information
Full name Cláudio Rodrigues Gomes[1]
Date of birth (1998-08-29) 29 August 1998 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[2]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Right back[1]
Team information
Current team
 Fluminense
Number 23
Youth career
2008–2013 Botafogo
2013–2018 Avaí
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Avaí 51 (4)
2019–2022 Atlético Mineiro 158 (2)
2023– Fluminense 30 (1)
International career‡
2019–2021 Brazil U23 15 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2021
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rodrigues and the second or paternal family name is Gomes.

Cláudio Rodrigues Gomes (born 29 August 1998), commonly known as Guga, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Fluminense as a right back.

Club career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Guga started playing futsal at the age of five. After having spent five years with the youth setup of Botafogo, he joined the academy of Avaí in 2013 and signed a contract, which would keep him at the club till 2018. He played regularly for the reserves and scored three times in the 2017 Copa do Brasil Sub-20 against Grêmio, Fluminense and Palmeiras.[3]

Avaí

On 8 January 2018, Guga was promoted to the senior team of Avaí and went on to participate in the pre-season held at Águas Mornas.[4] On 15 February, he scored his first professional goal in a 3–1 victory against Brusque in Campeonato Catarinense.[5] On 14 April, he made his Série B debut in a 1–0 defeat against Vila Nova.[6][7] On 26 May, he scored his first Série B goal for the club in a 3–1 victory against Paysandu.[8]

Altético Mineiro

On 28 December 2018, Guga signed with Atlético Mineiro.[9]

Fluminense

On 14 December 2022, Guga joined Fluminense on a three-year deal.[10]

Personal life

Guga is nicknamed as Guga because of the similarity of his hair style with that of tennis player Gustavo Kuerten.[7]

Club statistics

As of 14 November 2022[2]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Avaí 2018 Série B 36 3 10 1 5 0 — — 51 4
Atlético Mineiro 2019 Série A 18 0 12 0 1 0 6[a] 0 — 37 0
2020 32 1 7 0 1 0 1[b] 0 — 41 1
2021 25 0 7 1 4 0 5[c] 0 — 41 1
2022 22 0 9 0 2 0 5[c] 0 1[d] 0 39 0
Total 97 1 35 1 8 0 17 0 1 0 158 2
Career total 133 4 45 2 13 0 17 0 1 0 209 6
  1. ^ Five appearances in Copa Libertadores, one appearance in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  4. ^ Appearance in Supercopa do Brasil

Honours

Atlético Mineiro

Fluminense

Brazil U23

References

  1. ^ a b c "Guga brilha na lateral do Avaí [Guga shines on the side of Avaí]" (in Portuguese). Avai FC. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Guga at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Há quatro anos no Avaí, Guga já fez gols e bateu gigantes. Só falta conhecer o xará [Four years ago in Avaí, Guga already scored and beat giant. Only need to know the namesake]" (in Portuguese). Dis Esporte. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Promovido ao elenco profissional, Guga tenta se entrosar no Avaí [Promoted to the professional cast, Guga tries to join Avaí]" (in Portuguese). UOL. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Avaí vence Brusque fora de casa e se aproxima dos finalistas do catarinão [Avaí defeats Brusque away from home and approaches the finalists of the catarinão]" (in Portuguese). Terra. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Vila Nova 1 - 0 Avai" (in Portuguese). Terra. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Revelação do Catarinense, estiloso Guga é símbolo do Avaí para a Série B [Revelation of the Catarinense, stylish Guga is symbol of the Avaí for the Series B]" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Avaí acaba com invencibilidade do Papão e entra no G4 da Série B [Avaí ends up with the Emperor's invincibility and enters the G4 Series B]" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Guga é reforço para a lateral direita" [Guga is reinforcement for the right side] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Atlético Mineiro. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Fluminense acerta a contratação de Guga" [Fluminense sign Guga] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fluminense. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.