Gustavo Cabral

Gustavo Cabral
	Cabral in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Gustavo Daniel Cabral
Date of birth	14 October 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth	Isidro Casanova, Argentina
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Pachuca
Number	22
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2007	Racing Club
2008–2010	River Plate
2010–2011	Tecos
2011–2013	Arsenal Sarandí
2011–2012	→ Levante (loan)
2012–2013	→ Celta (loan)
2013–2019	Celta
2019–	Pachuca
International career
2005	Argentina U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:35, 18 May 2024 (UTC)

Gustavo Daniel Cabral (born 14 October 1985) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Pachuca.

Club career

Born in Isidro Casanova, Cabral made his first team debut in 2003 for Racing Club. He played 112 games for Racing until 2008, when he joined River Plate.^[1] Cabral was a first team regular in River's defense during the Torneo Clausura 2008 won by the club.

After being highly contested by River's supporters, Cabral moved abroad, joining Mexican club Tecos F.C. in June 2010.^[2] Despite being a regular with the Mexican side, he returned to his country in the following year, signing with Arsenal de Sarandí.

On 10 August 2011, Cabral was loaned to La Liga side Levante UD in a season-long deal.^[3] He made his division debut on 3 December, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–5 away loss against FC Barcelona.^[4] On 13 June 2012, Cabral was loaned to fellow top-divisioner Celta de Vigo.^[5] He signed permanently with the Celestes in the 2013 summer.

On 14 June 2019, after seven years with Celta, Cabral left for Mexican side C.F. Pachuca.^[6]

International career

In 2005 Cabral was part of the Argentina U20 team that won the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship. In 2007 Cabral was called up to the national team for a friendly against Chile but did not feature in the match.

Career statistics

As of 27 March 2024^[7]

Club	Season	League			Cup		International		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
River Plate	2008–09	Argentine Primera División	20	2	0	0	4^[a]	1	—		24	3
	2009–10	Argentine Primera División	18	1	0	0	6^[b]	0	—		24	1
	Total		38	3	0	0	10	1	—		48	4
Tecos	2010–11	Liga MX	30	1	0	0	0	0	—		30	1
Levante	2011–12	La Liga	16	1	6	0	0	0	—		22	1
Celta de Vigo	2012–13	La Liga	27	2	4	0	0	0	—		31	2
	2013–14		23	1	2	0	0	0	—		25	1
	2014–15		35	1	3	0	0	0	—		38	1
	2015–16		31	0	6	0	0	0	—		37	0
	2016–17		25	2	8	0	12^[c]	1	—		45	3
	2017–18		26	1	2	0	0	0	—		28	1
	2018–19		24	0	1	0	0	0	—		25	0
	Total		191	7	26	0	12	1	—		229	8
Pachuca	2019-20	Liga MX	26	1	2	1	—		—		28	2
	2020-21		41	2	—		—		—		41	2
	2021-22		37	3	—		—		1^[d]	0	38	3
	2022-23		37	4	—		3^[e]	0	1^[f]	0	41	4
	2023-24		23	0	—		2^[g]	0	—		25	0
	Total		164	10	2	1	5	0	2	0	173	11
Career total			439	22	34	1	27	2	2	0	502	25

^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
^ Four Appearances in Copa Libertadores, Two Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
^ Appearance in 2022 MLS All-Star Game
^ Two appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup, One appearance in Leagues Cup
^ Appearance(s) in Campeón de Campeones
^ Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions Cup

Honours

River Plate

Argentine Primera División: 2008 Clausura

Pachuca

Argentina U20

FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2005

Individual

Liga MX All-Star: 2022^[8]

References

^ ""Gustavo Cabral firmó su contrato con River"". Archived from the original on 2009-01-26. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
^ Cabral se incorporó a Tecos (Cabral added to Tecos); RiverPlate.com, 15 June 2010 (in Spanish)
^ Cabral: "Vengo al Levante con muchas expectativas" (Cabral: "I come to Levante with many expectations"); Marca, 10 August 2011 (in Spanish)
^ Fabregas bags brace in rout Archived 2014-02-26 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN FC, 3 December 2011
^ El ex levantinista Gustavo Cabral llega cedido al Celta (Former Levante player Gustavo Cabral arrives on loan at Celta); Diario AS, 13 June 2012 (in Spanish)
^ "Gustavo Cabral cierra su etapa de siete años como celeste". Marca. 14 June 2019.
^ "G. Cabral". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
^ "LIGA MX announces roster for 2022 MLS All-Star Game at Allianz Field". Major League Soccer. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.

External links

Gustavo Cabral at BDFutbol
Football-Lineups profile
Argentine Primera statistics at Futbol XXI (in Spanish)
Gustavo Cabral – FIFA competition record (archived)

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