Guga (footballer, born 1998)

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

Guga
Personal information
Full name Cláudio Rodrigues Gomes[1]
Date of birth (1998-08-29) 29 August 1998[1]
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[2]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Right back[1]
Club information
Current team
 Atlético Mineiro
Number 2
Youth career
2008–2013 Botafogo
2013–2018 Avaí
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Avaí 46 (4)
2019– Atlético Mineiro 28 (1)
National team‡
2019– Brazil U23 12 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 February 2020
This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Rodrigues and the second or paternal family name is Gomes.

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]

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 2 September 2020[2]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Avaí 2018 Série B 36310150——514
Atlético Mineiro 2019 Série A 180120106[lower-alpha 1]0—370
2020 4070101[lower-alpha 2]0—130
Total 2201902070—500
Career total 5832917070001014
  1. Five appearances in Copa Libertadores, one appearance in Copa Sudamericana
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

Honours
Atlético Mineiro
Brazil Youth

References
  1. "Guga brilha na lateral do Avaí [Guga shines on the side of Avaí]" (in Portuguese). Avai FC. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  2. 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. "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 Portuguese). Atlético Mineiro. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
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