Gustavo Assunção

Gustavo Enrique Giordano Amaro Assunção da Silva (born 20 March 2000), known as Gustavo Assunção, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the club Famalicão in the Primeira Liga.

Gustavo Assunção
Personal information
Full name Gustavo Enrique Giordano Amaro Assunção da Silva
Date of birth (2000-03-30) March 30, 2000
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
Famalicão
Number 12
Youth career
2008–2019 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Famalicão 41 (1)
National team
2017 Brazil U17 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 January 2021

Professional career

On 1 July 2019, Assunção signed his first professional contract with F.C. Famalicão.[1] Assunção made his professional debut with Famalicão in a 2-0 Taça da Liga loss to S.C. Covilhã on 3 August 2019.[2]

International career

Born in Brazil, Assunção spent his youth in Portugal and Spain and holds passports to all three countries. He was called up to the Brazil national under-17 football team in 2016.[3][4]

Personal life

Assunção is the son of the Brazilian retired footballer Paulo Assunção.[5] His maternal grandfather was born in Pombal, Portugal, and through him Assunção holds Portuguese citizenship.[6]

References

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