Gabriel Bordinhão Gasparotto (born 9 December 1993) is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for

Figueirense Figueirense Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Figueirense, is a Brazilian professional club based in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina founded on 12 June 1921. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian ...

Club career

Born in Lucélia,

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, Gasparotto joined

Santos FC Santos Futebol Clube (), commonly known simply as Santos or Santos FC and nicknamed the ''Peixe'' (; "fish"), is a Brazilian sports club based in Vila Belmiro, a '' bairro'' in the city of Santos. It is also the team with the most goals i ...

's youth setup in 2009, aged 16. He was promoted to the main squad in February 2013, being hazed by

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. Late in the month Gasparotto suffered a

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injury, returning to action in April. On 24 September 2013 he renewed his link with the club, until 2016. On 16 January 2016, Gasparotto extended his link for a further year, and was immediately loaned to Capivariano until the end of

2016 Campeonato Paulista The 2016 Campeonato Paulista, Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1 was the 115th season of São Paulo (state), São Paulo's top professional football league. Format *In the first stage the twenty teams are ...

. He made his senior debut on 10 April, starting in a 0–2 away loss against

Botafogo-SP Botafogo Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Botafogo-SP, Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto or simply Botafogo, is a Brazilian association football club in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo. They currently play in the Série B, the second tier of Braz ...

, as his side was already relegated. On 2 March 2017, Gasparotto was loaned to Ferroviária until the end of the

2017 Campeonato Paulista The 2017 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1 was the 116th season of São Paulo's top professional football league. Format *In the first stage the sixteen teams are drawn, with seeding, into four groups o ...

. The following 1 January he moved abroad, signing for

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side Arouca as his contract with Santos expired.

International career

On 10 October 2012 Gasparotto was called up to Brazil under-20s for the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship, but was later cut out from the squad. On 20 May 2013 he was called up for that year's

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, appearing in one match.

Career statistics

References

External links

Santos official profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gasparotto, Gabriel 1993 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo (state) Brazilian footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Santos FC players Capivariano Futebol Clube players Associação Ferroviária de Esportes players São Bernardo Futebol Clube players Grêmio Novorizontino players Mirassol Futebol Clube players Figueirense FC players F.C. Arouca players Brazil men's under-20 international footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Portugal People from Lucélia