Gilberto Moraes Júnior (born 7 March 1993), simply known as Gilberto, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for Brazilian club

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Club career

Botafogo

Born in

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, Gilberto joined

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's youth setup in 2010, from CFZ do Rio. He made his first team debut on 23 April 2011, starting in a 2–5

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loss against Boavista, as the club opted to use the under-20 squad. Gilberto made his Série A debut on 5 September 2012, coming on as a late substitute for

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in a 3–1 away win against Cruzeiro. Definitely promoted to the main squad in 2013, he spent the campaign as a third-choice behind

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and

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. On 5 January 2014, Gilberto was loaned to fellow top tier side Internacional, for one year. He scored his first senior goal on his debut for the club on 2 February, netting his team's third in a 4–1

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home routing over Cruzeiro-RS. A first-choice in the

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, Gilberto shared the same amount of playing time with Wellington Silva and

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in the Série A before returning to his parent club Botafogo for the 2015 campaign. With ''Fogão'' now in the Série B, Gilberto became an undisputed starter, and scored his first goal for the club on 11 March 2015 in a 3–0 home win against

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Fiorentina

On 22 July 2015, Gilberto moved abroad after signing a contract with Italian

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side

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, for a rumoured fee of R$ 3.4 million. He made his debut abroad on 23 August, starting in a 2–0 home win against

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. On 1 February 2016, after featuring rarely, Gilberto was loaned to fellow Serie A side

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until the end of the season. He moved to

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side

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also in a temporary deal on 31 August, before returning to his home country with

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, also on loan, on 31 January 2017.

Fluminense

On 29 December 2017, Gilberto agreed to a one-year loan deal with

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. His loan was renewed for a further year on 2 January 2019, and he became an undisputed starter for the club in that year. On 26 December 2019, Fiorentina announced that 50% of Gilberto's economic rights were sold to Fluminense. He signed a contract until July 2022 with the club.

Benfica

On 8 August 2020, Gilberto agreed to a five-year deal with Portuguese

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side

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. He was a regular starter for most of the campaign, but lost his starting spot to

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in May, and was subsequently deemed surplus to requirements by manager

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Bahia

On 9 July 2023, Brazilian side

announced the signing of Gilberto on a contract until 31 December 2026, for a fee of €2.5 million, which could rise to €3 million with add-ons.

International career

Gilberto was called up to the Brazil under-21 team for the 2014

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. In the following year, he was also a part of the under-23 side which played in the

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; he featured in four matches during the competition.

Career statistics

Honours

Internacional *

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Fluminense *

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Benfica *

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Bahia *

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Brazil U20 *

Individual

Team of the Year:

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References

External links

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at the S.L. Benfica website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gilberto 1993 births Living people Footballers from Campinas Men's association football fullbacks Brazilian men's footballers Brazil men's youth international footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Serie A players Serie B players Primeira Liga players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players SC Internacional players ACF Fiorentina players Hellas Verona FC players Latina Calcio 1932 players CR Vasco da Gama players Fluminense FC players S.L. Benfica footballers Esporte Clube Bahia players Footballers at the 2015 Pan American Games Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil Pan American Games bronze medalists in football Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen