João Gabriel Ferreira Gomes (born 20 March 1996), known as Ferreira or sometimes as João Gabriel, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for Rio Branco-PR.

Career

Born in

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, Ferreira represented

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, Ferroviária and

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as a youth before joining Portuguese side

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in 2016. After spending the season playing for the B-team, he was released and spent a year without a club before signing for Ginásio Figueirense (C. Rodrigo). Ferreira signed for

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in 2019, helping in their promotion to the Campeonato de Portugal in his first campaign. He returned to his home country in 2022, with Matonense, before being loaned out to in April. Back to Matonense in October 2022, Ferreira agreed to a deal with Andraus for the 2023 season, winning the

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and scoring the winning goal in the final against PSTC. In November 2023, he joined

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for the upcoming campaign. Ferreira subsequently joined Rio Branco-PR on 29 April 2024, and helped the side to achieve promotion from the Paranaense Série Prata. On 6 August, he was announced at Portuguesa.

Career statistics

Honours

Ginásio Figueirense (C. Rodrigo) * Guarda FA First Division: 2018–19 Andraus *

: 2023

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ferreira 1996 births Living people People from Matão Footballers from São Paulo (state) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato de Portugal (league) players C.D. Aves players Sociedade Esportiva Matonense players Clube Andraus Brasil players Sertãozinho Futebol Clube players Rio Branco Sport Club players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players Arapongas Esporte Clube players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen