Gustavão

Gustavão
Personal information
Full name Gustavo Silva Vieira Nascimento
Date of birth (2005-01-04) 4 January 2005
Place of birth Pirapora, Brazil
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Oliveirense
(on loan from Athletic-MG)
Number 23
Youth career
América Mineiro
2022 Atlético Mineiro
2022–2024 Athletic-MG
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Athletic-MG 14 (3)
2025– → Oliveirense (loan) 16 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 June 2026

Gustavo Silva Vieira Nascimento (born 4 January 2005), commonly known as Gustavão, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Liga Portugal 2 club Oliveirense, on loan from Athletic-MG.

Career

Born in Pirapora, Minas Gerais, Gustavão played for the youth sides of América Mineiro and Atlético Mineiro before joining Athletic-MG in 2022, initially for the under-17 team.[1] He made his first team debut with the latter on 17 August 2024, coming on as a late substitute for goalscorer Denilson in a 3–1 Série C away win over Floresta.[2]

Gustavão began the 2025 season by scoring twice in a 4–1 friendly win over Santos,[3] and scored his first professional goals on 30 January of that year, scoring a brace in a 6–1 Campeonato Mineiro home routing of Villa Nova.[4] He finished the 2025 Campeonato Mineiro as the club's top scorer with three goals, despite not being a starter.[1]

On 21 July 2025, Gustavão and Athletic teammate João Adriano were loaned to Liga Portugal 2 side Oliveirense, for one year.[5]

Career statistics

As of 16 November 2025[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Athletic-MG 2024 Série C 10————10
2025 Série B 508300——133
Total 608300——143
Oliveirense (loan) 2025–26 Liga Portugal 2 70—10——80
Career total 13083100000223

References

  1. 1 2 "Artilheiro do Athletic no Mineiro teve passagem pela base do Atlético" [Top scorer of Athletic in the Mineiro had stints in the youth sides of Atlético] (in Brazilian Portuguese). No Ataque. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Novo 9 resolve, Athletic vence Floresta e dorme na liderança da Série C" [New number 9 solves it, Athletic defeat Floresta and sleep in the leadership of the Série C] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Promessa do Athletic, Gustavão se destaca em jogo-treino contra o Santos" [Prospect of Athletic, Gustavão is a spotlight in a friendly against Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Vavel. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Atacante ex-Atlético marca primeiros gols da carreira em goleada por 6 a 1" [Former Atlético forward scores first goals of his career in a 6–1 routing] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rádio Itatiaia. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Athletic empresta atacantes Gustavão e João Adriano a time de Portugal" [Athletic loan forwards Gustavão and João Adriano to team from Portugal] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  6. ↑ Gustavão at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 May 2025.