Gustavo França
 Gustavo França with ABC in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gustavo França Amadio | ||
| Date of birth | 24 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arema | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2015 | Corinthians | ||
| 2015 | Nacional | ||
| 2017–2019 | Juventus da Mooca | ||
| 2019 | Internacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Floriana | 6 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Kerċem Ajax (loan) | ||
| 2018 | Juventus da Mooca | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | Metropolitano | 8 | (5) |
| 2021 | America-RJ | 8 | (3) |
| 2021 | Metropolitano | 9 | (1) |
| 2021 | Paraná | 24 | (2) |
| 2022 | Portuguesa | 20 | (4) |
| 2022 | → ABC (loan) | 22 | (2) |
| 2023 | Figueirense | 18 | (5) |
| 2023–2024 | Guarani | 11 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Londrina | 23 | (3) |
| 2025–2026 | Persija Jakarta | 12 | (1) |
| 2026– | Arema | 17 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 May 2026 | |||
Gustavo França Amadio (born 24 April 1998) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Super League club Arema.
Club career
Born in São Paulo, Gustavo França played for Corinthians and Nacional-SP as a youth, before moving to Malta in 2016 with Floriana. After featuring sparingly, he was loaned to Kerċem Ajax in January 2017, until June.[1]
Gustavo França returned to his home country shortly after, joining Juventus-SP and returning to the youth setup. He appeared with the first team in the 2018 Copa Paulista, but moved to Internacional in January 2019,[2] being initially assigned to the under-23 team.
In October 2020, Gustavo França was included in Metropolitano's squad for the year's Campeonato Catarinense Série B.[3] On 26 December, he moved to America-RJ for the upcoming season,[4] but returned to Metropolitano shortly after.
On 2 May 2021, Gustavo França was announced at Série C side Paraná.[5] On 6 December, he agreed to a deal with Portuguesa.[6]
On 28 April 2022, after helping Lusa in their Campeonato Paulista Série A2 winning campaign, Gustavo França was loaned to ABC in the third division.[7] On 22 December, he moved to fellow league team Figueirense on a two-year contract.[8]
On 21 July 2025, Gustavo França joined Persija Jakarta of the Indonesian Super League.[9] Gustavo França made his Persija debut in a pre-season friendly against Arema on 26 July 2025, also scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win at Jakarta International Stadium.[10]
On 20 January 2026, Gustavo França officially joined Arema.[11]
Career statistics
- As of 6 August 2026[12]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Floriana | 2016–17 | Maltese Premier League | 6 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Juventus-SP | 2018 | Paulista A2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Metropolitano | 2020 | Catarinense Série B | — | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | ||||
| America-RJ | 2021 | Carioca | — | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | ||||
| Metropolitano | 2021 | Catarinense | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Paraná | 2021 | Série C | 17 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Portuguesa | 2022 | Paulista A2 | — | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | 20 | 4 | ||||
| ABC (loan) | 2022 | Série C | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||||
| Figueirense | 2023 | Série C | 18 | 5 | 13[b] | 2 | — | — | — | 31 | 7 | |||
| Guarani | 2023 | Série B | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | Série B | 4 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Londrina | 2024 | Série C | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| 2025 | Série C | 10 | 1 | 15[d] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | |
| Persija Jakarta | 2025–26 | Super League | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| Arema | 2025–26 | Super League | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 3 | ||||
| 2026–27 | Super League | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 5[e] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 126 | 16 | 85 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 207 | 32 | ||
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
- ↑ Appearances in Campeonato Catarinense
- ↑ Appearances in Campeonato Paulista
- ↑ Appearances in Campeonato Paranaense
- ↑ Appearances in Piala Presiden
Honours
Floriana
Portuguesa
References
- ↑ "Reforço do Paraná, Gustavo França começou no Corinthians, passou por Malta e foi campeão no Inter" [Addition of Paraná, Gustavo França started at Corinthians, went through Malta and was a champion at Inter] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ↑ "Juventus promove três atletas que disputaram a Copinha ao time profissional" [Juventus promote three athletes who played in the Copinha to the first team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). CA Juventus. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ↑ "Metropolitano apresenta elenco para disputa da Série B" [Metropolitano present squad for the Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ND Mais. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ↑ "Mais quatro reforços para o Mecão" [Four more additions for the Mecão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). America FC. 26 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ↑ "Elenco 2021" [2021 squad] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Paraná Clube. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ↑ "Atacante Gustavo França acerta com a Lusa" [Forward Gustavo França signs with Lusa] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Associação Portuguesa de Desportos. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ↑ "ABC contrata atacante Gustavo França, ex-Portuguesa e Paraná" [ABC sign forward Gustavo França, formerly of Portuguesa and Paraná] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ↑ "Catarinense: Figueirense contrata atacante Gustavo França, da Portuguesa" [Catarinense: Figueirense sign forward Gustavo França, from Portuguesa] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ↑ "Mozaik Baru di Jantung Permainan, Selamat Bergabung Gustavo França" (in Indonesian). Persija.id. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ↑ "Eksel Runtukahu dan Gustavo Franca Cetak Gol di Laga Debut, Persija Jakarta Hajar Arema FC 3-0 di JIS!". www.jawapos.com (in Indonesian). 26 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ↑ "Arema FC Kenalkan Gustavo França: Yusrinal Minta Totalitas Mendiang Kuncoro Jadi Cambuk di Putaran Kedua". Arema FC (in Indonesian). 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ↑ Gustavo França at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
External links
- Gustavo França at Soccerway
- Gustavo França at WorldFootball.net
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Footballers from São Paulo
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
- Clube Atlético Juventus players
- Clube Atlético Metropolitano players
- America Football Club (Rio de Janeiro) players
- Paraná Clube players
- Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players
- ABC Futebol Clube players
- Figueirense FC players
- Guarani FC players
- Londrina Esporte Clube players
- Maltese Premier League players
- Floriana F.C. players
- Kerċem Ajax F.C. players
- Super League (Indonesia) players
- Persija Jakarta players
- Arema F.C. players
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Malta
- Expatriate men's footballers in Malta
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen