Guga (footballer, born 1998)

Cláudio Rodrigues Gomes (born 29 August 1998), commonly known as Guga, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Fluminense as a right back.

Club career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Guga started playing futsal at the age of five. After having spent five years with the youth setup of Botafogo, he joined the academy of Avaí in 2013 and signed a contract, which would keep him at the club till 2018. He played regularly for the reserves and scored three times in the 2017 Copa do Brasil Sub-20 against Grêmio, Fluminense and Palmeiras.

Avaí

On 8 January 2018, Guga was promoted to the senior team of Avaí and went on to participate in the pre-season held at Águas Mornas. On 15 February, he scored his first professional goal in a 3–1 victory against Brusque in Campeonato Catarinense. On 14 April, he made his Série B debut in a 1–0 defeat against Vila Nova. On 26 May, he scored his first Série B goal for the club in a 3–1 victory against Paysandu.

Altético Mineiro

On 28 December 2018, Guga signed with Atlético Mineiro.

Fluminense

On 14 December 2022, Guga joined Fluminense on a three-year deal.

Personal life

Guga is nicknamed as Guga because of the similarity of his hair style with that of tennis player Gustavo Kuerten.

Club statistics

As of 14 November 2022

Honours

Atlético Mineiro

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2021
• Copa do Brasil: 2021
• Campeonato Mineiro: 2020, 2021, 2022
• Supercopa do Brasil: 2022

Fluminense

• Taça Guanabara: 2023
• Campeonato Carioca: 2023
• Copa Libertadores: 2023
• Recopa Sudamericana: 2024

Brazil U23

• Toulon Tournament: 2019

References

External links

• Guga at Soccerway
• Avaí profile. Archived 2018-05-28 at the Wayback Machine.