Gabriel Lacerda

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Gabriel Lacerda

| full_name = Gabriel Santos Cordeiro Lacerda

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|8|29}}

| birth_place = Caieiras, Brazil

| height = 1.90m{{cite web|url=http://www.cearasc.com/noticia/cria-da-cidade-vozao-gabriel-lacerda-realiza-sua-e|title=Cria da Cidade Vozão: Gabriel Lacerda realiza sua estreia na Série A|trans-title=Raised at the Cidade Vozão: Gabriel Lacerda makes his Série A debut|publisher=Ceará SC|language=pt-BR}}

| currentclub = Ceará

| clubnumber = 15

| position = Centre back

| youthyears1 = 2013–2019 | youthclubs1 = Palmeiras

| youthyears2 = 2017 | youthclubs2 = → Figueirense (loan)

| youthyears3 = 2019–2020 | youthclubs3 = Ceará

| years1 = 2020– | clubs1 = Ceará | caps1 = 88 | goals1 = 4

| years2 = 2023–2024 | clubs2 = → Sydney FC (loan)| caps2 = 24 | goals2 = 0

| club-update = 22 May 2024

}}

Gabriel Santos Cordeiro Lacerda (born 29 August 1999), known as Gabriel Lacerda, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Ceará.

Club career

Born in Caieiras, São Paulo, Gabriel Lacerda began his career with Palmeiras in 2013. He served a loan stint at Figueirense in 2017,{{cite web|url=https://www.torcedores.com/noticias/2017/09/gabriel-lacerda-figueirense|title=Mercado da bola: Palmeiras empresta zagueiro destaque da base para o Figueirense|trans-title=Transfer market: Palmeiras loan spotlight of the youth setup to Figueirense|publisher=Torcedores.com|language=pt-BR|date=21 September 2017|accessdate=5 April 2021}} and moved to Atlético Mineiro in September 2018;{{cite web|url=https://www.hojeemdia.com.br/esportes/passagem-pela-sele%C3%A7%C3%A3o-e-fama-de-artilheiro-gabriel-lacerda-novo-zagueiro-do-atl%C3%A9tico-1.653715|title=Passagem pela Seleção e fama de artilheiro: Gabriel Lacerda, novo zagueiro do Atlético|trans-title=Period in the Seleção and goalscoring fame: Gabriel Lacerda, new stopper of Atlético|publisher=Hoje em Dia|language=pt-BR|date=6 September 2018|accessdate=5 April 2021}} the move later collapsed after he suffered a knee injury.

On 30 May 2019, Gabriel Lacerda agreed to a contract with Ceará, as his link with Palmeiras was due to expire.{{cite web|url=https://www.torcedores.com/noticias/2019/05/zagueiro-palmeiras-acerta-ceara|title=Mercado da bola: Jovem zagueiro deixa o Palmeiras e acerta com o Ceará|trans-title=Transfer market: Young stopper leaves Palmeiras and signs with Ceará|date=30 May 2019|publisher=Torcedores.com|language=pt-BR}} Initially assigned to the under-20s, he made his professional debut on 13 August 2020, starting in a 1–1 Série A home draw with Grêmio.{{cite web|url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/ce/futebol/times/ceara/noticia/gabriel-lacerda-comemora-estreia-pelo-ceara-na-serie-a-guto-me-encheu-de-confianca.ghtml|title=Gabriel Lacerda comemora estreia pelo Ceará na Série A: "Guto me encheu de confiança"|trans-title=Gabriel Lacerda celebrates debut with Ceará in the Série A: "Guto filled me with confidence"|publisher=GloboEsporte.com|language=pt-BR|date=14 August 2020|accessdate=5 April 2021}}

=Loan to Sydney FC=

A few days after his compatriot Fabio Gomes signed for Sydney, it was announced that Lacerda would also be signing for the Australian club, making his first move outside his Brazilian homeland. Lacerda would take the #15 jersey, which had not been worn at Sydney since the retirement of hall of fame member Terry McFlynn, with Lacerda stating that the number 15 was special to him as it's the number of his fathers birthday.{{cite web |last1=Comito |first1=Matt |title=Sydney FC sign Brazilian centre-back with ‘a very special’ shirt number |url=https://keepup.com.au/news/sydney-fc-transfer-gabriel-lacerda-a-league-men-2023-24-loan-brazil-australia/ |publisher=Keep Up |access-date=26 September 2023}} Despite making over 20 appearances in the league for the harbourside club, Lacerda's loan was not extended at the end of the season.{{cite news |last1=Harrington |first1=Anna |title=RODWELL AMONG FIVE SYDNEY FC DEPARTURES |url=https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/rodwell-among-five-sydney-fc-departures-608205 |access-date=5 June 2024}}

Career statistics

{{updated|20 March 2024}}{{Soccerway|gabriel-santos-cordeiro-lacerda/651588|accessdate=5 April 2021}}

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|State League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
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Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="5" valign="center"\|Ceará \|2020 \|rowspan="3"\|Série A \|9	0	0	0	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	11	0
2021 \|23	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	3Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste	0	30	4
2022 \|26	0	0	0	2	0	3Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana	0	3	0	34	0
2023 \|Série B \|10	0	3	0	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	6	0	21	0
colspan="2"\|Total !68	4	7	0	6	0	3	0	12	0	96	4
Sydney FC (loan) \|2023–24 \|A-League Men \|18	0	colspan="2"\|—	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	20	0
colspan="3"\|Career total !86	4	7	0	8	0	3	0	12	0	116	4