Gustavo Blanco
{{short description|Brazilian footballer (born 1994)}}
{{For|the Argentine footballer|Gustavo Blanco Leschuk}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Portuguese name|Petersen|Macedo}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Gustavo Blanco
| fullname = Gustavo Blanco Petersen Macedo
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|10|3|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Salvador, Brazil
| height = 1.74 m
| position = Central midfielder
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2011–2014 | youthclubs1 = Bahia
| years1 = 2015–2018 | clubs1 = Bahia | caps1 = 22 | goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2017 | clubs2 = → América Mineiro (loan) | caps2 = 15 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2017–2018 | clubs3 = → Atlético Mineiro (loan) | caps3 = 23 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2018–2022 | clubs4 = Atlético Mineiro | caps4 = 6 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2020–2021 | clubs5 = → Goiás (loan) | caps5 = 5 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2021 | clubs6 = → Fortaleza (loan) | caps6 = 3 | goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2022 | clubs7 = → Londrina (loan) | caps7 = 5 | goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2022 | clubs8 = → Vitória (loan) | caps8 = 0 | goals8 = 0
| nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 31 December 2022
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Gustavo Blanco Petersen Macedo, known simply as Gustavo Blanco (born 3 October 1994), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.
Nowadays, he doesn't plays for any club.
Career
Born in Salvador, Bahia, Blanco joined Esporte Clube Bahia aged 16 and was promoted to the senior team in early 2015. He made 13 appearances in the Série B during his first professional season.
On 23 December 2016, Blanco was loaned to América Mineiro on a season-long deal.{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/ba/futebol/noticia/2016/12/bahia-cede-volante-gustavo-blanco-ao-america-mg-por-emprestimo.html|title=Bahia acerta o empréstimo do volante Gustavo Blanco para o América-MG|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt|date=23 December 2016|accessdate=21 May 2018}} However, his performances in the 2017 Campeonato Mineiro campaign caught the eye of rivals Atlético Mineiro, who signed him on 3 July 2017 on a loan deal that included a buyout clause.{{cite web|url=https://www.atletico.com.br/galo-apresenta-volante-gustavo-blanco/|title=Galo apresenta volante Gustavo Blanco|publisher=Clube Atlético Mineiro|language=pt|date=3 July 2017|accessdate=21 May 2018}} He spent his first season at Atlético as a substitute, totaling eight appearances in all competitions.
Blanco made his first team breakthrough at the start of the 2018 Série A season, drawing praise from fans and critics for his passing and defensive qualities, as well as for his high work rate on the pitch.{{cite web|url=https://www.mg.superesportes.com.br/app/noticias/futebol/atletico-mg/2018/04/17/noticia_atletico_mg,468204/gustavo-blanco-ganha-pontos-no-atletico.shtml|title='Carrinho de cabeça', disposição e elogios do chefe: Gustavo Blanco ganha 'pontos' no Atlético|publisher=Super Esportes|language=pt|date=17 April 2018|accessdate=22 April 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.esporteinterativo.com.br/posts/26455-numeros-de-gustavo-blanco-impressionam-neste-inicio-de-temporada-do-atletico-mg|title=Números de Gustavo Blanco impressionam neste início de temporada do Atlético-MG|publisher=Esporte Interativo|language=pt|date=22 April 2018|accessdate=22 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522113610/https://www.esporteinterativo.com.br/posts/26455-numeros-de-gustavo-blanco-impressionam-neste-inicio-de-temporada-do-atletico-mg|archive-date=22 May 2018|url-status=dead}} On 21 May 2018, Atlético acquired him permanently on a four-year deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.atletico.com.br/clube-acerta-contratacao-em-definitivo-de-gustavo-blanco/|title=Clube acerta contratação em definitivo de Gustavo Blanco|publisher=Clube Atlético Mineiro|language=pt|date=21 May 2018|accessdate=21 May 2018}} On 2 July 2018, he suffered an ACL injury in his left knee which sidelined him for 22 months.{{cite web|url=https://esportes.estadao.com.br/noticias/futebol,gustavo-blanco-lesiona-joelho-e-pode-nao-jogar-mais-pelo-atletico-mg-em-2018,70002382318/|title=Gustavo Blanco lesiona joelho e pode não jogar mais pelo Atlético-MG em 2018|publisher=Estadão|language=pt|date=2 July 2018|accessdate=28 October 2020}} He returned to training in May 2020,{{cite web|url=https://www.mg.superesportes.com.br/app/noticias/futebol/atletico-mg/2020/05/21/noticia_atletico_mg,3848029/de-volta-aos-treinos-blanco-se-destaca-na-parte-fisica-no-atletico.shtml|title=De volta aos treinos, Gustavo Blanco se destaca na parte física no Atlético|publisher=Super Esportes|language=pt|date=21 May 2020|accessdate=28 October 2020}} and in October joined Goiás on loan for the remainder of the 2020 Série A season.{{cite web|url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/atletico-mg/noticia/atletico-mg-confirma-emprestimo-de-gustavo-blanco-ao-goias-e-lista-de-pecas-cedidas-tem-21-nomes.ghtml|title=Atlético-MG confirma empréstimo de Gustavo Blanco ao Goiás e lista de peças cedidas tem 21 nomes|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt|date=27 October 2020|accessdate=28 October 2020}} He made his first appearance in over two years on 14 November, in a 1–0 league defeat to Athletico Paranaense.{{cite web|url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/go/futebol/brasileirao-serie-a/jogo/14-11-2020/goias-atletico-pr.ghtml|title=Athletico-PR vence Goiás com gol de Kayzer e pula fora do Z-4|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt|date=14 November 2020|accessdate=28 February 2021}}
On 15 March 2021, Blanco joined Fortaleza on loan for the remainder of the season.{{cite web|url=https://fortaleza1918.com.br/gustavo-blanco-e-o-novo-volante-do-fortaleza/|title=Gustavo Blanco é o novo volante do Fortaleza|trans-title=Gustavo Blanco is Fortaleza's new midfielder|date=15 March 2021|accessdate=16 March 2021|publisher=Fortaleza Esporte Clube|language=pt-br}}
Career statistics
{{updated|31 December 2022.}}{{Soccerway|gustavo-blanco-peterson-macedo/401926|Gustavo Blanco|accessdate=29 June 2018}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=3 valign="center"|Bahia
|2015 |rowspan=2|Série B |13 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 2Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2016
|6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| valign="center"|América Mineiro
|2017 |Série B |4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| rowspan=5 valign="center"|Atlético Mineiro
|2017 |rowspan=4|Série A |8 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 2018
|11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2019
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!19 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 1 | ||
| valign="center"|Goiás
|2020 |Série A |4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | ||||
| valign="center"|Fortaleza
|2021 |Série A |0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| valign="center"|Londrina
|2022 |Série B |colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | ||||
| valign="center"|Vitória
|2022 |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!46 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 102 | 2 |
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Honours
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|gustavo-blanco-peterson-macedo/401926}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Blanco, Gustavo}}
Category:Footballers from Salvador, Bahia
Category:Brazilian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Category:Esporte Clube Bahia players
Category:América Futebol Clube (MG) players
Category:Clube Atlético Mineiro players
Category:Goiás Esporte Clube players
Category:Fortaleza Esporte Clube players
Category:Londrina Esporte Clube players
Category:Esporte Clube Vitória players
Category:21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
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