Gustavo Cabral

{{short description|Argentine footballer}}

{{About|the Argentine footballer|the Argentine artist Gustavo Cabral|Ciruelo Cabral}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Gustavo Cabral

| image = Gustavo Cabral 2015 (cropped).JPG

| caption = Cabral in 2015

| fullname = Gustavo Daniel Cabral

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|10|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Isidro Casanova, Argentina

| height = 1.82 m

| currentclub = Pachuca

| clubnumber = 22

| position = Centre-back

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2003–2007

| clubs1 = Racing Club

| caps1 = 112

| goals1 = 3

| years2 = 2008–2010

| clubs2 = River Plate

| caps2 = 55

| goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2010–2011

| clubs3 = Tecos

| caps3 = 30

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2011–2013

| clubs4 = Arsenal Sarandí

| caps4 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2011–2012

| clubs5 = → Levante (loan)

| caps5 = 16

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2012–2013

| clubs6 = → Celta (loan)

| caps6 = 27

| goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2013–2019

| clubs7 = Celta

| caps7 = 164

| goals7 = 5

| years8 = 2019–

| clubs8 = Pachuca

| caps8 = 169

| goals8 = 10

| nationalyears1 = 2005

| nationalteam1 = Argentina U20

| nationalcaps1 = 6

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate = 04:35, 18 May 2024 (UTC)

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}

{{Medal|Country|{{fb|ARG}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|FIFA U-20 World Cup}}

{{Medal|Winner|2005 Netherlands|}}

}}

Gustavo Daniel Cabral (born 14 October 1985) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Pachuca.

Club career

Born in Isidro Casanova, Cabral made his first team debut in 2003 for Racing Club. He played 112 games for Racing until 2008, when he joined River Plate.{{Cite web |url=http://www.clarin.com/diario/2008/01/09/um/m-01581619.htm |title="Gustavo Cabral firmó su contrato con River" |access-date=2008-06-24 |archive-date=2009-01-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090126160349/http://www.clarin.com/diario/2008/01/09/um/m-01581619.htm |url-status=dead }} Cabral was a first team regular in River's defense during the Torneo Clausura 2008 won by the club.

After being highly contested by River's supporters, Cabral moved abroad, joining Mexican club Tecos F.C. in June 2010.[https://archive.today/20140221004052/http://www.riverplate.com/Noticias/Ex-River/6412-gustavo-cabral-se-incorporo-a-tecos.html Cabral se incorporó a Tecos (Cabral added to Tecos)]; RiverPlate.com, 15 June 2010 {{in lang|es}} Despite being a regular with the Mexican side, he returned to his country in the following year, signing with Arsenal de Sarandí.

On 10 August 2011, Cabral was loaned to La Liga side Levante UD in a season-long deal.[http://www.marca.com/2011/08/08/futbol/equipos/levante/1312832157.html Cabral: "Vengo al Levante con muchas expectativas" (Cabral: "I come to Levante with many expectations")]; Marca, 10 August 2011 {{in lang|es}} He made his division debut on 3 December, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–5 away loss against FC Barcelona.[http://espnfc.com/en/report/323898/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=null Fabregas bags brace in rout] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226133049/http://espnfc.com/en/report/323898/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=null |date=2014-02-26 }}; ESPN FC, 3 December 2011 On 13 June 2012, Cabral was loaned to fellow top-divisioner Celta de Vigo.[http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2012/07/13/mas_futbol/1342130439_850215.html El ex levantinista Gustavo Cabral llega cedido al Celta (Former Levante player Gustavo Cabral arrives on loan at Celta)]; Diario AS, 13 June 2012 {{in lang|es}} He signed permanently with the Celestes in the 2013 summer.

On 14 June 2019, after seven years with Celta, Cabral left for Mexican side C.F. Pachuca.{{cite web |url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/celta/2019/06/14/5d03ee0b268e3ec86d8b45bd.html|title=Gustavo Cabral cierra su etapa de siete años como celeste|publisher=Marca|date=14 June 2019}}

He was the captain of C.F. Pachuca team who won the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup.

International career

In 2005 Cabral was part of the Argentina U20 team that won the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship. In 2007 Cabral was called up to the national team for a friendly against Chile but did not feature in the match.

Career statistics

{{updated|27 March 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/gustavo-daniel-cabral/15074/|title=G. Cabral|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=10 May 2017}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
rowspan=2|Club

!rowspan=2|Season

!colspan=3|League

!colspan=2|Cup

!colspan=2|International

!colspan=2|Other

!colspan=2|Total

Division||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals
rowspan=3|River Plate

|2008–09

|rowspan="2"|Argentine Primera División

|20

2004{{efn|name="COS"|Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana}}1colspan="2"|—243
2009–10

|18

1006{{efn|Four Appearances in Copa Libertadores, Two Appearances in Copa Sudamericana}}0colspan="2"|—241
colspan=2|Total

!38||3||0||0||10||1||colspan="2"|—||48||4

Tecos

|2010–11

|Liga MX

|30

10000colspan="2"|—301
Levante

|2011–12

|La Liga

|16

16000colspan="2"|—221
rowspan=8|Celta de Vigo

|2012–13

|rowspan=7|La Liga

|27

24000colspan="2"|—312
2013–14

|23

12000colspan="2"|—251
2014–15

|35

13000colspan="2"|—381
2015–16

|31

06000colspan="2"|—370
2016–17

|25

28012{{efn|name="UEL"|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League}}1colspan="2"|—453
2017–18

|26

12000colspan="2"|—281
2018–19

|24

01000colspan="2"|—250
colspan=2|Total

!191||7||26||0||12||1||colspan="2"|—||229||8

rowspan="6"|Pachuca

|2019-20

|rowspan="5"|Liga MX

|26

121colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—282
2020-21

|41

2colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—412
2021-22

|37

3colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—1{{efn|Appearance in 2022 MLS All-Star Game}}0383
2022-23

|37

4colspan="2"|—3{{efn|Two appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup, One appearance in Leagues Cup}}01{{efn|name="CDC"|Appearance(s) in Campeón de Campeones}}0414
2023-24

|23

0colspan="2"|—2{{efn|name="CCC"|Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions Cup}}0colspan="2"|—250
colspan="2"|Total

!164

1021502017311
colspan=3|Career total

!439||22||34||1||27||2||2||0||502||25

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Honours

River Plate

Pachuca

Argentina U20

Individual

  • Liga MX All-Star: 2022{{cite web|title=LIGA MX announces roster for 2022 MLS All-Star Game at Allianz Field|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/liga-mx-announces-roster-for-2022-mls-all-star-game-at-allianz-field|website=Major League Soccer|access-date=10 August 2022|date=19 July 2022}}

References

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