Gustavo Cascardo

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| name = Gustavo Cascardo

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| fullname = Gustavo Cascardo de Assis

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|3|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil

| height = {{height|m=1.74}}

| currentclub = Arda Kardzhali

| clubnumber = 2

| position = Right back

| youthyears1 = 2006–2015 | youthclubs1 = Portuguesa

| youthyears2 = 2015–2016 | youthclubs2 = Atlético Paranaense

| years1 = 2015 | clubs1 = Portuguesa | caps1 = 5 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2016–2020 | clubs2 = Athletico Paranaense | caps2 = 25 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2019 | clubs3 = → Vitória Setúbal (loan) | caps3 = 7 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2019–2020 | clubs4 = → Senica (loan) | caps4 = 16 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2020–2021 | clubs5 = Botafogo | caps5 = 1 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2022 | clubs6 = Confiança | caps6 = 17 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2023 | clubs7 = Campinense | caps7 = 1 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2023–2024 | clubs8 = Beroe | caps8 = 32 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2024– | clubs9 = Arda Kardzhali | caps9 = 20 | goals9 = 0

| nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 =

| club-update = 6 January 2025

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Gustavo Cascardo de Assis (born 24 March 1997), known as Gustavo Cascardo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right back for Bulgarian club Arda Kardzhali.{{Soccerway|gustavo-cascardo-de-assis/395233}}

Career

Born in Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, Cascardo joined Portuguesa's youth setup in 2006, aged nine. On 13 January 2015, after appearing in the year's Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, he was promoted to the main squad.[http://www.futebolinterior.com.br/futebol/Portuguesa-SP/noticias/2015-01/Portuguesa-promove-Jeferson-Cascardo-Formiga-e-Jussa-da-Copa-SP Paulistão: Em crise, Portuguesa promove Jeferson, Cascardo, Formiga e Jussa, que disputaram a Copa SP (Paulistão: In crisis, Portuguesa promotes Jeferson, Cascardo, Formiga and Jussa, who played in Copa SP)]; Futebol Interior, 13 January 2015 {{in lang|pt}}

After being included in the 28-man list for the year's Campeonato Paulista,[http://lusanews.com.br/2015/02/12/com-novidades-lusa-inscreve-28-jogadores-no-paulistao/ Com novidades, Lusa inscreve 28 jogadores no Paulistão (With news, Lusa inscribes 28 players in Paulistão)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321174841/http://lusanews.com.br/2015/02/12/com-novidades-lusa-inscreve-28-jogadores-no-paulistao/ |date=2015-03-21 }}; Lusa News, 12 February 2015 {{in lang|pt}} Cascardo made his professional debut on 8 April, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–3 away loss against São Paulo.[http://globoesporte.globo.com/sp/futebol/campeonato-paulista/jogo/08-04-2015/sao-paulo-portuguesa/ São Paulo bate a Lusa no Morumbi e rebaixa o adversário para a Série A-2 (São Paulo defeats Lusa at Morumbi and relegates opponent to Série A-2)]; Globo Esporte, 8 April 2015 {{in lang|pt}}

On 12 September 2015 Cascardo rescinded his contract, and moved to Atlético Paranaense.[http://www.futebolinterior.com.br/futebol/Atletico-Paranaense-PR/noticias/2015-09/Cotado-no-Sao-Paulo-Gustavo-Cascardo-da-Lusa-acerta-com-Atletico-PR Cotado no São Paulo, Gustavo Cascardo, da Lusa, acerta com Atlético-PR (Touted at São Paulo, Gustavo Cascardo, from Lusa, signs with Atlético-PR)]; Futebol Interior, 12 September 2015 {{in lang|pt}} After returning to the youth setup, he was promoted to the main squad ahead of the 2017 season, and made his Série A debut on 25 June of that year by starting in a 4–1 home routing of Vitória.

In January 2019, after being rarely used, Cascardo moved abroad and joined Primeira Liga side Vitória F.C. on loan for six months. He also spent the 2019–20 campaign on loan at Slovakia's FK Senica.{{Cite web |url=https://profutbal.sk/clanok/236467-senica-hlasi-vystuzenie-defenzivy-zalovila-v-brazilii |title=Senica hlási vystuženie defenzívy, zalovila v Brazílii | ProFutbal.sk |access-date=2019-08-26 |archive-date=2019-08-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826183304/https://profutbal.sk/clanok/236467-senica-hlasi-vystuzenie-defenzivy-zalovila-v-brazilii |url-status=dead }}

On 25 September 2020, free agent Cascardo signed a one-year contract with Botafogo still in the top tier.{{cite web|url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/botafogo/noticia/botafogo-anuncia-contratacao-do-lateral-direito-gustado-cascardo.ghtml|title=Botafogo anuncia contratação do lateral-direito Gustavo Cascardo|trans-title=Botafogo announce the signing of right-back Gustavo Cascardo|publisher=GloboEsporte.com|language=pt-BR|date=25 September 2020|accessdate=28 September 2020}}