Gustavo França
{{short description|Brazilian footballer (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Portuguese name|França|Amadio}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Gustavo França
| image = Gustavo França 2022.png
| image_size =
| caption = Gustavo França with ABC in 2022
| fullname = Gustavo França Amadio
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|4|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = São Paulo, Brazil
| height = 1.76m
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Londrina
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2013–2015 | youthclubs1 = Corinthians
| youthyears2 = 2015 | youthclubs2 = Nacional-SP
| youthyears3 = 2017–2019 | youthclubs3 = Juventus-SP
| youthyears4 = 2019 | youthclubs4 = Internacional
| years1 = 2016–2017 | clubs1 = Floriana | caps1 = 6 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2017 | clubs2 = → Kerċem Ajax (loan) | caps2 = | goals2 =
| years3 = 2018 | clubs3 = Juventus-SP | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2020 | clubs4 = Metropolitano | caps4 = 8 | goals4 = 5
| years5 = 2021 | clubs5 = America-RJ | caps5 = 8 | goals5 = 3
| years6 = 2021 | clubs6 = Metropolitano | caps6 = 9 | goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2021 | clubs7 = Paraná | caps7 = 24 | goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2022 | clubs8 = Portuguesa | caps8 = 20 | goals8 = 4
| years9 = 2022 | clubs9 = → ABC (loan) | caps9 = 22 | goals9 = 2
| years10 = 2023 | clubs10 = Figueirense | caps10 = 31 | goals10 = 7
| years11 = 2023–2024 | clubs11 = Guarani | caps11 = 16 | goals11 = 0
| years12 = 2024– | clubs12 = Londrina | caps12 = 6 | goals12 = 1
| club-update = 4 August 2024
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Gustavo França Amadio (born 24 April 1998) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Brazilian club Londrina.
Club career
Born in São Paulo, Gustavo França played for Corinthians and Nacional-SP as a youth, before moving to Malta in 2016 with Floriana. After featuring sparingly, he was loaned to Kerċem Ajax in January 2017, until June.{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/pr/futebol/times/parana-clube/noticia/reforco-do-parana-gustavo-franca-comecou-no-corinthians-passou-por-malta-e-foi-campeao-no-inter.ghtml|title=Reforço do Paraná, Gustavo França começou no Corinthians, passou por Malta e foi campeão no Inter|trans-title=Addition of Paraná, Gustavo França started at Corinthians, went through Malta and was a champion at Inter|publisher=ge|language=pt-BR|date=1 May 2021|accessdate=4 December 2022}}
Gustavo França returned to his home country shortly after, joining Juventus-SP and returning to the youth setup. He appeared with the first team in the 2018 Copa Paulista, but moved to Internacional in January 2019,{{cite web|url=https://www.juventus.com.br/2019/01/juventus-promove-tres-atletas-que-disputaram-a-copinha-ao-time-profissional/|title=Juventus promove três atletas que disputaram a Copinha ao time profissional|trans-title=Juventus promote three athletes who played in the Copinha to the first team|publisher=CA Juventus|language=pt-BR|date=25 January 2019|accessdate=4 December 2022}} being initially assigned to the under-23 team.
In October 2020, Gustavo França was included in Metropolitano's squad for the year's Campeonato Catarinense Série B.{{cite web|url=https://ndmais.com.br/futebol/metropolitano-apresenta-elenco-para-disputa-da-serie-b/|title=Metropolitano apresenta elenco para disputa da Série B|trans-title=Metropolitano present squad for the Série B|publisher=ND Mais|language=pt-BR|date=21 October 2020|accessdate=4 December 2022}} On 26 December, he moved to America-RJ for the upcoming season,{{cite web|url=http://www.americario.com.br/noticias2.asp?cod=2991&Mais_quatro_refor%C3%A7os_para_o_Mec%C3%A3o|title=Mais quatro reforços para o Mecão|trans-title=Four more additions for the Mecão|publisher=America FC|language=pt-BR|date=26 December 2020|accessdate=4 December 2022}} but returned to Metropolitano shortly after.
On 2 May 2021, Gustavo França was announced at Série C side Paraná.{{cite web|url=https://www.paranaclube.com.br/noticias/elenco-2021-7|title=Elenco 2021|trans-title=2021 squad|publisher=Paraná Clube|language=pt-BR|date=2 May 2021|accessdate=4 December 2022}} On 6 December, he agreed to a deal with Portuguesa.{{cite web|url=http://portuguesa.com.br/site/atacante-gustavo-franca-acerta-com-a-lusa/|title=Atacante Gustavo França acerta com a Lusa|trans-title=Forward Gustavo França signs with Lusa|publisher=Associação Portuguesa de Desportos|language=pt-BR|date=6 December 2021|accessdate=4 December 2022}}
On 28 April 2022, after helping Lusa in their Campeonato Paulista Série A2 winning campaign, Gustavo França was loaned to ABC in the third division.{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/rn/futebol/times/abc/noticia/2022/04/28/abc-contrata-atacante-gustavo-franca-ex-portuguesa-e-parana.ghtml|title=ABC contrata atacante Gustavo França, ex-Portuguesa e Paraná|trans-title=ABC sign forward Gustavo França, formerly of Portuguesa and Paraná|publisher=ge|language=pt-BR|date=28 April 2022|accessdate=4 December 2022}} On 22 December, he moved to fellow league team Figueirense on a two-year contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.futebolinterior.com.br/catarinense-figueirense-contrata-atacante-gustavo-franca-da-portuguesa/|title=Catarinense: Figueirense contrata atacante Gustavo França, da Portuguesa|trans-title=Catarinense: Figueirense sign forward Gustavo França, from Portuguesa|publisher=Futebol Interior|language=pt-BR|date=22 December 2022|accessdate=23 December 2022}}
Career statistics
{{updated|4 December 2022}}{{Soccerway|gustavo-franca-amadio/455659|accessdate=4 December 2022}}
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| 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 |
| valign="center"|Floriana
|6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | ||||
| valign="center"|Juventus-SP
|2018 |colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| valign="center"|Metropolitano
|2020 |colspan="2"|— | 8 | 5 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 5 | |||||
| valign="center"|America-RJ
|2021 |colspan="2"|— | 8 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 3 | |||||
| valign="center"|Metropolitano
|2021 |colspan="2"|— | 9 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 1 | |||||
| valign="center"|Paraná
|2021 |17 | 2 | 7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | ||||
| valign="center"|Portuguesa
|2022 |Paulista A2 |colspan="2"|— | 20 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 4 | |||||
| valign="center"|ABC (loan)
|2022 |Série C |22 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 2 | |||||
| Figueirense
|2023 |Série C |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!45 | 4 | 52 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 104 | 17 |
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Honours
References
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Category:Footballers from São Paulo
Category:Brazilian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
Category:Clube Atlético Juventus players
Category:Clube Atlético Metropolitano players
Category:America Football Club (Rio de Janeiro) players
Category:Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players
Category:ABC Futebol Clube players
Category:Figueirense FC players
Category:Maltese Premier League players
Category:Floriana F.C. players
Category:Kerċem Ajax F.C. players
Category:Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Malta