Gilberto

Gilberto Moraes Junior (born 7 March 1993), simply known as Gilberto, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Portuguese club Benfica.

Club Career

Botafogo

Born in Campinas, Sao Paulo, Gilberto joined Botafogo's youth setup in 2010, from CFZ do Rio. He made his first team debut on 23 April 2011, starting in a 2–5 Campeonato Carioca loss against Boavista, as the club opted to use the under-20 squad.

Gilberto made his Serie A debut on 5 September 2012, coming on as a late substitute for Marcio Azevedo in a 3–1 away win against Cruzeiro. Definitely promoted to the main squad in 2013, he spent the campaign as a third-choice behind Lucas and Edilson.

On 5 January 2014, Gilberto was loaned to fellow top tier side Internacional, for one year. He scored his first senior goal on his debut for the club on 2 February, netting his team's third in a 4–1 Campeonato Gaucho home routing over Cruzeiro-RS.

A first-choice in the 2014 Campeonato Gaucho, Gilberto shared the same amount of playing time with Wellington Silva and Claudio Winck in the Serie A before returning to his parent club Botafogo for the 2015 campaign.

With Fogao now in the Serie B, Gilberto became an undisputed starter, and scored his first goal for the club on 11 March 2015 in a 3–0 home win against Tigres do Brasil.

Fiorentina

On 22 July 2015, Gilberto moved abroad after signing a contract with Italian Serie A side Fiorentina, for a rumoured fee of R$ 3.4 million. He made his debut abroad on 23 August, starting in a 2–0 home win against Milan.

On 1 February 2016, after featuring rarely, Gilberto was loaned to fellow Serie A side Hellas Verona until the end of the season. He moved to Serie B side Latina also in a temporary deal on 31 August, before returning to his home country with Vasco da Gama, also on loan, on 31 January 2017.

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