Guilherme Madruga
 Madruga in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Guilherme Miranda Madruga Gomes | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Campo Grande, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cuiabá | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | São Gabriel-MS | ||
| 2013–2014 | Alto Rendimento | ||
| 2015 | Ipatinga | ||
| 2016 | José Bonifácio | ||
| 2017–2019 | Desportivo Brasil | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Desportivo Brasil | 28 | (3) |
| 2021 | → Catanduva (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Botafogo-SP (loan) | 43 | (2) |
| 2024– | Cuiabá | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:27, 15 February 2024 (UTC) | |||
Guilherme Miranda Madruga Gomes (born 11 November 2000) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Série A club Cuiabá.[1]
Career
[edit]Born in Campo Grande but raised in São Gabriel do Oeste, both in Mato Grosso do Sul,[2] Madruga began his career at the age of 13, under the influence of his father.[3] Despite wanting to be a handball player, he moved back to his hometown to live with his grandparents, and played for a local school before representing Ipatinga.[2]
In 2017, after a period with José Bonifácio, Madruga joined the youth sides of Desportivo Brasil.[4] He made his senior debut with the latter side on 23 February 2019, starting in a 6–1 Campeonato Paulista Série A3 home routing of Rio Preto.
Madruga scored his first senior goal on 13 July 2019, netting the opener in a 1–1 away draw against Taubaté, for the year's Copa Paulista. In August 2021, he moved on loan to Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão side Catanduva.[5]
Upon returning to DB, Madruga only featured in one match in the 2022 Paulista A3 before again becoming a starter in the Copa Paulista. On 18 November of that year, he was announced at Série B side Botafogo-SP, on a one-year loan deal.[6]
On 27 June 2023, in the match against Novorizontino, Madruga scored a bicycle kick goal from outside of the area, which earned him a nomination for the 2023 FIFA Puskás Award edition and sealed Bota's 1–0 win; it was also his first goal for the club.[3][7][8] On 21 October, he scored Botafogo's second goal in a 2–0 home win over the same opponent, this time close to the central line.[9]
On 24 October 2023, Botafogo exercised Madruga's buyout clause, purchasing 60% of his economic rights for the upcoming season.[10]
Personal life
[edit]Madruga's father Genildo (nicknamed Eskerdinha) also played amateur football in Campo Grande during the 1990s.[2] His older brother Gustavo also played youth football for José Bonifácio, but had to retire due to a hip injury.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 15 February 2024.[12]
| Club | Season | League | State league | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Desportivo Brasil | 2019 | Paulista A3 | — | 8 | 0 | — | — | 12[a] | 1 | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | ||||||
| 2021 | — | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||||
| 2022 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11[a] | 1 | 12 | 1 | |||||
| Total | — | 28 | 3 | — | — | 23 | 2 | 51 | 5 | |||||
| Catanduva (loan) | 2021 | Paulista 2ª Divisão | — | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Botafogo-SP (loan) | 2023 | Série B | 32 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 46 | 2 | ||
| Cuiabá | 2024 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 32 | 2 | 51 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 106 | 8 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
Honours
[edit]Individual
References
[edit]- ^ "Guilherme Madruga". Desportivo Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ a b c "Criado no interior, Madruga já treinou com belga algoz do Brasil" [Raised in the countryside, Madruga already trained with Belgian tormentor of Brazil] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Campo Grande News. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Indicado ao Puskás, Guilherme Madruga vive sonho do pai e ri à toa de alegria" [Nominated to the Puskás, Guilherme Madruga lives the dream of his father and is all smiles of joy] (in Brazilian Portuguese). FIFA. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "Guilherme Madruga: Do interior do Mato Grosso do Sul, ao Prêmio Puskas de gol mais bonito em 2023" [Guilherme Madruga: From the countryside of Mato Grosso do Sul, to the Puskás Award of most beautiful goal in 2023] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Trivela. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "Catanduva FC perde último amistoso antes do ínicio da bezinha" [Catanduva FC lose the last friendly before the start of the bezinha] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Catanduva na Net. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "Botafogo anuncia mais sete jogadores para a temporada de 2023" [Botafogo announce seven more players for the 2023 season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Botafogo FC. 18 November 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ ""Vai mudar minha vida", diz Guilherme Madruga, volante indicado ao Puskás por golaço de bicicleta" ["It will change my life", says Guilherme Madruga, defensive midfielder nominated to the Puskás for bicycle goal]. ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 22 September 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "The FIFA Puskás Award: Nominees in focus". FIFA. 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Após golaço de bicicleta e indicação aos Puskás, volante do Botafogo-SP agora marca do meio-campo pela Série B; VÍDEO" [After great bicycle goal and nomination to the Puskás, defensive midfielder of Botafogo-SP now scores from the midfield for the Série B; VIDEO]. ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 21 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Guilherme Madruga já é jogador do Botafogo" [Guilherme Madruga is already a Botafogo player] (in Brazilian Portuguese). TH+. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "Após deixar futebol por lesão, assessor vive "sonho" do irmão indicado a prêmio" [After leaving football due to an injury, advisor lives "dream" of brother nominated to award] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Campo Grande News. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ Guilherme Madruga at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "Madruga wins Puskás Award for stunning overhead kick". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
