Guga (footballer, born 1998)

Cláudio Rodrigues Gomes (born 29 August 1998), commonly known as Guga, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Fluminense as a right back.

Guga

Personal information
Full name	Cláudio Rodrigues Gomes[1]
Date of birth	(1998-08-29) 29 August 1998 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[2]
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s)	Right back[1]
Team information
Current team	Fluminense
Number	23
Youth career
2008–2013	Botafogo
2013–2018	Avaí
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018	Avaí	51	(4)
2019–2022	Atlético Mineiro	158	(2)
2023–	Fluminense	30	(1)
International career‡
2019–2021	Brazil U23	15	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 July 2021

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rodrigues and the second or paternal family name is Gomes.

Club career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Guga started playing futsal at the age of five. After having spent five years with the youth setup of Botafogo, he joined the academy of Avaí in 2013 and signed a contract, which would keep him at the club till 2018. He played regularly for the reserves and scored three times in the 2017 Copa do Brasil Sub-20 against Grêmio, Fluminense and Palmeiras.^[3]

Avaí

On 8 January 2018, Guga was promoted to the senior team of Avaí and went on to participate in the pre-season held at Águas Mornas.^[4] On 15 February, he scored his first professional goal in a 3–1 victory against Brusque in Campeonato Catarinense.^[5] On 14 April, he made his Série B debut in a 1–0 defeat against Vila Nova.^[6][7] On 26 May, he scored his first Série B goal for the club in a 3–1 victory against Paysandu.^[8]

Altético Mineiro

On 28 December 2018, Guga signed with Atlético Mineiro.^[9]

Fluminense

On 14 December 2022, Guga joined Fluminense on a three-year deal.^[10]

Personal life

Guga is nicknamed as Guga because of the similarity of his hair style with that of tennis player Gustavo Kuerten.^[7]

Club statistics

As of 14 November 2022^[2]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Avaí	2018	Série B	36	3	10	1	5	0	—		—		51	4
Atlético Mineiro	2019	Série A	18	0	12	0	1	0	6[a]	0	—		37	0
	2020		32	1	7	0	1	0	1[b]	0	—		41	1
	2021		25	0	7	1	4	0	5[c]	0	—		41	1
	2022		22	0	9	0	2	0	5[c]	0	1[d]	0	39	0
	Total		97	1	35	1	8	0	17	0	1	0	158	2
Career total			133	4	45	2	13	0	17	0	1	0	209	6

1. Five appearances in Copa Libertadores, one appearance in Copa Sudamericana
2. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
3. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
4. Appearance in Supercopa do Brasil

Honours

Atlético Mineiro

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2021
• Copa do Brasil: 2021
• Campeonato Mineiro: 2020, 2021, 2022
• Supercopa do Brasil: 2022

Fluminense

• Taça Guanabara: 2023
• Campeonato Carioca: 2023
• Copa Libertadores: 2023
• Recopa Sudamericana: 2024

Brazil U23

• Toulon Tournament: 2019