Gustavo (footballer, born June 1996)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Santos and the second or paternal family name is Costa.

Gustavo Santos Costa (born 25 June 1996), most commonly known as Gustavo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as forward for Japanese J2 League club Vegalta Sendai.

Gustavo

Personal information
Full name	Gustavo Santos Costa
Date of birth	(1996-06-25) 25 June 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Sergipe, Brazil
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Vegalta Sendai
Youth career
2011–2015	Bahia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Bahia	0	(0)
2014–2016	→ Nagoya Grampus (loan)	11	(0)
2017	→ Roasso Kumamoto (loan)	29	(5)
2018	Ho Chi Minh City	2	(1)
2019	Juazeirense	11	(4)
2019	→ CRB (loan)	2	(0)
2019–2020	Apollon Larissa	18	(4)
2020	Jacuipense	1	(0)
2021	Sete de Setembro	5	(0)
2021	Serrano
2022	Saigon	7	(3)
2022	Dong A Thanh Hoa	11	(2)
2023	Dornbirn 1913	13	(8)
2023–2024	Rheindorf Altach	35	(10)
2025–	Vegalta Sendai	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 December 2024

Career

Nagoya Grampus

Gustavo made his official debut for Nagoya Grampus in the J. League Division 1 on 18 October 2014 against Sanfrecce Hiroshima in Hiroshima Big Arch in Hiroshima, Japan. He subbed in the match in the 72nd minute replacing Riki Matsuda. Gustavo and his club lost the match 4-0.^[1] Gustavo was released by Nagoya Grampus, along with 8 other players, on 10 November 2016 following the club's relegation to J2 League.^[2]

Roasso Kumamoto

On 19 December 2016, Nagoya Grampus announced that Gustavo had joined J2 League side Roasso Kumamoto.^[3]

Đông Á Thanh Hóa

On 15 August 2022, Đông Á Thanh Hóa announced that Gustavo had joined 2022 V.League 1 for half of the season, he was replaced for Victor Kamhuka. He played 11 games and had 2 goals.

Dornbirn 1913

On 26 January 2023, Dornbirn 1913 announced that Gustavo had joined 2023–24 Austrian Football Second League for a season.

Rheindorf Altach

For the 2023–24 season, Gustavo moved to Rheindorf Altach on a two-year contract with an optional third year.^[4]

Vegalta Sendai

On 23 December 2024, Rheindorf Altach announced that Gustavo will return to Japan and join Vegalta Sendai.^[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 August 2024^[6][7]

Club	Season	League			State league[a]		National cup[b]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nagoya Grampus (loan)	2014	J1 League	3	0	–		0	0	–		3	0
	2015		6	0	–		2	0	–		8	0
	2016		2	0	–		2	0	–		4	0
	Total		11	0	–		4	0	–		15	0
Roasso Kumamoto (loan)	2017	J2 League	29	5	–		0	0	–		29	5
Hồ Chí Minh City	2018	V.League 1	2	1	–		0	0	–		2	1
Juazeirense	2019	Série D	7	0	4	4	1	1	–		12	5
CRB (loan)	2019	Série B	0	0	2	0	–		1[c]	0	3	0
Apollon Larissa	2019–20	Super League Greece 2	18	4	–		1	0	–		19	4
Sài Gòn	2022	V.League 1	7	3	–		1	0	–		8	3
Đông Á Thanh Hóa	2022	V.League 1	11	2	–		0	0	–		11	2
Dornbirn 1913	2023–24	Austrian Football Second League	13	8	–		0	0	–		13	8
Rheindorf Altach	2023–24	Austrian Bundesliga	23	4	–		2	1	–		25	5
	2024–25		3	5	–		0	0	–		3	5
	Total		26	9	–		2	1	–		28	10
Career total			124	32	6	4	9	2	1	0	140	38

1. Includes Campeonato Baiano, Campeonato Alagoano
2. Includes Emperor's Cup, Copa do Brasil, Greek Football Cup, Austrian Cup
3. Appearance in Copa do Nordeste