Gregore

For other uses, see Gregores (disambiguation).

Gregore de Magalhães Silva Favero (born 2 March 1994), simply known as Gregore, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Botafogo.

Gregore

Personal information
Full name	Gregore de Magalhães Silva Favero[1]
Date of birth	(1994-03-02) 2 March 1994 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth	Juiz de Fora, Brazil
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Botafogo
Number	26
Youth career
	Sport Juiz de Fora
	Tupi
	Tupynambás
	Joseense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	São José dos Campos	43	(1)
2015–2018	São Carlos	23	(5)
2016–2017	→ Santos (loan)	0	(0)
2018	→ Bahia (loan)	16	(0)
2018–2021	Bahia	110	(0)
2021–2024	Inter Miami	65	(0)
2024–	Botafogo	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:43, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Born in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Gregore was a Joseense youth graduate.^[4] He made his senior debut for the club on 14 March 2013, starting in a 1–0 home win against Batatais for the Campeonato Paulista Série A3 championship,^[5] and remained at the club when it changed its name to São José dos Campos FC.

In May 2015 Gregore moved to São Carlos.^[6] He was an undisputed starter for the side, who achieved promotion from Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão as champions.

Santos

On 17 December 2015 Gregore was loaned to Santos,^[7] initially assigned to the B-team.^[8] On 11 May 2016 he made his professional debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for Fernando Medeiros in a 3–0 away win against Galvez, for the year's Copa do Brasil.^[9]

Bahia

On 11 January 2018, Gregore was loaned to fellow Série A team Bahia, for one year.^[10] He made his top tier debut on 15 April, starting in a 2–0 away loss against Internacional.

On 25 May 2018, Gregore renewed his contract until 2021 after having 50% of his economic rights bought by Bahia.^[11] He ended the campaign as an undisputed starter, featuring in 35 matches. He also led the campaign in tackling,^[12] making him one of the best defensive midfielders of the season.

During the 2019 season, Gregore kept his great performances, leading the campaign in tackling once more.^[13] On 20 August, Bahia bought more 40% of Gregore's economic rights, in order to own 90% in total, with his contract expiring at the final of the 2021 season.^[14]

Inter Miami

On 24 February 2021, Gregore joined Major League Soccer club Inter Miami.^[15] In November, he was named as the Inter Miami most valuable player of the 2021 season. He also led the number of tackles (55) among all teams of the MLS Regular Season.^[16]

On 11 March 2023 in a game against New York City FC, Gregore suffered a Lisfranc injury and was ruled out for six months.^[17] Four days later on the 15th, he underwent surgery to repair his foot.^[18] On 16 October 2023, Gregore signed a 2-year extension with Inter Miami.^[19]

Botafogo

On 19 February 2024, Inter Miami CF announced that it had transferred midfielder Gregore to Brazilian Serie A side Botafogo. With Sergio Busquets in the Inter Miami team and playing the same position as him, Defensive Midfielder, Gregore clearly decided that his playing time was going to be limited and so he decided to return home to Brazil.

Career statistics

As of 24 October 2021^[20]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
São José dos Campos	2013	Paulista A3	—		8	0	—		—		6[a]	0	14	0
	2014		—		19	1	—		—		—		19	1
	2015		—		16	0	—		—		—		16	0
	Total		—		43	1	—		—		6	0	49	1
São Carlos	2015	Paulista 2ª Divisão	—		23	5	—		—		—		23	5
Santos	2016	Série A	0	0	—		1	0	—		5[a]	0	6	0
	2017		0	0	—		0	0	—		18[a]	0	18	0
	Total		0	0	—		1	0	—		23	0	24	0
Bahia	2018	Série A	35	0	10	0	4	0	5[b]	0	9[c]	0	63	0
	2019		34	0	3	0	8	0	2[b]	0	4[c]	0	51	0
	2020		33	0	2	0	1	0	7[b]	2	10[c]	0	53	2
	Total		111	0	15	0	13	0	14	2	23	0	167	2
Inter Miami	2021	MLS	26	0	—		—		—		—		26	0
	Total		26	0	—		—		—		—		26	0
Total			137	0	81	6	14	0	14	2	52	0	263	8

1. Appearance (s) in Copa Paulista
2. Appearance (s) in Copa Sudamericana
3. Appearance (s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

São Carlos

• Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão: 2015

Bahia

• Campeonato Baiano: 2018, 2019, 2020

References

1. "2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup – Club roster: Inter Miami CF (USA)" (PDF). CONCACAF. 30 January 2024. p. 14. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
2. "Gregore" (in Portuguese). São José dos Campos FC. Retrieved 18 December 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}
3. "Gregore". Inter Miami CF. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
4. "Exclusivo: Gregore, o "Guegué", de JF, é campeão na Bahia e joga Série A" [Exclusive: Gregore, "Guegué", from JF, is champion at Bahia and plays in the Série A] (in Portuguese). Toque de Bola. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
5. "Joseense 1x0 Batatais – Fantasma tenta mas Tigre vence na A3" [Joseense 1–0 Batatais – Fantasma tries but Tigre wins in Série A3] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
6. "Gregore comemora vitória e enaltece dedicação do elenco do São Carlos" [Gregore celebrates victory and sing praises for the dedication of São Carlos' squad] (in Portuguese). São Carlos' official website. 26 May 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
7. "Gregore acerta sua ida ao Santos por empréstimo" [Gregore goes to Santos on loan] (in Portuguese). São Carlos' official website. 17 December 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
8. "Santos acerta com volante Gregore, revelado no São José dos Campos FC" [Santos signs with defensive midfielder Gregore, graduated from São José dos Campos FC] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
9. "No Acre, Santos bate Galvez e elimina jogo de volta na Copa do Brasil" [In Acre, Santos defeat Galvez and eliminate the return match in the Copa do Brasil] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
10. "Bahia acerta com Gregore, volante destaque do Santos B em 2017" [Bahia sign Gregore, spotlight defensive midfielder of Santos B in 2017] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
11. "Destaque tricolor na temporada, Gregore renova com o Bahia até 2021" [Spotlight of Tricolor in the season, Gregore renews with Bahia until 2021] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
12. "Líder em roubadas de bola do Bahia, Gregore se consolida como referência defensiva" [Bahia steals leader Gregore consolidates as defensive reference] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
13. "Gregore repete 2018 e lidera em interceptações no Brasileirão" [Gregore repeats 2018 and leads in interceptions in Brasileirão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Correio24horas. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
14. "Bahia anuncia compra de mais 40% dos direitos do volante Gregore" [Bahia announce purchase of 40% more of the rights of the defensive midfielder Gregore] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Correio 24 Horas. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
15. "Inter Miami CF Signs Brazilian Midfielder Gregore". Inter Miami CF. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
16. intermiamicf. "Gregore Named Inter Miami CF's 2021 MVP | Inter Miami CF". intermiamicf. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
17. "Injury Update: Gregore". Inter Miami. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
18. "Captain Gregore Undergoes Successful Surgery". Inter Miami. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
19. "Inter Miami sign Gregore to contract extension". MLS. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
20. Gregore at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 December 2015.

External links

• Gregore at Sambafoot
• Gregore at Soccerway