Gustavo Silva (footballer, born 1999)

Gustavo da Silva Cunha (born 1 June 1999), commonly known as Gustavo Silva or Mandingo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Primeira Liga club Vitória de Guimarães.

Gustavo Silva

Personal information
Full name	Gustavo da Silva Cunha
Date of birth	(1999-06-01) 1 June 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Vitória de Guimarães[1]
Number	71[1]
Youth career
2017–2018	Taquaritinga
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Taquaritinga	25	(3)
2020	Sobradinho	9	(0)
2020	Inter de Bebedouro	4	(0)
2021	Taquaritinga	11	(1)
2022	Comercial	18	(4)
2022–2024	→ C.D. Nacional (loan)	61	(12)
2024–	Vitória de Guimarães	14	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 January 2025

Club career

Gustavo Silva began his career with Taquaritinga, also playing for Sobradinho and Inter de Bebedouro before a move to Comercial in 2022.^[2] He enjoyed a successful loan spell in Portugal with Nacional across the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons. During the latter season, he scored 15 goals and added a further 12 assists in 40 appearances across all competitions.^[3]

On 7 August 2024, Gustavo Silva joined Primeira Liga club Vitória de Guimarães on a four-year deal.^[3] On 29 August, he scored his first goal in a European competition for Vitória, netting the fourth goal in a 4–0 win over Zrinjski Mostar in the play-off round of the UEFA Conference League.^[4] On 6 October, he scored twice in a 2–2 draw against Boavista in the league.^[5][6] This strong start was slowed down by a muscular injury in January 2025, with an expected recovery time of two months. ^[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 January 2025^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State league[a]		National cup[b]		League cup[c]		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Taquaritinga	2018	–			14	2	—		—		—		14	2
	2019				11	1	—		—		—		11	1
	Total				25	3	—		—		—		25	3
Sobradinho	2020	–			9	0	—		—		—		0	0
Inter de Bebedouro	2020	–			4	0	—		—		—		4	0
Taquaritinga	2021	–			11	1	—		—		—		11	1
Comercial	2022	–			18	4	—		—		—		18	4
Nacional	2022–23	Liga Portugal 2	27	0	—		2	1	3	0	—		32	1
	2023–24	Liga Portugal 2	34	12	—		3	2	3	1	—		40	15
	Total		61	12	0	0	5	3	6	1	0	0	72	16
Vitória de Guimarães	2024–25	Primeira Liga	14	4	—		0	0	0	0	5[d]	4	19	8
Career total			75	16	67	8	5	3	6	1	5	4	158	32

1. Includes Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão, Campeonato Brasiliense, Campeonato Paulista Série A3
2. Includes Taça de Portugal
3. Includes Taça da Liga
4. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Individual

• Liga Portugal 2 Team of the Year: 2023–24^[3]
• Liga Portugal 2 Player of the Month: April 2024^[3]
• Liga Portugal 2 top assist provider: 2023–24^[3]