Gil (footballer, born June 1987)

Carlos Gilberto Nascimento Silva or simply Gil (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒiw]; born 12 June 1987 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Corinthians.

Not to be confused with José Gildeixon Clemente de Paiva, another Brazilian footballer also born in 1987 and also known as Gil
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Nascimento and the second or paternal family name is Silva.
Gil
Gil with Corinthians in July 2022
Personal information
Full name Carlos Gilberto Nascimento Silva
Date of birth (1987-06-12) 12 June 1987
Place of birth Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Corinthians
Number 4
Youth career
2001–2006 Americano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Americano 15 (2)
2007 → Jaguaré (loan) 2 (0)
2008–2009 Atlético Goianiense 58 (6)
2009–2011 Cruzeiro 80 (3)
2011–2012 Valenciennes 40 (2)
2013–2016 Corinthians 146 (7)
2016–2019 Shandong Luneng 101 (8)
2019– Corinthians 175 (8)
International career‡
2014–2017 Brazil 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:13, 21 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 June 2018

International career

On 19 August 2014, Gil was called up to play for the Brazil national team against Colombia and Ecuador by new manager Dunga His debut took place during the match against Ecuador, which Brazil won 1–0.[1]

Gil played at the 2014 edition of the Superclásico de las Américas, where Brazil defeated Argentina 2–0. He was placed in the standby list for the 2015 Copa América.

Gil had a controversially disallowed goal, in which he was ruled to have fouled an opposition player before heading into the net, in a FIFA World Cup qualifier away to Paraguay, in March 2016. The match ended 2-2. Later that year, he was called up to the 23-man squad which would compete at the Copa América Centenario.

In June 2017, Gil was recalled to the national team, now coached by Tite, who included the defender on his list for the first time. He made his return to the national team after nearly a full year in the Superclásico de las Américas, which ended in a 0–1 defeat to Argentina.

Career statistics

Club
As of 21 March 2023.
Club Season League State League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Americano 2007 Carioca —0000——00
2008[2] —152——11[lower-alpha 1]0282
Total —152——110262
Jaguaré (loan) 2007 Série C 0020——11[lower-alpha 2]1131
Atlético Goianiense 2008[3] Série C 275————275
2009[3] Série B 121190———311
Total 396190———586
Cruzeiro 2009[4] Série A 190————190
2010[4] 24191—10[lower-alpha 3]0—432
2011[4] 150132—8[lower-alpha 3]0—362
Total 581222—180—984
Valenciennes 2011–12[5] Ligue 1 251—20—1[lower-alpha 4]0281
2012–13[5] 151—00—00151
Total 402—20—10432
Corinthians 2013[5] Série A 360200408[lower-alpha 3]02[lower-alpha 5]0700
2014[5] 34414160——545
2015[5] 342802010[lower-alpha 3]0—542
Total 1046421120180201787
Shandong Luneng 2016[5] Chinese Super League 270—2010[lower-alpha 6]0—390
2017[5] 293—30——323
2018[5] 303—73——376
2019[5] 152—209[lower-alpha 6]0—262
Total 1018—143190—13411
Corinthians 2019[5] Série A 291——6[lower-alpha 7]0—351
2020[5] 362152202[lower-alpha 3]0—554
2021[5] 370100405[lower-alpha 7]1—561
2022[5] 250121816[lower-alpha 3]0—512
2023[5] 001010000—101
Total 1273474141191—2078
Career total 46926147942474125175741
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Rio
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Espírito Santo
  3. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  4. Appearance(s) in Coupe de la Ligue
  5. Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana
  6. Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
  7. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

International
As of 17 October 2018[6]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Brazil 201430
201520
201650
201710
Total110

Honours

Club
Jaguaré
Atlético Goianiense
Cruzeiro
Corinthians

International
Brazil

Individual

References
  1. "Dunga Announces First Brazil Squad Since Taking over as Manager". Bleacher Report.
  2. "AMERICANO FUTEBOL CLUBE – CAMPEONATO ESTADUAL DA PRIMEIRA DIVISÃO DE PROFISSIONAIS - 2008" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  3. "Gil" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol de Goyaz. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  4. "Temporadas anteriores" [Past seasons] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Cruzeiro EC. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  5. Gil at Soccerway
  6. Gil at National-Football-Teams.com
  7. "Seleção Brasileira: ex-jogador do Jaguaré é convocado por Dunga" [Brazil national team: former Jaguaré player is called up by Dunga] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Site de Linhares. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  8. "Confira a seleção de craques premiada pelo Troféu Mesa Redonda - Gazeta Esportiva". www.gazetaesportiva.com. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  9. "Éverton Ribeiro leva o bi no Craque do Brasileirão; veja lista de premiados" (in Portuguese). sportv.com. December 1, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  10. "Vencedores do Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão 2015" (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. November 30, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  11. "Finalistas, Palmeiras e Santos dominam a seleção do Paulistão" [Finalists, Palmeiras and Santos dominate Paulistão's team of the year] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.


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