| Guilherme Madruga | |
| Fullname: | Guilherme Miranda Madruga Gomes |
| Birth Date: | 11 November 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Campo Grande, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.87 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Cuiabá |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2012 |
| Youthyears2: | 2013–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | Alto Rendimento |
| Youthyears3: | 2015 |
| Youthclubs3: | Ipatinga |
| Youthyears4: | 2016 |
| Youthclubs4: | José Bonifácio |
| Youthyears5: | 2017–2019 |
| Youthclubs5: | Desportivo Brasil |
| Years1: | 2019–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Desportivo Brasil |
| Caps1: | 28 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2021 |
| Clubs2: | → Catanduva (loan) |
| Caps2: | 7 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2023 |
| Clubs3: | → Botafogo-SP (loan) |
| Caps3: | 43 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | Cuiabá |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 20:27, 15 February 2024 (UTC) |
Guilherme Miranda Madruga Gomes (born 11 November 2000) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Série A club Cuiabá.[1]
Born in Campo Grande but raised in São Gabriel do Oeste, both in Mato Grosso do Sul,[2] Madruga began his career at the age of 13, under the influence of his father.[3] Despite wanting to be a handball player, he moved back to his hometown to live with his grandparents, and played for a local school before representing Ipatinga.[2]
In 2017, after a period with José Bonifácio, Madruga joined the youth sides of Desportivo Brasil.[4] He made his senior debut with the latter side on 23 February 2019, starting in a 6–1 Campeonato Paulista Série A3 home routing of Rio Preto.
Madruga scored his first senior goal on 13 July 2019, netting the opener in a 1–1 away draw against Taubaté, for the year's Copa Paulista. In August 2021, he moved on loan to Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão side Catanduva.[5]
Upon returning to DB, Madruga only featured in one match in the 2022 Paulista A3 before again becoming a starter in the Copa Paulista. On 18 November of that year, he was announced at Série B side Botafogo-SP, on a one-year loan deal.[6]
On 27 June 2023, in the match against Novorizontino, Madruga scored a bicycle kick goal from outside of the area, which earned him a nomination for the 2023 FIFA Puskás Award edition and sealed Botas 1–0 win; it was also his first goal for the club.[7] [8] On 21 October, he scored Botafogo's second goal in a 2–0 home win over the same opponent, this time close to the central line.[9]
On 24 October 2023, Botafogo exercised Madruga's buyout clause, purchasing 60% of his economic rights for the upcoming season.[10]
Madruga's father Genildo (nicknamed Eskerdinha) also played amateur football in Campo Grande during the 1990s.[2] His older brother Gustavo also played youth football for José Bonifácio, but had to retire due to a hip injury.[11]
| Club | Season | League | State league | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Desportivo Brasil | 2019 | Paulista A3 | — | 8 | 0 | — | — | 12[12] | 1 | 20 | 1 | ||||
| 2020 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||||||
| 2021 | — | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||||||
| 2022 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | — | 28 | 3 | — | — | 23 | 2 | 51 | 5 | ||||||
| Catanduva (loan) | 2021 | Paulista 2ª Divisão | — | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Botafogo-SP (loan) | 2023 | Série B | 32 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 46 | 2 | |||
| Cuiabá | 2024 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 32 | 2 | 51 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 106 | 8 | |||
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