Jean-Baptiste Gorby Explained

Jean-Baptiste Gorby (born 25 July 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Braga.

Career

Born at Nantes, of Haitian, Malagasy descent, a youth product of Nantes, Gorby moved to the Portuguese club Braga on 14 August 2021.^[1] In his first season with Braga, he worked his way up their U19s, then their reserves before reaching their senior team within the span of a couple of months.^[2] He made his professional debut for Braga as a late sub in a 2–0 Primeira Liga win over Estoril on 5 December 2021.^[3]

On 7 July 2023, Braga announced that Gorby would be sent on a season-long loan to Paços de Ferreira, recently relegated to Liga Portugal 2.^[4]

Career statistics

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Season	League			Taça de Portugal		Taça da Liga		Europe		Total
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Braga B	2021–22	Liga 3	7	1	—		—		—		7	1
	2022–23	Liga 3	3	0	—		—		—		3	0
	Total		10	1	—		—		—		10	1
Braga	2021–22	Primeira Liga	7	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	9	1
	2022–23	Primeira Liga	7	0	3	0	2	0	1	0	13	0
	2024–25	Primeira Liga	7	0	1	0	0	0	8	0	16	0
	Total		21	1	5	0	2	0	10	0	38	1
Paços de Ferreira (loan)	2023–24	Liga Portugal 2	34	2	1	0	1	0	—		36	2
Career total			65	4	6	0	3	0	10	0	84	4

Notes and References

1. Web site: FC Nantes – Mercato : un Espoir des Canaris file à Braga !. 15 August 2019. But! Football Club.
2. Web site: Ex FC Nantes : Jean-Baptiste Gorby prolonge son contrat avec Braga jusqu'en 2027. 11 July 2022.
3. Web site: Sporting Braga vs. Estoril - 5 December 2021 - Soccerway. Soccerway.
4. Web site: 7 July 2023 . Gorby cedido ao Paços de Ferreira . Gorby ceded to Paços de Ferreira . 10 July 2023 . Sporting Clube de Braga . pt-PT.