Gustavo Scarpa

Brazilian footballer (born 1994)

Gustavo Scarpa
Scarpa playing for Palmeiras in 2022
Personal information
Full name Gustavo Henrique Furtado Scarpa
Date of birth (1994-01-05) 5 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Hortolândia, Brazil
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Mineiro
Number 6
Youth career
Guarani
Santos
Paulínia
–2012 Desportivo Brasil
2013 Fluminense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Fluminense 126 (21)
2015 → Red Bull Brasil (loan) 11 (2)
2018–2023 Palmeiras 181 (27)
2023–2024 Nottingham Forest 6 (0)
2023 → Olympiacos (loan) 7 (0)
2024– Atlético Mineiro 0 (2)
International career‡
2017 Brazil 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 January 2017

Gustavo Henrique Furtado Scarpa (born 5 January 1994) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Atlético Mineiro.

Club career

Fluminense

Scarpa was born in Hortolândia, São Paulo, and played for Guarani, Santos, Paulínia and Desportivo Brasil, before joining Fluminense in 2012.[1] He made his first-team – and Série A – debut on 1 June 2014, coming on as a late substitute for Rafael Sóbis in a 1–1 home draw against Internacional.[2]

Red Bull Brasil loan

Scarpa was rarely used during the season, and was loaned to Red Bull Brasil on 22 December 2014.[3] He scored his first senior goal for the latter side the following 11 February, netting his team's first in a 3–2 Campeonato Paulista away win against Bragantino;[4] ten days later he added a further goal, scoring in a 2–2 home draw against São Bento.[5]

Breakthrough

After featuring regularly, Scarpa returned to Flu in May 2015. He started to feature more regularly for the first team, which was managed by Enderson Moreira, often appearing as a left back.[6] He scored his first Série A goal on 9 July, netting the game's only in a home success over Cruzeiro.[7]

On 28 September 2015, Scarpa renewed his contract until 2019,[8] and finished the year as an undisputed starter. A mainstay in Fluminense's starting eleven during the 2016 campaign, he scored eight goals in the year's Brasileirão; highlights included a double in a 2–2 away draw against Internacional.[9]

Scarpa started the 2017 season with four goals in six appearances, netting consecutive goals against Resende (1–0 home win), Portuguesa-RJ (3–0 away win), Bangu (4–0 home win) and Globo (5–2 away win); the latter came from the halfway line.[10] On 25 February, in a 0–0 home draw against Madureira, he was replaced by Richarlison at half-time after suffering an ankle injury;[11] it was later revealed that he would be out for two months.[12] In the meantime, he further extended his contract until 2020.[13]

In 2017, Scarpa went to court to request that his contract with Fluminense be cancelled for delayed payments on Fluminense's part.[14] After a protracted, public battle, the court ruled with Scarpa, and his contract with Fluminense was deemed null and void on 11 January 2018.[15]

Palmeiras

Scarpa with Palmeiras in 2022

Four days after the cancelation of his contract with Fluminense, Gustavo Scarpa signed a five-year contract with Palmeiras on 15 January 2018.[16] He enjoyed great success with the Verdão, with more than 200 appearances and eight trophies over four years, including two leagues, the Copa do Brasil and two Libertadores titles.

On 10 July 2022, TNT Sports Brazil reported that Scarpa had signed a pre-contract for three-and-a-half years with Nottingham Forest on a free transfer, linking up with the recently promoted English club in January 2023.[17]

Nottingham Forest

On 4 December 2022, it was officially announced that Scarpa would join Nottingham Forest on 1 January 2023 on a deal until June 2026.[18] Scarpa made his Premier League debut for Forest on 4 January, coming on as a substitute in a 1-0 win at Southampton.[19]

Olympiacos (loan)

Scarpa joined Olympiacos on loan for the 2023-24 season, on a season-long loan.[20] However, his loan was terminated in January so he could secure a permanent transfer away from Nottingham Forest.

Atlético Mineiro

Following the termination of his loan at Olympiacos, Scarpa left Nottingham Forest and returned to Brazil, signing a four-year contract with Série A club Atlético Minero in January 2024,[21] for a transfer fee reported to be around €5 million.[22]

International career

On 19 January 2017, Scarpa was called up by Tite for a friendly against Colombia.[23] He made his full international debut six days later, replacing Lucas Lima in the 1–0 win at the Engenhão.[24]

Personal life

Scarpa is well-known for his hobbies, including skateboarding,[25][26] rock music, Rubik's cubes, wakeboarding and reading novels, all of which have received extensive attention thanks to his posts on social media and goal celebrations.[27] Among his favourite pre-game songs are Dire Straits' "Sultans of Swing" and Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird",[28] and his favourite books include Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis and Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov.[29] In 2018, Palmeiras posted a video on social media of Scarpa playing the club's anthem on electric guitar to celebrate World Rock Day.[30] In 2022, after Scarpa's love of Rubik's cubes went viral on social media, Palmeiras began to sell personalised Rubik's cubes in their club shop in his honour.[31]

In March 2023, it was reported that Scarpa had lost a million pounds in a cryptocurrency scam and returned to Brazil before the end of the Premier League season in order to try to recover the funds.[32]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 November 2023[33]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fluminense 2014 Série A 6 0 — — — 0 0 — 6 0
2015 Série A 28 5 — 6 1 — — — 34 6
2016 Série A 34 8 15 3 7 2 — — 4[a] 1 60 14
2017 Série A 38 2 5 3 3 1 — 5[b] 1 — 51 7
Total 106 15 20 6 16 4 — 5 1 4 1 151 27
Red Bull Brasil (loan) 2015 Série D 0 0 11 2 — — — — 11 2
Palmeiras 2018 Série A 12 2 7 2 1 0 — 2[c] 0 — 22 4
2019 Série A 27 4 11 3 1 0 — 8[c] 6 — 47 13
2020 Série A 26 1 8 1 5 1 — 6[c] 1 2[d] 0 47 4
2021 Série A 31 4 13 2 2 0 — 7[c] 1 4[e] 1 57 8
2022 Série A 35 7 11 1 4 1 — 8[c] 4 — 58 13
Total 131 18 50 9 13 2 — 31 12 6 1 231 42
Nottingham Forest 2022–23 Premier League 6 0 — 1 0 3 0 — — 10 0
Olympiacos (loan) 2023–24 Super League Greece 7 0 — 0 0 — 4[f] 0 — 11 0
Atlético Mineiro 2024 Série A 0 0 10 1 0 0 — 0 0 — 10 1
Career total 250 33 81 11 30 6 3 0 38 13 10 2 414 71
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup
  5. ^ One appearance in Supercopa do Brasil; one appearance, one goal in Recopa Sudamericana
  6. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

International

As of 25 January 2017[33]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Brazil 2017 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

Fluminense
Palmeiras

Atlético Mineiro

Campeonato Mineiro: 2024

Individual

References

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  2. ^ "Fluminense empata com Inter por 1 a 1 e mantém a vice-liderança" [Fluminense draw with Inter by 1–1 and keep the second place] (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
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  4. ^ "Em noite de Edmílson, RB Brasil vira pra cima do Bragantino no Nabizão" [In Edmílson's night, RB Brasil complete comeback over Bragantino at the Nabizão] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  5. ^ "São Bento empata com o RB Brasil no fim do jogo em Campinas" [São Bento draw with RB Brasil in the end in Campinas] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  6. ^ "'Polivalente', Gustavo Scarpa é elogiado por Enderson no Flu" ['Versatile', Gustavo Scarpa is praised by Enderson at Flu] (in Portuguese). Terra. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Scarpa marca, Flu vence o Cruzeiro no Maracanã e sobe para 2º no Brasileiro" [Scarpa scores, Flu defeat Cruzeiro at the Maracanã and jump to 2nd in the Brasileiro] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
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  9. ^ "Inter busca empate duas vezes com Fluminense, mas chega ao 11º jogo sem vitória" [Inter chase draw twice with Fluminense, but go to the 11th winless match] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
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  11. ^ "Scarpa reclama de Douglas Lima, e Abel confia em recuperação para final" [Scarpa complains about Douglas Lima, and Abel trusts in recovery for the final] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
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External links

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