Gonzalo Freitas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gonzalo Gastón Freitas Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Goianiense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Bella Vista | 37 | (2) |
| 2013–2018 | Liverpool Montevideo | 98 | (8) |
| 2017–2018 | → Atlético Tucumán (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2018–2021 | Peñarol | 8 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Everton de Viña del Mar (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | → Deportes Antofagasta (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Mazatlán | 20 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Defensor Sporting | 46 | (2) |
| 2024 | Montevideo Wanderers | 14 | (4) |
| 2024– | Atlético Goianiense | 12 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2024 | |||
Gonzalo Gastón Freitas Silva (born 2 October 1991) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Brazilian club Atlético Goianiense.[1]
Career
[edit]Freitas' senior career started with Bella Vista of the Uruguayan Primera División.[1] He made his professional debut in the 2011 Copa Sudamericana, it came in a first stage first leg against Universidad Católica on 2 August.[1] His league debut came just over a month later in a home loss to Cerrito.[1] He made thirteen appearances in his debut season. Twenty-four followed in the following season, 2012–13, as well as two goals, including his career first versus Progreso on 29 September 2012.[1] Bella Vista were relegated in 2012–13, Freitas subsequently joined top-flight Liverpool.[1][2] He played twenty-one times as they were relegated.[1]
In the Uruguayan Segunda División, Freitas scored five goals in twenty-four games as Liverpool won the title and promotion back to the Primera División.[1] Three goals in fifty-three matches followed in the next three seasons with Liverpool in the top-flight.[1][3] On 18 July 2017, Freitas left Uruguayan football to join Argentine Primera División side Atlético Tucumán on loan.[4][5] He returned to Liverpool a year later but was soon sold to Peñarol.[1] Freitas was loaned to the Chilean Primera División's Everton in January 2019.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Freitas' brother, Nicolás, is also a footballer.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 6 January 2019.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup | Continental[b] | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bella Vista | 2011–12 | Uruguayan Primera División | 13 | 0 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 37 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||||
| Liverpool | 2013–14 | Uruguayan Primera División | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | Uruguayan Segunda División | 24 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | ||||
| 2015–16 | Uruguayan Primera División | 25 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |||||
| 2017 | 16 | 2 | — | — | 1[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 98 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 8 | ||||
| Atlético Tucumán (loan) | 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | |
| Peñarol | 2018 | Uruguayan Primera División | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 159 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 12 | |||
| Everton (loan) | 2019 | Chilean Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 159 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 12 | |||
- ^ Includes the Copa Argentina
- ^ Includes the Copa Sudamericana
- ^ One appearance in 2011 Copa Sudamericana
- ^ One appearance in 2017 Copa Sudamericana
- ^ One appearance in 2018 Copa Libertadores
- ^ Two appearances in 2018 Copa Sudamericana
Honours
[edit]- Liverpool[1]
- Peñarol[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Gonzalo Freitas at Soccerway
- ^ "Liverpool: Gonzalo Freitas es la sexta contratación y ya entrenó el jueves". Tenfield. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Gonzalo Freitas profile". BDFA. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Freitas y Zárate, las caras nuevas de Atlético Tucumán". TyC Sports. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Atlético Tucumán firma y presenta a Freitas". BeSoccer. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Rescindieron con Matheu y Freitas se va a préstamo a Chile". El Observador. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Contento de sumarse al fútbol argentino, Freitas promete dejar alma y vida por Atlético". La Gaceta. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Montevideo
- Uruguayan men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- C.A. Bella Vista players
- Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) players
- Atlético Tucumán footballers
- Peñarol players
- Everton de Viña del Mar footballers
- C.D. Antofagasta footballers
- Mazatlán F.C. footballers
- Defensor Sporting players
- Montevideo Wanderers F.C. players
- Atlético Clube Goianiense players
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Uruguayan Segunda División players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Chilean Primera División players
- Liga MX players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
- Expatriate men's footballers in Chile
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Brazil