Gustavo Daniel Cabral (born 14 October 1985) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Almirante Brown.
Club career Born in Isidro Casanova, Cabral made his first team debut in 2003 for Racing Club. He played 112 games for Racing until 2008, when he joined River Plate. Cabral was a first team regular in River's defense during the Torneo Clausura 2008 won by the club.
After being highly contested by River's supporters, Cabral moved abroad, joining Mexican club Tecos F.C. in June 2010.; RiverPlate.com, 15 June 2010 Despite being a regular with the Mexican side, he returned to his country in the following year, signing with Arsenal de Sarandí.
On 10 August 2011, Cabral was loaned to La Liga side Levante UD in a season-long deal.Cabral: "Vengo al Levante con muchas expectativas" (Cabral: "I come to Levante with many expectations"); Marca, 10 August 2011 He made his division debut on 3 December, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–5 away loss against FC Barcelona.Fabregas bags brace in rout ; ESPN FC, 3 December 2011 On 13 June 2012, Cabral was loaned to fellow top-divisioner Celta de Vigo.El ex levantinista Gustavo Cabral llega cedido al Celta (Former Levante player Gustavo Cabral arrives on loan at Celta); Diario AS, 13 June 2012 He signed permanently with the Celestes in the 2013 summer.
On 14 June 2019, after seven years with Celta, Cabral left for Mexican side C.F. Pachuca.
He was the captain of C.F. Pachuca team who won the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup.
International career In 2005 Cabral was part of the Argentina U20 team that won the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship. In 2007 Cabral was called up to the national team for a friendly against Chile but did not feature in the match.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCupInternationalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRiver Plate2008–09Argentine Primera División2020041— 2432009–101810060—241Total38300101—484Tecos2010–11Liga MX3010000—301Levante2011–12La Liga1616000—221Celta de Vigo2012–13La Liga2724000—3122013–142312000—2512014–153513000—3812015–163106000—3702016–1725280121—4532017–182612000—2812018–192401000—250Total1917260121—2298Pachuca2019-20Liga MX26121——2822020-21412———4122021-22373——103832022-23374—30104142023-24230—20—250Total1641021502017311Career total439223412722050225
Honours River Plate Argentine Primera División: 2008 Clausura
Pachuca Liga MX: Apertura 2022 CONCACAF Champions Cup: 2024 FIFA Challenger Cup: 2024 FIFA Derby of the Americas: 2024
Argentina U20 FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2005
Individual Liga MX All-Star: 2022
References
External links
Football-Lineups profile at Futbol XXI