Gustavo da Silva Cunha (born 1 June 1999), commonly known as Gustavo Silva or Mandingo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Primeira Liga club Vitória de Guimarães.
Club career Gustavo Silva began his career with Taquaritinga, also playing for Sobradinho and Inter de Bebedouro before a move to Comercial in 2022. He enjoyed a successful loan spell in Portugal with Nacional across the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons. During the latter season, he scored 15 goals and added a further 12 assists in 40 appearances across all competitions.
On 7 August 2024, Gustavo Silva joined Primeira Liga club Vitória de Guimarães on a four-year deal. On 29 August, he scored his first goal in a European competition for Vitória, netting the fourth goal in a 4–0 win over Zrinjski Mostar in the play-off round of the UEFA Conference League. On 6 October, he scored twice in a 2–2 draw against Boavista in the league. This strong start was slowed down by a muscular injury in January 2025, with an expected recovery time of two months. On 10 January 2026, Gustavo came on from the bench in the Portuguese Taça da Liga final against Braga in which Vitória won 2–1.
Career statistics
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueState leagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTaquaritinga2018–142———1422019111———111Total253———253Sobradinho2020–90———00Inter de Bebedouro2020–40———40Taquaritinga2021–111———111Comercial2022–184———184Nacional2022–23Liga Portugal 2270—2130—3212023–24Liga Portugal 23412—3231—4015Total6112005361007216Vitória de Guimarães2024–25Primeira Liga217—00005426112025–26Primeira Liga235—0010—2452026–27Primeira Liga20—00——20Total4612—0010545216Career total1072467853715420140
Honours Vitória Guimarães Taça da Liga: 2025–26
Individual Liga Portugal 2 Team of the Year: 2023–24 Liga Portugal 2 Player of the Month: April 2024 Liga Portugal 2 top assist provider: 2023–24
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