Gabriel Lacerda

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cordeiro and the second or paternal family name is Lacerda.

Gabriel Santos Cordeiro Lacerda (born 29 August 1999), known as Gabriel Lacerda, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for A-League club Sydney FC on loan from Ceará.

Gabriel Lacerda

Personal information
Full name	Gabriel Santos Cordeiro Lacerda
Date of birth	(1999-08-29) 29 August 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth	Caieiras, Brazil
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Sydney FC
Number	15
Youth career
2013–2019	Palmeiras
2017	→ Figueirense (loan)
2019–2020	Ceará
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	Ceará	88	(4)
2023–	→ Sydney FC (loan)	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2023

Club career

Born in Caieiras, São Paulo, Gabriel Lacerda began his career with Palmeiras in 2013. He served a loan stint at Figueirense in 2017,^[2] and moved to Atlético Mineiro in September 2018;^[3] the move later collapsed after he suffered a knee injury.

On 30 May 2019, Gabriel Lacerda agreed to a contract with Ceará, as his link with Palmeiras was due to expire.^[4] Initially assigned to the under-20s, he made his professional debut on 13 August 2020, starting in a 1–1 Série A home draw with Grêmio.^[1][5]

Loan to Sydney FC

A few days after his compatriot Fabio Gomes signed for Sydney, it was announced that Lacerda would also be signing for the Australian club, making his first move outside his Brazilian homeland. Lacerda would take the #15 jersey, which had not been worn at Sydney since the retirement of hall of fame member Terry McFlynn, with Lacerda stating that the number 15 was special to him as it's the number of his fathers birthday.^[6]

Career statistics

As of 25 October 2021^[7]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ceará	2020	Série A	9	0	0	0	2	0	—		0	0	11	0
	2021		17	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	3^[a]	0	24	4
Career total			26	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	35	4

1. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

Ceará

• Copa do Nordeste: 2020, 2023

Sydney FC

• Australia Cup: 2023

References

1. "Cria da Cidade Vozão: Gabriel Lacerda realiza sua estreia na Série A" [Raised at the Cidade Vozão: Gabriel Lacerda makes his Série A debut] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ceará SC.
2. "Mercado da bola: Palmeiras empresta zagueiro destaque da base para o Figueirense" [Transfer market: Palmeiras loan spotlight of the youth setup to Figueirense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Torcedores.com. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
3. "Passagem pela Seleção e fama de artilheiro: Gabriel Lacerda, novo zagueiro do Atlético" [Period in the Seleção and goalscoring fame: Gabriel Lacerda, new stopper of Atlético] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Hoje em Dia. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
4. "Mercado da bola: Jovem zagueiro deixa o Palmeiras e acerta com o Ceará" [Transfer market: Young stopper leaves Palmeiras and signs with Ceará] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Torcedores.com. 30 May 2019.
5. "Gabriel Lacerda comemora estreia pelo Ceará na Série A: "Guto me encheu de confiança"" [Gabriel Lacerda celebrates debut with Ceará in the Série A: "Guto filled me with confidence"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
6. Comito, Matt. "Sydney FC sign Brazilian centre-back with 'a very special' shirt number". Keep Up. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
7. Gabriel Lacerda at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

External links

• Ceará official profile (in Brazilian Portuguese)