Gustavo Daniel Cabral (born 14 October 1985) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club

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Club career

Born in

Isidro Casanova Isidro Casanova is a city in La Matanza Partido, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. It borders the towns of Villa Luzuriaga, San Justo, Ciudad Evita, Rafael Castillo, Laferrere, and Ezeiza. History The area encompassing Isidro Casanova was i ...

, 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. Tecos Fútbol Club (often referred to by its nickname "Tecos") is a Mexican professional football club associated with the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara AC. It plays its home games in the '' Estadio 3 de Marzo'' (March 3 Stadium, named fo ...

in June 2010. Despite being a regular with the Mexican side, he returned to his country in the following year, signing with

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. On 10 August 2011, Cabral was loaned to

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side Levante UD in a season-long deal. He made his division debut on 3 December, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–5 away loss against

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. On 13 June 2012, Cabral was loaned to fellow top-divisioner

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. He signed permanently with the ''Celestes'' in the 2013 summer. On 14 June 2019, after seven years with Celta, Cabral left for Mexican side

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International career

In 2005 Cabral was part of the Argentina U20 team that won the

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. In 2007 Cabral was called up to the national team for a friendly against Chile but did not feature in the match.

Career statistics

Honours

River Plate * Argentine Primera División: 2008 Clausura Pachuca * Liga MX: Apertura 2022 Argentina U20 *

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: 2005 Individual * Liga MX All-Star:

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References

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Football-Lineups profile

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at Futbol XXI * 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from La Matanza Partido Argentine people of Spanish descent Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football defenders Argentine Primera División players Liga MX players La Liga players Club Atlético River Plate footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Tecos F.C. footballers Levante UD footballers RC Celta de Vigo players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Footballers from Buenos Aires Province {{Argentina-footy-defender-1980s-stub