Cássio Gabriel Vilela Ferreira (born 29 August 1992), better known as Cássio Gabriel or Cássinho, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as an

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for Operário Ferroviário.

Club career

Earlier career

Fondly known as 'Cássinho', Gabriel started his youth career at

Fluminense Fluminense Football Club () is a Brazilian sports club based in the neighbourhood of Laranjeiras, in Rio de Janeiro, being the oldest football club in the state since its foundation in 1902. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, th ...

's under 20 side and went on to play for a number of Brazilian clubs such as

Paysandu SC Paysandu Sport Club, commonly referred to as Paysandu, is a Brazilian professional club based in Belém, Pará founded on 2 February 1914. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football league system, Br ...

Clube Esportivo Bento Gonçalves Clube Esportivo Bento Gonçalves, commonly referred to as Esportivo, is a Brazilian football club based in Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul. It currently plays in Campeonato Gaúcho Série A, the first level of the Rio Grande do Sul state fo ...

, Guarani,

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, ASEEV-GO, Atlético Penapolense, Esporte Clube XV de Piracicaba,

Esporte Clube São Bento Esporte Clube São Bento, commonly referred to as São Bento, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Sorocaba, São Paulo. They currently compete in the Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the second division of the São Paul ...

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and

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before joining

Vila Nova Futebol Clube Vila Nova Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Vila Nova, is a Brazilian professional club based in Goiânia, Goiás founded on 29 July 1943. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, as well a ...

in June 2020. Born in

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, Cássio can play on either wings or through the middle as an attacking mid, made 12 appearances for Vila Nova and has one assist to his name. During his stint with Fluminense's youth side, the Patrocinio-born midfielder was also loaned to the Croatian club

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in 2013, the only club he played for outside of his homeland. With Hajduk, he achieved success at the

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, winning the title in

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Mumbai City

On 26 August 2021, Gabriel moved to

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defending champions Mumbai City, on loan from Vila Nova. On 22 November, he made his debut for the club against

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, in a resounding 3–0 win. He scored his first goal for the club, on 9 December, against

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, in a thrilling 4–2 win. He registered one goal along with five assists in 20 league appearances, as the Islanders finished on fifth place and failed to qualify for the

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. He was later included in the club's

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squad. He started in the club's

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debut match, on 8 April, against Al Shabab which ended in a 3–0 defeat.

Honours

HNK Hajduk Split *

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XV de Piracicaba *

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: runner-up 2019 Mirassol *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cassio Gabriel Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders 1992 births Living people Clube Atlético do Porto players Paysandu Sport Club players Clube Esportivo Bento Gonçalves players Anápolis Futebol Clube players Guarani FC players Clube Atlético Penapolense players Esporte Clube Taubaté players Esporte Clube São Bento players Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Piracicaba) players Mumbai City FC players Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube players Indian Super League players Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in India Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in India People from Patrocínio Footballers from Minas Gerais 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen Brazilian expatriate men's footballers