Gregore de Magalhães Silva Favero (born 2 March 1994), simply known as Gregore, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Gregore was a Joseense youth graduate. He made his senior debut for the club on 14 March 2013, starting in a 1–0 home win against Batatais for the

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championship, and remained at the club when it changed its name to São José dos Campos FC. In May 2015 Gregore moved to

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. He was an undisputed starter for the side, who achieved promotion from

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as champions.

Santos

On 17 December 2015 Gregore was loaned to Santos, initially assigned to the B-team. On 11 May 2016 he made his professional debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for

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in a 3–0 away win against

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, for the year's

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Bahia

On 11 January 2018, Gregore was loaned to fellow Série A team

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, for one year. He made his top tier debut on 15 April, starting in a 2–0 away loss against Internacional. On 25 May 2018, Gregore renewed his contract until 2021 after having 50% of his economic rights bought by Bahia. He ended the campaign as an undisputed starter, featuring in 35 matches. He also led the campaign in tackling, making him one of the best defensive midfielders of the season. During the 2019 season, Gregore kept his great performances, leading the campaign in tackling once more. On 20 August, Bahia bought more 40% of Gregore's economic rights, in order to own 90% in total, with his contract expiring at the final of the 2021 season.

Inter Miami

On 24 February 2021, Gregore joined

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club Inter Miami. In November, he was named as the Inter Miami

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of the 2021 season. He also led the number of tackles (55) among all teams of the MLS Regular Season. On 11 March 2023 in a game against

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, Gregore suffered a

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and was ruled out for six months. Four days later on the 15th, he underwent surgery to repair his foot. On 16 October 2023, Gregore signed a 2-year extension with Inter Miami.

Botafogo

On 19 February 2024, Inter Miami CF announced that it had transferred midfielder Gregore to Brazilian Serie A side Botafogo. On 30 November, Gregore was sent off two minutes into the 2024 Copa Libertadores final.

Career statistics

Honours

São Carlos *

: 2015 Bahia *

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Botafogo * Série A:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gregore 1994 births Living people Footballers from Juiz de Fora Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Major League Soccer players São Carlos Futebol Clube players Santos FC players Esporte Clube Bahia players Clube Atlético Joseense players Inter Miami CF players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Copa Libertadores–winning players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen