Gustavo Affonso Sauerbeck (born 30 April 1993), also known as Gustavo Sauer, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a winger for

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Club career

Early career

In February 2016, Gustavo was loaned to

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side

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for the

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season. Previously, Gustavo had been on loan at fellow Brazilian sides

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and

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in 2015, and Armenian side

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in the latter half of 2014.

Botev Plovdiv

On 25 August 2017, Gustavo joined

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. Gustavo made a debut on 21 September during the 1-3 away victory in the 1/16 final of the

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against

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. On 24 September Gustavo played his first game in

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and scored a goal for the 3-0 win in the derby game against

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. On 11 May 2018 Gustavo had a controversial performance during the 2-1 win over

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. He assisted for the first goal of

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but later on was sent off for committing a brutal foul against

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. After a long goal-drought, on 25 August 2018, Gustavo scored in the last minute for the 0-2 away win over

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Personal life

His younger brother Gabriel Sauer is also a footballer. A

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, he was also groomed at Joinville.

Career statistics

Honors

;Joinville *

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: 2013 *

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (commonly referred to as the Brasileirão Série B, the Série B or the Brazilian Série B to distinguish it from the Italian and the Ecuadorian Serie B), and currently officially called Brasileirão Série B ...

: 2014 Individual *

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's Goal of the Month: September 2021

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sauer, Gustavo 1993 births Living people Brazilian people of German descent Armenian Premier League players Boavista F.C. players Botafogo FR players Botev Plovdiv players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Armenia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Brazilian men's footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Çaykur Rizespor footballers Chinese Super League players Cuiabá Esporte Clube players Daejeon Hana Citizen players Expatriate men's footballers in Armenia Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in China Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates FC Gandzasar Kapan players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Footballers from Joinville Joinville Esporte Clube players Men's association football forwards Paraná Clube players Primeira Liga players Wuhan Three Towns F.C. players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen