Gilberto Moraes Junior

Botafogo

Born in Campinas, São Paulo, Gilberto joined Botafogo's youth setup in 2010, from CFZ do Rio. He made his first team debut on 23 April 2011, starting in a 2–5 Campeonato Carioca loss against Boavista, as the club opted to use the under-20 squad. Gilberto made his Série A debut on 5 September 2012, coming on as a late substitute for Márcio Azevedo in a 3–1 away win against Cruzeiro. Definitely promoted to the main squad in 2013, he spent the campaign as a third-choice behind Lucas and Edílson. On 5 January 2014, Gilberto was loaned to fellow top tier side Internacional, for one year. He scored his first senior goal on his debut for the club on 2 February, netting his team's third in a 4–1 Campeonato Gaúcho home routing over Cruzeiro-RS. A first-choice in the 2014 Campeonato Gaúcho, Gilberto shared the same amount of playing time with Wellington Silva and Cláudio Winck in the Série A before returning to his parent club Botafogo for the 2015 campaign. With Fogão now in the Série B, Gilberto became an undisputed starter, and scored his first goal for the club on 11 March 2015 in a 3–0 home win against Tigres do Brasil.

Fiorentina

On 22 July 2015, Gilberto moved abroad after signing a contract with Italian Serie A side Fiorentina, for a rumoured fee of R$ 3.4 million. He made his debut abroad on 23 August, starting in a 2–0 home win against Milan. On 1 February 2016, after featuring rarely, Gilberto was loaned to fellow Serie A side Hellas Verona until…

Gilberto was called up to the Brazil under-21 team for the 2014 Toulon Tournament. In the following year, he was also a part of the under-23 side which played in the Pan American Games; he featured in four matches during the competition.

As of 28 July 2025

Internacional

Campeonato Gaúcho: 2014 Fluminense

Taça Rio: 2020 Benfica

Primeira Liga: 2022–23 Bahia

Campeonato Baiano: 2025 Brazil U20

Toulon Tournament: 2014

Individual

Campeonato Carioca Team of the Year: 2019