Gilson do Amaral (born April 4, 1984), commonly known as Gilsinho, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a striker.
Career Gilsinho's early career was spent at clubs in São Paulo state, such as Marília, Ituano and Paulista. After a successful Campeonato Paulista campaign with the latter in 2017, during which he scored 8 goals, he signed with Júbilo Iwata from Brazilian club Paulista. The deal was initially a year's loan, with an option to make it permanent. The move was later made permanent, with Gilsinho penning a new contract with Júbilo. He was a regular starter in his four seasons stay, helping the club to the 2010 J. League Cup.
Corinthians signed Gilsinho ahead of the 2012 season. In July 2012 he moved to Sport Recife to play 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
On 12 July 2013, Gilsinho joined J1 League club Ventforet Kofu, replacing Paraguayan striker José Ortigoza. He returned to Brazil in 2015, joining up with former team-mate from Paulista Fernando Diniz, who was now coach of Audax At the end of the Campeonato Paulista season he returned to Japan with J2 League side FC Gifu, but didn't make much impact, being released at the end of the year.
He returned home to Brazil again at the start of 2016, signing with Atlético Goianiense for a season which culminated in winning the 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.
For the 2017 season, Gilsinho once again took a contract in Japan, with J2 League side Avispa Fukuoka.
In 2018 Gilsinho played with Mirassol in Campeonato Paulista, moving to Ferroviária to play in Série D until their early exit from the competition, at which point he signed for Botafogo-SP, playing a small part in their promotion from Série C. He signed for a second spell with Atlético Goianiense for the 2019 season.
Club statistics
career in BrazilClubSeasonDivisionLeagueState LeagueCopa do BrasilOtherTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPaulista2007Série B?8??——??Corinthians2012Série A301310000161Sport Recife2012Série A222———222013Série A0020102050Audax2015Paulista—130——130Atlético Goianiense2016Série B3237010—403Mirassol2018Paulista—130——130Ferroviária2018Série D50———50Botafogo-SP2018Série C40———40Atlético Goianiense2019Série B1016340—203Career total in Brazil6813644602014017Career in JapanClubSeasonDivisionLeagueEmperor's CupJ.League CupOtherTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsJúbilo Iwata2008J.League Division 130900632038122009J.League Division 11870040—2272010J.League Division 12162095—32112011J.League Division 1293105110364Ventforet Kofu2013J.League Division 116030——1902014J. League Division 12512010—281FC Gifu2015J2 League14100——141Avispa Fukuoka2017J2 League30300——00Career total in Japan18330802593021939
References
External links
Profile at Avispa Fukuoka