Augusto César Veríssimo Galvan (born 25 March 1999), known as Augusto Galvan or simply Augusto, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for América de Natal. Mainly an attacking midfielder, he can also play as a left winger.
Club career Early career Born in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Augusto joined São Paulo's youth setup in 2013. On 24 February 2017, as his contract was due to expire in March, he was sold to Real Madrid for a rumoured fee of €3 million. Prior to the transfer, he was separated from the under-17 squad after rejecting an offer of a professional contract.
Real Madrid Castilla After spending his first season in the Juvenil A squad, Augusto was promoted to Santiago Solari's reserves in Segunda División B for the 2018–19 campaign. He made his senior debut on 29 September 2018, coming on as a late substitute for Jaime Seoane in a 3–1 home win against CDA Navalcarnero.
Augusto contributed with 19 league appearances in his first senior season, being mainly used as a substitute as Castilla missed out promotion in the play-offs.
Loan to Cultural Leonesa On 18 July 2019, Augusto joined fellow third division side Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa on loan for one year. He scored his first senior goal on 19 December, netting his team's second in a 3–0 home success over Las Rozas CF, for the season's Copa del Rey.
In February 2020, Augusto suffered a shoulder injury which kept him out for three months. He featured in ten matches for the side, as the season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Loan to Las Rozas On 2 October 2020, Augusto moved to Las Rozas also in the third tier, on loan for one year. While at the club, he featured more regularly, and notably scored in a 3–4 home loss against La Liga side SD Eibar also for the national cup.
Loan to Santos On 16 August 2021, Augusto returned to Brazil and agreed to a one-year loan deal with Santos. He appeared for the under-23 side in the 2021 Copa Paulista, but never featured with the main squad, being separated from the side in March 2022.
Azuriz In January 2023, Augusto joined Azuriz.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsReal Madrid Castilla2018–19Segunda División B180———1Appearance(s) in promotion play-offs0190Cultural Leonesa (loan)2019–20Segunda División B50—41—10101Las Rozas (loan)2020–21Segunda División B131—21——152Santos (loan)2021Série A00—00—4Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista141202200—00——00Total00—00—4141Azuriz2023Paranaense—91———91Caxias2023Série D202————202Career total56391620061777
References
External links Real Madrid profile