Giovanni Augusto Oliveira Cardoso (born 5 September 1989), known as Giovanni Augusto, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Guarani.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Giovanni Augusto Oliveira Cardoso | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-09-05) 5 September 1989 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Belém, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Guarani | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | Paysandu | ||
| 2008–2010 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2016 | Atlético Mineiro | 45 | (5) |
| 2010 | → Náutico (loan) | 22 | (2) |
| 2011 | → Grêmio Barueri (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Criciúma (loan) | 27 | (3) |
| 2013 | → Náutico (loan) | 15 | (4) |
| 2013 | → ABC (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2014 | → Figueirense (loan) | 36 | (6) |
| 2016–2019 | Corinthians | 78 | (7) |
| 2018 | → Vasco da Gama (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Goiás (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Coritiba | 20 | (4) |
| 2021 | Mazatlán | 29 | (5) |
| 2022– | Guarani | 15 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:44, 6 November 2021 (UTC) | |||
Born in Belém, Pará, Giovanni Augusto graduated from Atlético Mineiro's youth setup. He made his first team debut on 17 March 2010, coming on as a second half substitute in a 0–1 away loss against Chapecoense, for that year's Copa do Brasil.[1]
After appearing rarely, Giovanni Augusto was loaned to Náutico in May 2010.[2] He returned to Galo in 2011, but spent the following campaigns out on loan to Grêmio Barueri, Criciúma,[3] Náutico,[4] ABC[5] and Figueirense.[6]
With Figueira Giovanni Augusto appeared regularly in Série A, avoiding relegation and scoring four goals in 24 appearances. He also scored the first official goal of Arena Corinthians on 18 May 2014, in a 1–1 draw against Corinthians.[7]
Giovanni Augusto only established himself as a starter for Galo during the 2015 campaign, under Levir Culpi. On 5 May he renewed his contract until 2018, and finished the year with five goals and ten assists.
On 4 February 2016, it was announced that Giovanni signed with Corinthians for an undisclosed fee.[8]
In March 2019, he joined Goiás on loan until the end of the season.[9]
On 11 January 2021, it was announced that Giovanni signed with Mexican team Mazatlán for an undisclosed fee.
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlético Mineiro | 2010 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 40 | 5 | |||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Subtotal | 45 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 5 | ||
| Náutico (loan) | 2010 | Série B | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||||
| Grêmio Barueri (loan) | 2011 | Série B | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Criciúma (loan) | 2012 | Série B | 27 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 3 | ||||
| Náutico (loan) | 2013 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 4 | ||
| ABC (loan) | 2013 | Série B | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||||
| Figueirense (loan) | 2014 | Série A | 24 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 6 | ||
| Corinthians | 2016 | Série A | 23 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | — | 42 | 5 | |
| Subtotal | 23 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 42 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 164 | 18 | 40 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 222 | 26 | ||