Jean-Baptiste Gorby
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-07-25) 25 July 2002
Place of birth Nantes, France
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Paços de Ferreira
(on loan from Braga)
Number 29
Youth career
2017–2019 Nantes
2019–2021 Braga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Braga B 10 (1)
2021– Braga 14 (1)
2023–Paços de Ferreira (loan) 16 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2024

Jean-Baptiste Gorby (born 25 July 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Portugal 2 club Paços de Ferreira, on loan from Braga.

Career

A youth product of Nantes, Gorby moved to the Portuguese club Braga on 14 August 2021.[1] In his first season with Braga, he worked his way up their U19s, then their reserves before reaching their senior team within the span of a couple of months.[2] He made his professional debut for Braga as a late sub in a 2–0 Primeira Liga win over Estoril on 5 December 2021.[3]

On 7 July 2023, Braga announced that Gorby would be sent on a season-long loan to Paços de Ferreira, recently relegated to Liga Portugal 2.[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Braga B 2021–22 Liga 3 7 1 7 1
2022–23 Liga 3 3030
Total 10 1 10 1
Braga 2021–22 Primeira Liga 7110001[lower-alpha 1]091
2022–23 Primeira Liga 7030201[lower-alpha 1]0130
Total 141402020221
Career total 213402020292
  1. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. "FC Nantes – Mercato : un Espoir des Canaris file à Braga !". But! Football Club. 15 August 2019.
  2. "Ex FC Nantes : Jean-Baptiste Gorby prolonge son contrat avec Braga jusqu'en 2027". 11 July 2022.
  3. "Sporting Braga vs. Estoril - 5 December 2021 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  4. "Gorby cedido ao Paços de Ferreira" [Gorby ceded to Paços de Ferreira]. Sporting Clube de Braga (in European Portuguese). 7 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.