{"id":108968,"date":"2026-01-29T18:35:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T16:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apollon.com.cy\/?p=108968"},"modified":"2026-01-29T18:35:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T16:35:18","slug":"gustavo-assuncao-joins-apollon-fc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apollon.com.cy\/en\/gustavo-assuncao-joins-apollon-fc\/","title":{"rendered":"Gustavo Assun\u00e7\u00e3o joins Apollon FC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apollon Football (Public) Ltd announces an agreement with AVS Futebol SAD for the transfer of footballer Gustavo Assun\u00e7\u00e3o until May 2027, with the option to extend the cooperation for one more season.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Gustavo Assun\u00e7\u00e3o was born on March 30, 2000, in S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil, and plays as a defensive midfielder.<\/p>\n<p>In the summer of 2019, he signed his first professional contract with Famalic\u00e3o, where he played for five years as a key member of the squad. He made a total of 129 appearances for the Portuguese club, scoring two goals and providing three assists.<\/p>\n<p>During the 2021\u201322 season, he played on loan at Galatasaray, recording two appearances in the Turkish league, while in the summer of 2024 he moved to AVS, with whom he has so far made 38 appearances and scored four goals.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian midfielder has also represented Brazil at U17 and U23 national team level.<\/p>\n<p>We welcome Gustavo to the Apollon family and wish him every success with our team\u2019s shirt.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Press Office<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Apollon Limassol<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apollon Football (Public) Ltd announces an agreement with AVS Futebol SAD for the transfer of footballer Gustavo Assun\u00e7\u00e3o until May 2027, with the option to extend the cooperation for one more season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":108971,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[167],"tags":[1201],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.10 - 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