| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2002-07-25) 25 July 2002 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Nantes, France | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Braga | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2019 | Nantes | ||
| 2019–2021 | Braga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Braga B | 10 | (1) |
| 2021– | Braga | 22 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → Paços de Ferreira (loan) | 34 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2025 | |||
Jean-Baptiste Gorby (born 25 July 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Braga.
Career
Born at Nantes, of Haitian, Malagasy descent, a youth product of Nantes, Gorby moved to the Portuguese club Braga on 14 August 2021. 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. He made his professional debut for Braga as a late sub in a 2–0 Primeira Liga win over Estoril on 5 December 2021.
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.
Career statistics
- As of match played 8 January 2025
| Club | Season | League | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Braga B | 2021–22 | Liga 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Liga 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||||
| Braga | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
| Paços de Ferreira (loan) | 2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | |
| Career total | 66 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 87 | 4 | ||
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
References
- "FC Nantes – Mercato : un Espoir des Canaris file à Braga !". But! Football Club. 15 August 2019.
- "Ex FC Nantes : Jean-Baptiste Gorby prolonge son contrat avec Braga jusqu'en 2027". 11 July 2022.
- "Sporting Braga vs. Estoril - 5 December 2021 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
- "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.
- Jean-Baptiste Gorby at Soccerway
External links
- Jean-Baptiste Gorby at Soccerway
- Jean-Baptiste Gorby at BDFutbol
| S.C. Braga – current squad | |
|---|---|
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Nantes
- French men's footballers
- French sportspeople of Haitian descent
- Black French sportspeople
- Men's association football midfielders
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Liga 3 (Portugal) players
- S.C. Braga players
- S.C. Braga B players
- F.C. Paços de Ferreira players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- French expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- 21st-century French sportsmen