Bérgson (footballer)
Bérgson Gustavo Silveira da Silva (born 9 February 1991), simply known as Bergson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim.Here, Bérgson found great success winning the 2008 Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores as well as two consecutive Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 in 2008 and 2009, finishing top goalscorer in the latter.Bergson struggled to obtain first-team opportunities due to the competition of several proven strikers at the club at the time such as Jonas, Leandro and William.[2] Despite interest from Sweden and Qatari side Al Wasl, on 1 January 2011 Bergson moved to Asia to joined South Korean giants, Suwon Bluewings on loan.On 1 July 2011, upon the request of then manager Hélio dos Anjos to improrve the clubs attack, Serie B side Vila Nova signed Bergson on a short-term loan until the end of the season.[16] After not making an appearance in the league for over two seasons, Bergson scored his first Série A goal, a header, in a 4–2 win against Bahia on 31 August.Bergson form with Portuguesa saw him continue to attract interest from top division Brazilian clubs leading him to be officially unveiled as a Chapacoense player on 1 January 2014, once again on loan.Bergson then scored his first goal for the club with a brace and an assist in a 4–0 win over Sport Recife on 15 October which he won the 'Man of the Match' award.On 12 October 2022, Bergson become the new JDT all-time top scorer after his double against Kedah Darul Aman took his total tally to 67 goals in all competitions for the club.On 11 November 2022, he score his 4th hat-trick for the club in a 2022 Malaysia Cup quarter-final match against Kelantan where Johor won 5–0 (8–0 aggregate) to qualified for the semi-final.On 22 September, Bergson scored his third hat-trick of the season bringing his league goal tally to 13 in a 6–1 home win against Kelantan Darul Naim.In 2024, images circulate online that Bergson played alongside Oscar in 2010 with the Brazil U20 when both of them met during the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite between Johor Darul Ta'zim and Shanghai Port.