Portugal Born in
Bissau, Gerso moved to Portugal in his early teens, joining
União de Coimbra's youth system in 2004 at age 13. As a junior, he signed with neighbouring
Académica de Coimbra where he went on to complete his development; he did not play football for two years during his formative spell, after a
priest from the charity facility where he was living advised him against the dangers of turning professional. Gerso made his debut as a senior with
Tourizense in the
third division, who acted as Académica's
farm team. Released in summer 2011, he moved to
Estoril of
Segunda Liga, contributing 20 scoreless appearances in his
first season as the club returned to the
Primeira Liga after seven years. Gerso made his debut in Portugal's top flight on 17 August 2012, playing 30 minutes in a 2–1 away loss against
Olhanense. He continued to be played almost exclusively as a
substitute in the following campaigns by manager
Marco Silva. For
2014–15, Gerso was loaned to
Moreirense of the same league. Ahead of the
2016–17 season, he agreed to a contract a fellow top-tier side
Belenenses.
Sporting Kansas City On 4 January 2017,
Sporting Kansas City of
Major League Soccer announced the signing of Gerso from Belenenses on a three-year
designated player contract, with an option for a fourth year. On 17 May, he scored a
hat-trick in a 3–0 win over
Seattle Sounders FC at
Children's Mercy Park. Gerso helped the club to win the
2017 U.S. Open Cup. He rejected an offer for a new deal at the end of the
2020 campaign, and was released.
South Korea On 16 February 2021, Gerso joined
K League 1 club
Jeju United. In 2022, he earned a
₩1.7 billion salary, becoming the highest-paid player in the competition. Subsequently, Gerso signed for
Incheon United in the same league on a
free transfer. During the
2023 season, he displayed top-class speed while scoring ten goals and providing nine
assists in all competitions to be his team's only player to be included in the
K League Best XI. Gerso suffered relegation at the end of
2024, also dealing with injury problems. Incheon were however crowned champions of the
League 2 in the
following campaign, and he was named
Most Valuable Player in the process. ==Career statistics==