Gabriel (footballer, born 1995)

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Gabriel Costa França (born 14 March 1995), simply known as Gabriel, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Yokohama FC as a central defender.

Gabriel
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Costa França
Date of birth (1995-03-14) 14 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Pedro Leopoldo, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Yokohama FC
Number 5
Youth career
2005–2015 Atlético Mineiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2021 Atlético Mineiro 122 (5)
2019Botafogo (loan) 44 (1)
2021– Yokohama FC 45 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 December 2022, 16:20 (UTC)

Career

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Gabriel was born in Pedro Leopoldo, Minas Gerais, and joined Atlético Mineiro's youth setup in 2005. He made his senior debut for the club on 8 February 2014, starting in a 2–0 Campeonato Mineiro away loss against Tupi.[1]

Gabriel subsequently returned to the under-20 squad, and was promoted to the first team ahead of the 2016 season.[2] He made his Série A debut on 14 May of that year by starting in a 1–0 home win against Santos.[3]

Gabriel became a regular starter for the club in September 2016, and scored his first professional goal on 23 November of that year, in a 3–1 home loss against Grêmio in the 2016 Copa do Brasil Finals.

On 3 January 2019, Gabriel was sent on a two-year loan to Botafogo.[4] He, however, rejoined Atlético at the start of 2020.[5]

On 13 July 2021, Gabriel agreed to a permanent deal with Yokohama FC.[6] Gabriel became a captain team on 5 February 2023.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of the start of 2023 season.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League National Cup League Cup Continental[a] Other[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético Mineiro 2014 Série A 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2016 15 0 3 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 25 1
2017 26 1 14 1 4 0 7 0 5 0 56 2
2018 21 0 12 0 7 0 1 0 41 0
2020 9 0 9 1 1 1 2 0 21 2
2021 5 1 7 1 1 0 1 0 14 2
Total 76 2 46 3 19 2 0 0 11 0 6 0 158 7
Botafogo (loan) 2019 Série A 34 1 10 0 4 0 4 0 52 1
Total 34 1 10 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 152 1
Yokohama FC 2021 J1 League 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
2022 J2 League 29 3 0 0 29 3
2023 J1 League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 3
Career total 150 6 56 3 23 2 0 0 15 0 6 0 250 11
  1. ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ Appearances in Primeira Liga

Honours

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Atlético Mineiro

References

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  1. ^ "Em Juiz de Fora, Tupi-MG supera falta de inspiração do Atlético-MG e vence mais uma" [In Juiz de Fora, Tupi-MG overcome Atlético-MG's lack of inspiration and win another one] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Joia atleticana: zagueiro Gabriel quer seguir os passos de Jemerson no Galo" [Pearl atleticana: stopper Gabriel wants to follow the footsteps of Jemerson at Galo] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  3. ^ "No Horto, reservas do Atlético Mineiro vencem o Santos por 1 a 0 na estreia do Brasileirão" [At the Horto, Atlético Mineiro's reserves defeat Santos by 1–0 in the debut of the Brasileirão] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Igor Rabello chega a BH para realizar exames e assinar com Atlético-MG" (in Portuguese). Lance!. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Botafogo e Atlético-MG não chegam a acordo, e Gabriel fica no Galo em 2020" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Atlético-MG vende zagueiro Gabriel ao Yokohama FC, do Japão; negócio envolve R$ 10,3 milhões" [Atlético-MG sells centre-back Gabriel to Japan's Yokohama FC; deal involves R$ 10,3 million] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
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