Gabriel Fernández Arenas

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Gabi

Gabi playing for Atlético Madrid in 2013
Personal information
Full nameGabriel Fernández Arenas
Date of birth (1983-07-10) 10 July 1983
Place of birthMadrid, Spain
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionDefensive midfielder
Club information
Current clubAtlético Madrid
Number14
Youth career
CF San Eladio
Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2002–2004Atlético B46(4)
2004–2007Atlético Madrid58(1)
2004–2005→ Getafe (loan)32(2)
2007–2011Zaragoza135(16)
2011–Atlético Madrid77(3)
National team
2003Spain U207(1)
2004–2005Spain U2112(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 1 November 2013 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Arenas.

Gabriel Fernández Arenas (born 10 July 1983 in Madrid), commonly known as Gabi, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid as a defensive midfielder.

Football career

A product of Atlético de Madrid's youth system, Gabi was seldom used during his debut season with the Colchoneros' first team. After a loan to another Madrid side, Getafe CF, he would amass 52 La Liga appearances for Atlético from 2005 to 2007, scoring his only goal in a 1–1 away draw against RCD Espanyol on 9 April 2006.

In early February 2007 Gabi joined Real Zaragoza on a €9 million transfer, agreeing to a four-year contract effective as of July.[1] He was an undisputed starter in his first year, but the Aragonese were relegated from the top flight.

Defensive-minded Gabi scored four goals in 35 games in the 2008–09 campaign, helping Zaragoza immediately regain its lost status. In the following season he again was an automatic first-choice, helping his club to a final 14th position.

Again a starter in the 2010–11, only missing matches due to suspension, Gabi netted a career-best eleven goals as Zaragoza again escaped relegation, six from penalty kicks – he was also team captain. On 12 March 2011, he scored twice from the spot in a 4–0 home win against Valencia CF;[2] on 30 April, in the same predicament, he scored in a 3–2 away success against Real Madrid[3] and, in the last matchday, he grabbed a brace in a 2–1 win at Levante UD, which certified the team's permanence.[4]

On 1 July 2011 Gabi returned to Atlético Madrid, with a transfer fee of around €3 million.[5] He scored his first goal for the team on 4 December, in a 3–1 home win against Rayo Vallecano – adding one in his own net –[6]and started most of his first season in his second spell, partnering another club youth graduate, Mario Suárez, in defensive midfield.

In the 2012–13 campaign Gabi played 45 official matches, including seven in the club's victorious run in the Copa del Rey, the first in 17 years.[7] He was also selected by manager Diego Simeone as the new captain.[8]

Honours

Club

Atlético Madrid

Country

Spain U20

Club statistics

Season Club Competition Apps Goals
2003/04Atlético MadridSpain Spanish League60
2004/05GetafeSpain Spanish League322
2005/06Atlético MadridSpain Spanish League321
2006/07Atlético MadridSpain Spanish League200
2007/08ZaragozaSpain Spanish League320
2008/09ZaragozaSpain Second Division354
2009/10ZaragozaSpain Spanish League321
2010/11ZaragozaSpain Spanish League3611
2011/12Atlético MadridSpain Spanish League312
2012/13Atlético MadridSpain Spanish League350
Total 291 21

References

  1. ↑ "Zaragoza move early to get Gabi". UEFA.com. 5 February 2007. 
  2. ↑ "Zaragoza crush Valencia". ESPN Soccernet. 12 March 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2011. 
  3. ↑ "Zaragoza end Real title dream". ESPN Soccernet. 30 April 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011. 
  4. ↑ "Zaragoza end drop fears". ESPN Soccernet. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011. 
  5. ↑ "El Zaragoza hace oficial traspaso de Gabi al Atlético" [Zaragoza makes Gabi transfer official] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011. 
  6. ↑ "Aperitivo de calidad que no llena" [Five-star appetizer leaves begging for more] (in Spanish). Marca. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2011. 
  7. ↑ "Jose Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo off in Real Madrid loss". BBC Sport. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013. 
  8. ↑ "Gabi: "No me veo en otro equipo que no sea el Atlético"" [Gabi: "I can't see myself in any other team than Atlético"] (in Spanish). Marca. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013. 

External links

Atlético Madrid – current squad
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Antonio López		 Atlético Madrid Captain
2012–present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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