Gabriel Barbosa

Gabriel Barbosa
Personal information
Full nameGabriel Barbosa Almeida
Date of birth30 August 1996
Place of birthSão Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Santos
Number10
Youth career
2004–2014Santos
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2013–Santos42(9)
National team‡
2011Brazil U15
2013Brazil U175(3)
2014–Brazil U2012(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 December 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 February 2015
This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Barbosa and the second or paternal family name is Almeida.

Gabriel Barbosa Almeida, commonly known as Gabriel Barbosa or simply Gabriel (born 30 August 1996), is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Santos FC as a forward.

Club career

Born in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Gabriel joined Santos FC's youth setup in 2004, aged 8.[1] On 25 September 2012, he signed a professional contract, with a €50 million buyout clause.[2] On 17 January, he made his first team debut, in a friendly match against Grêmio Barueri.[3]

On 26 May 2013, Gabriel made his league debut, at only 16 years old, in a 0-0 draw against Flamengo.[4] He scored his first professional goal on 18 January of the following year, netting the game's only in a home success against XV de Piracicaba.

On 1 February 2014, Gabriel scored a brace and Santos' 12,000th goal in a 5-1 victory against Botafogo-SP, for that year's Campeonato Paulista championship.[5] He finished the tournament with seven goals, as Peixe finished second.

Gabriel netted his first Série A goal on 20 April, scoring his side's only in a 1–1 home draw against Sport Recife.[6] He signed a new five-year deal with the club on 23 September,[7] and finished the season with 21 goals, ten ahead of high-spending Leandro Damião.

International career

In November 2011, Gabriel was called up to Brazil under-15's.[8] On 20 June 2013, he appeared with the under-17's in a tournament in Miami.[9]

On 22 July 2014 Gabriel was called up to the under-20's for the L'Alcúdia International Football Tournament.[10] He was the tournament's top scorer,[11] but missed the final 2–0 win over Levante UD due to a dimissal in the previous game against Argentina.[12]

Gabriel was also included in Alexandre Gallo's 23-man squad for the 2015 South American Youth Championship held in Uruguay.[13] He scored his first goal in the competition on 20 January 2015, netting the last in a 2–0 win against Venezuela.[14]

Career statistics

(Correct as of 16 April 2015)[15]
Club Season Série A State League Copa do Brasil CONMEBOL Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Santos 2013 111002100132
2014 31818776005621
2015 001132000133
Subtotal 4292910118008226
Total 4292910118008226

References

  1. ↑ "Aos 16 anos Gabigol vale R$ 131 milhões e é a maior promessa do Santos" [With 16 years old, Gabigol worths R$ 131 millions and is Santos's wonderkid] (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Santos assina com Gabriel, de 16 anos, e estipula multa de R$ 130 milhões" [Santos signs with Gabriel, 16 years old, and puts a R$ 130 million buyout clause] (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Muricy promove estreia de Gabigol, mas pede calma com promessa" [Muricy promotes Gabigol's debut, but ask for calmness for wonderkid] (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Neymar chora, mas não brilha, e Santos empata em 0 a 0 com o Fla" [Neymar cries, but do not shine, and Santos draws 0-0 with Fla] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "Santos dá novo show na Vila, goleia Botafogo e passa de 12 mil gols" [Santos puts on a show in Vila again, thrashes Botafogo and surpasses 12 thousand goals] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Santos empata em lance polêmico com Sport na Vila Belmiro: 1 a 1" [Santos draws in a controversial play with Sport at Vila Belmiro: 1–1] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Gabriel renova com o Santos FC até setembro de 2019" [Gabriel renews with Santos until September 2019] (in Portuguese). Santos' official website. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  8. ↑ Gabriel Barbosa e Marcel Furtado embarcam com Seleção Brasileira Sub-15 para disputa de torneio nos Estados Unidos (Gabriel Barbosa and Marcel Furtado travel with Brazil under-15's for a tournament in United States); Santos FC, 24 November 2011 (Portuguese)
  9. ↑ "Agora no profissional, Gabriel é chamado para Seleção Brasileira Sub-17 para disputa de torneio nos Estados Unidos" [Now in first team, Gabriel is called up to Brazil U-17 for a tournament in United States] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 20 June 2013.
  10. ↑ "Gabriel é convocado para a seleção brasileira sub-20" [Gabriel is called up to Brazil under-20's] (in Portuguese). Santos' official website. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  11. ↑ "Gabriel é campeão com a seleção brasileira sub-20" [Gabriel is crowned champion with Brazil under-20's] (in Portuguese). Santos' official website. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  12. ↑ "Fora de final com a Seleção sub-20, Gabigol se trata para voltar no San-São" [Out of final with Seleção under-20, Gabigol treats himself to be back in San-São] (in Portuguese). Diário Lance!. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  13. ↑ "Gallo convoca seleção brasileira que disputará o Sul-Americano sub-20" [Gallo calls up Brazil national team which will play in South American under-20] (in Portuguese). Esporte Interativo. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  14. ↑ "Brasil vence Venezuela e respira no Sul-Americano Sub-20" [Brazil defeats Venezuela and breathes in South American under-20] (in Portuguese). Veja. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  15. ↑ Gabriel Barbosa profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 February 2015.

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