Gabriel (footballer, born 1995)

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.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Costa and the second or paternal family name is França.

Gabriel
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Costa França
Date of birth (1995-03-14) 14 March 1995
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)
2019 → Botafogo (loan) 44 (1)
2021– Yokohama FC 40 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 December 2022, 16:20 (UTC)

Career

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

Club
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[lower-alpha 1] Other[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlético Mineiro 2014 Série A 001000———10
2016 1503061—0010251
2017 26114140—7050562
2018 21012070—10—410
2020 909111—20—212
2021 517110—10—142
Total 76246319200110601587
Botafogo (loan) 2019 Série A 34110040—40—521
Total 341100400040001521
Yokohama FC 2021 J1 League 110—0000——110
2022 J2 League 293—00———293
2023 J1 League 00—0000—0000
Total 4000000000000403
Career total 1506563232001506025011
  1. Appearances in Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
  2. Appearances in Primeira Liga

Honours
Atlético Mineiro

References
  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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