Gabriel Menino

Gabriel Vinicius Menino (born 29 September 2000), known as Gabriel Menino, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Palmeiras.[1] Primarily a midfielder, he can also play as a right-back.

Gabriel Menino
Gabriel Menino playing for Palmeiras in 2022
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Vinicius Menino
Date of birth (2000-09-29) 29 September 2000
Place of birth Morungaba, São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Palmeiras
Number 25
Youth career
0000–2017 Guarani
2017–2019 Palmeiras
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Palmeiras 126 (10)
International career‡
2019 Brazil U20 6 (0)
2021 Brazil U23 6 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:00, 17 July 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:10, 26 October 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Morungaba, São Paulo, Menino joined the Palmeiras youth setup in 2017 from Guarani. In his first year at the club, he was a member of the Copa do Brasil Sub-17 winning team.[2]

On 25 November 2019, Menino was promoted to the first team ahead of the 2020 season.[3] He made his debut on 22 January 2020, in a 4–0 win over Ituano in the Campeonato Paulista, playing the full 90 minutes.[4][5] He scored for the first time on 17 September 2020, in a 2–1 win over Bolívar in the Copa Libertadores.[6]

International career

Menino featured for Brazil at the 2019 South American U-20 Championship. On 18 September 2020, he received his first call up to the full side.[7]

On 17 June 2021, Menino was named in the Brazil squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[8]

Career statistics
As of 17 July 2023.[9]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Palmeiras 2020 Série A 27012[lower-alpha 1]06112[lower-alpha 2]32[lower-alpha 3]0594
2021 1829[lower-alpha 1]0005[lower-alpha 2]02[lower-alpha 4]0342
2022 2724[lower-alpha 1]03011[lower-alpha 2]00[lower-alpha 5]0452
2023 14215[lower-alpha 1]3616[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 6]2428
Career total 8674031523435218116
  1. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  3. Appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup
  4. One appearance in Supercopa do Brasil, one appearance in Recopa Sudamericana
  5. One appearance in Supercopa do Brasil, one appearance in Recopa Sudamericana
  6. One appearance in Supercopa do Brasil, one appearance in Recopa Sudamericana

Honours

Club
Palmeiras

International
Brazil Olympic

Individual

Top Scorer

References
  1. Zarko, Raphael. "Gabriel Menino é a novidade de Tite em convocação para início das Eliminatórias; veja a lista". GloboEsporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  2. "Profile on palmeiras.com.br". palmeiras.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  3. "Palmeiras vai negociar jogadores após anunciar subida de garotos; veja quem pode deixar o clube". Globoesporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  4. "Dudu e Lucas Lima em sintonia e Gabriel Menino organizando: a estreia do Palmeiras no Paulistão". Terra (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  5. "Ituano x Palmeiras - Ao vivo - Campeonato Paulista - Minuto a Minuto Terra". Terra (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  6. "Palmeiras vence o Bolívar na altitude de La Paz e segue 100% na Libertadores". Globo Esporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). 17 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  7. "Tite convoca a Seleção Brasileira para a estreia nas Eliminatórias" (in Portuguese). CBF. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  8. "Seleção Olímpica é convocada para os Jogos Olímpicos de Tóquio 2020". CBF. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  9. Gabriel Menino at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
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