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 playing for Palmeiras in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Gabriel Vinicius Menino | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 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 | |||||||||||||||||
–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
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*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 | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Palmeiras | 2020 | Série A | 27 | 0 | 12[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 6 | 1 | 12[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 59 | 4 |
2021 | 18 | 2 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
2022 | 27 | 2 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 45 | 2 | ||
2023 | 14 | 2 | 15[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 6] | 2 | 42 | 8 | ||
Career total | 86 | 7 | 40 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 181 | 16 |
- Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista
- Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- Appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup
- One appearance in Supercopa do Brasil, one appearance in Recopa Sudamericana
- One appearance in Supercopa do Brasil, one appearance in Recopa Sudamericana
- One appearance in Supercopa do Brasil, one appearance in Recopa Sudamericana
Honours
Club
- Palmeiras
Individual
- Copa Libertadores Team of the Tournament: 2020
- IFFHS CONMEBOL Youth Team Of The Year: 2020
- Troféu Mesa Redonda for Revealing the Season in Brazilian Football: 2020
- Selection of the Final of the Copa do Brasil: 2020
Top Scorer
- Supercopa do Brasil: 2023 (2 goals)
References
- 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.
- "Profile on palmeiras.com.br". palmeiras.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- "Palmeiras vai negociar jogadores após anunciar subida de garotos; veja quem pode deixar o clube". Globoesporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- "Dudu e Lucas Lima em sintonia e Gabriel Menino organizando: a estreia do Palmeiras no Paulistão". Terra (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- "Ituano x Palmeiras - Ao vivo - Campeonato Paulista - Minuto a Minuto Terra". Terra (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- "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.
- "Tite convoca a Seleção Brasileira para a estreia nas Eliminatórias" (in Portuguese). CBF. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- "Seleção Olímpica é convocada para os Jogos Olímpicos de Tóquio 2020". CBF. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- Gabriel Menino at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 September 2020.