 Gabriel with Flamengo at the 2022 Copa Libertadores final | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Gabriel Barbosa Almeida[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 30 August 1996[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2013 | Santos | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Santos | 130 | (41) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2020 | Inter Milan | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | → Benfica (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → Santos (loan) | 43 | (22) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | → Flamengo (loan) | 41 | (32) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Flamengo | 148 | (74) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Brazil U15 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Brazil U17 | 5 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Brazil U20 | 13 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Brazil U23 | 11 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2022 | Brazil | 18 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:45, 22 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:43, 4 July 2022 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Gabriel Barbosa Almeida (born 30 August 1996), commonly known as Gabigol or Gabi, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
A graduate of the Santos academy, Gabriel made his professional debut at the age of 16 and made over 200 appearances for the club across all competitions. Playing for Flamengo since 2019, he quickly became a fan favourite after scoring twice in the final minutes of the 2019 Copa Libertadores Final and again in the 2022 Copa Libertadores Final. He is currently suspended from playing because due to an Anti Doping judgment.[2]
- ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2022™: List of Players: CR Flamengo" (PDF). FIFA. 7 February 2023. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "CAS anula processo, e Gabigol, do Flamengo, volta a ficar suspenso". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.