Gabriel Slonina

Gabriel Slonina
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Pawel Slonina[1]
Date of birth (2004-05-15) May 15, 2004 (age 20)[1]
Place of birth Addison, Illinois, United States
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Barnsley
(on loan from Chelsea)
Number 1
Youth career
2013–2020 Chicago Fire
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Chicago Fire 34 (0)
2022– Chelsea 0 (0)
2022Chicago Fire (loan) 9 (0)
2023–2024Eupen (loan) 33 (0)
2024–Barnsley (loan) 10 (0)
International career
2019 United States U15 3 (0)
2019–2020 United States U16 2 (0)
2019–2020 United States U17 2 (0)
2021–2023 United States U20 10 (0)
2023– United States 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:10, October 21, 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:10, October 21, 2024 (UTC)

Gabriel Pawel "Gaga" Slonina (Polish: Słonina; born May 15, 2004) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League One club Barnsley, on loan from Premier League club Chelsea, and the United States national team.[2][3][4]

In 2023, Slonina was the only goalkeeper included on Goal's NXGN list of the 50 best young players.[2]

  1. ^ a b c "Squad List – FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023: USA" (PDF). FIFA. May 18, 2023. p. 23. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 19, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "NXGN 2023: The 50 best wonderkids in football | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  3. ^ "FIFA 23 best young goalkeepers: The top 30 GKs on Career Mode | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  4. ^ Ruthven, Graham (June 13, 2022). "Gaga Slonina: why the US teenager is prized by some of Europe's top clubs". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved March 22, 2023.