Gabriel Barbosa

Gabriel Barbosa
Gabriel with Flamengo in 2022
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Barbosa Almeida[1]
Date of birth (1996-08-30) 30 August 1996 (age 28)[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)
2017–2018Benfica (loan) 1 (0)
2018Santos (loan) 43 (22)
2019Flamengo (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
Men's football
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Copa América
Runner-up 2021 Brazil
*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.

  1. ^ 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.