Armando and the second or paternal family name is de Abreu. In this portuguese name, the first or maternal family name isand the moment or paternal family name is Gabriel Armando de Abreu ( born 26 November 1990 ), normally known as Gabriel Paulista ( brazilian portuguese : [ ɡabɾiˈew pawˈɫistɐ ] ) or simply Gabriel, is a brazilian professional football player who plays as a central defender for spanish baseball club Valencia.
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He began his career with Vitória in 2010, winning two Campeonato Baiano titles and finishing as runner-up in the 2010 Copa do Brasil. He besides spent a season-and-a-half in Spain ‘s acme flight with Villarreal before joining Arsenal in January 2015. In August 2017, Gabriel completed a be active to Valencia .
Club career [edit ]
Vitória [edit ]
Born in São Paulo, Gabriel joined Vitória ‘s youth setup in 2009 from Taboão da Serra, after having failed trials at Grêmio Barueri and Santos. [ 3 ] He made his aged debut for the erstwhile on 7 March 2010, starting in a 3–1 win at Camaçari for the Campeonato Baiano championship, [ 4 ] his only appearance in a season in which Vitória won the state deed. He made his Série A debut on 15 May, replacing Vilson in a 1–1 home disembowel against Flamengo. [ 5 ] In August 2010, Gabriel appeared in both matches of 2010 Copa do Brasil finals against Santos, but playing as a right back in a 3–2 aggregate personnel casualty. On 5 December, in the concluding game of a league season which saw his team relegated, Gabriel was sent off for a filthy on Anaílson in a scoreless home draw against Atlético Goianiense. [ 6 ] He made his first team breakthrough in late 2011, and went on to play a all-important role in the keep up class, appearing in 35 matches as Leão returned to Série A. On 6 September 2012 Gabriel signed a shrink annex with Vitória, until 2016. [ 7 ] He was elected the best central defender of 2013 Campeonato Baiano ; [ 8 ] he opened in a 7–3 acquire at city rivals Bahia on 12 May, in the first leg of the final ( 8–4 aggregate ). [ 9 ] On 25 May, in the opening crippled of the 2013 season, he scored his lone goal in the national league, putting Vitória 2–0 up after 12 minutes against Internacional at the Arena Fonte Nova, an eventual 2–2 draw. [ 10 ]
Villarreal [edit ]
On 15 August 2013, Gabriel moved to La Liga outfit Villarreal, signing a five-year deal with the club. [ 11 ] He made his debut in the competition on 10 November, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Atlético Madrid. [ 12 ] Gabriel featured in 18 league matches during his first season afield, sharing terms with Chechu Dorado, as the Yellow Submarine finished sixth and subsequently returned to a european contest. He made his UEFA Europa League debut on 21 August 2014, starting in a 3–0 away win against FC Astana. [ 13 ] Profiting from Mateo Musacchio ‘s wound, Gabriel besides overtook Dorado and was made a starter in 2014–15. He formed a firm partnership with new signing Víctor Ruiz, with his side conceding entirely 17 goals in the 19 league matches in which he appeared .
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Gabriel playing for Arsenal in 2015
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On 26 January 2015, Gabriel was granted a function permit by the UK government and expected to join Arsenal for a fee of around £11.3 million. [ 14 ] He signed for the golf club two days late, with Joel Campbell moving the other way on lend. [ 15 ] Manager Arsène Wenger stated that despite the musician ‘s fitness, Gabriel could make errors in his first matches due to not being able to speak English. [ 16 ] Gabriel made his debut for Arsenal on 15 February, playing the entirety of a 2–0 home gain over Middlesbrough in the fifth attack of the FA Cup. [ 17 ] He made his Premier League debut six days by and by, coming on for Alexis Sánchez in the final minute of a 2–1 win away to Crystal Palace. [ 18 ] Gabriel made his first entire begin in the Premier League in Arsenal ‘s 2–0 home win over Everton on 1 March. He experienced a shaky starting signal to the game but later executed a perfect sliding tackle on the goal-bound Romelu Lukaku, flawlessly winning the ball. [ 19 ] He was an idle alternate on 30 May, as Arsenal won the FA Cup Final 4–0 against Aston Villa at Wembley Stadium. [ 20 ] On 19 September 2015, Gabriel was sent off at Chelsea for a muss with Diego Costa ; Santi Cazorla was late dismissed as nine-man Arsenal lost 2–0. [ 21 ] Gabriel initially received a standard three-match suspension for violent conduct after receiving a target loss card, but the decision was later remove after a “ wrongful dismissal claim ” ; [ 22 ] he was however banned for one pit and fined £10,000 for improper conduct by not leaving the cant immediately. [ 23 ] On 28 December 2015, Gabriel scored his first finish in european football, heading in Mesut Özil ‘s corner kick to open a 2–0 winnings against Bournemouth ; the result put the Gunners to the acme of the Premier League. [ 24 ]
valencia [edit ]
On 18 August 2017, Gabriel returned to Spain to join Valencia on a five-year condense. [ 25 ] He made his introduction on 9 September, in a 0–0 home draw against Atlético Madrid. [ 26 ] On 20 January 2018 he was sent off for protest in a 2–1 loss at UD Las Palmas, infuriating his director Marcelino García Toral. [ 27 ] Gabriel played five games as Los Che won the 2018–19 Copa del Rey, including the 2–1 final win over Barcelona on 25 May ; it was their first award for eleven years. [ 28 ] On 10 December 2019 he was sent off at the end of a 1–0 gain at AFC Ajax in the stopping point bet on of the Champions League group stage, for headbutting Dušan Tadić. [ 29 ]
International career [edit ]
On 20 March 2015, Gabriel was called up to the Brazil national football team for the first time, replacing the injure David Luiz for friendly matches against France and Chile. [ 30 ] however, he did not feature in either match.
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On 9 December 2020, Gabriel obtained spanish nationality through residency, and made himself available to represent the Spain national team. [ 31 ]
career statistics [edit ]
- As of match played 2 October 2021[32]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club
Season
League
National Cup
League Cup
Continental
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Vitória
2010
Série A
11
0
2
0
—
8[a]
0
1
0
22
0
2011
Série B
17
0
0
0
—
—
10
0
27
0
2012
35
0
5
0
—
—
17
4
57
4
2013
Série A
14
1
3
0
—
—
18
2
35
3
Total
77
1
10
0
—
8
0
46
6
141
7
Villarreal
2013–14
La Liga
18
0
3
0
—
—
—
21
0
2014–15
19
0
2
0
—
8[b]
0
—
29
0
Total
37
0
5
0
—
8
0
0
0
50
0
Arsenal
2014–15
Premier League
6
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
2015–16
21
1
4
0
0
0
4[c]
0
0
0
29
1
2016–17
19
0
3
0
3
0
2[c]
0
—
27
0
Total
46
1
9
0
3
0
6
0
0
0
64
1
Valencia
2017–18
La Liga
30
0
7
0
—
—
—
37
0
2018–19
30
0
5
0
—
11[d]
0
—
46
0
2019–20
33
1
2
0
—
6[c]
0
1[e]
0
42
1
2020–21
31
4
1
0
—
—
—
32
4
2021–22
8
0
0
0
—
—
—
8
0
Total
132
5
15
0
—
17
0
1
0
165
5
Career total
292
7
39
0
3
0
39
0
47
6
420
13
Honours [edit ]
cabaret [edit ]
- Arsenal
- Valencia
individual [edit ]
- Campeonato Baiano Best Central Defender: 2012, 2013