Barbosa and the second or paternal family name is Almeida. In this portuguese name, the first or parental family name isand the second or agnate syndicate name is Gabriel Barbosa Almeida ( bear 30 August 1996 ), normally known as Gabigol or Gabi, is a brazilian professional football player who plays as a forward for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo and the Brazil national team.
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A graduate of the Santos academy, Gabriel made his professional debut at the old age of 16 and made over 200 appearances for the club across all competitions. Playing for Flamengo since 2019 he cursorily became a fan favorite, after scoring doubly in concluding minutes of the 2019 Copa Libertadores Final .
Club career [edit ]
early career [edit ]
Born in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Gabriel joined Santos FC ‘s youth setup in 2004, aged 8 ; [ 1 ] his prolific goalscoring with the clubhouse ‘s young sides saw him earn the dub Gabigol. On 25 September 2012, he signed a professional contract, with a €50 million buyout article, [ 3 ] and made his first team debut on 17 January of the succeed year, in a friendly match against Grêmio Barueri. [ 4 ]
santos [edit ]
Gabriel playing for Santos in 2018 On 26 May 2013, Gabriel made his league debut, at only 16 years old, in a 0–0 draw against Flamengo. [ 5 ] He scored his first professional goal on 22 August, netting the bet on ‘s only goal in a home success against Grêmio, for the class ‘s Copa do Brasil. On 1 February 2014, Gabriel scored a brace and Santos ‘ 12,000th finish in a 5–1 victory against Botafogo-SP, for that year ‘s Campeonato Paulista backing. [ 6 ] He finished the tournament with seven goals, as Peixe finished second. Gabriel netted his first base Série A goal on 20 April 2014, scoring his side ‘s alone in a 1–1 home attract against Sport Recife. [ 7 ] He signed a newly five-year hand with the club on 23 September, [ 8 ] and finished the temper with 21 goals, ten ahead of high-spending Leandro Damião. After starting the 2015 political campaign on the terrace, Gabriel was appointed as first-choice after the departure of Robinho. He scored ten goals in the year ‘s Brasileirão, and was the clear scorer in Copa do Brasil with eight goals, with highlights including braces against Sport Recife, Joinville and Atlético Mineiro, and the winner in the foremost peg of the national cup ‘s final against Palmeiras. His impressive mannequin for the season with Santos besides saw him named by spanish mutant cartridge holder Don Balón as one of 101 best young talents in universe football in 2015 [ 9 ] Gabriel started the 2016 season with two consecutive goals, against São Bernardo and Ponte Preta. On 24 April he scored a double in a 2–2 home draw against Palmeiras ( 3–2 win on penalties ), as his english reached the finals of the Paulistão for the eight back-to-back time. [ 10 ]
bury [edit ]
On 27 August 2016, after being heartily welcomed by Inter fans once landed in Milan the day before, Gabriel signed for Inter Milan on a five-year cover in a deal reportedly worth €29.5m. [ 11 ]
On 22 September 2016, the baseball club officially introduced Gabigol as an Inter player in the auditorium Pirelli with a media show : the hitter entered the iron room after a video recording showing him below the statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro and then on Milan rooftops, clearly evoking the topographic point Inter had realized to introduce Il Fenomeno Ronaldo in the past. [ 12 ]
Gabigol made his first base appearance on 25 September 2017, subbing Candreva in the 73rd minute. [ 13 ] He scored his first finish for Inter on 19 February after coming on as a ersatz in a 1–0 away victory against Bologna. [ 14 ]
Benfica ( loanword ) [edit ]
On 31 August 2017, Gabriel joined Portuguese club Benfica on a season-long loan deal. [ 15 ] He made his debut on 12 September in a UEFA Champions League equal against CSKA Moscow, replacing Álex Grimaldo in the 77th minute. [ 16 ] Gabriel made his Primeira Liga debut in a 2–1 loss at Boavista on 16 September 2017 ; he replaced Andrija Zivkovic, again in the 77th moment. [ 17 ] He left the golf club in January with precisely 165 minutes of playtime and one finish scored, against Olhanense for the Taça de Portugal. [ 18 ]
return to Santos ( lend ) [edit ]
On 25 January 2018, Gabriel ‘s early golf club Santos announced that they had reached an agreement with Inter for his refund to the club on a annual loan deal. [ 19 ] He made his re-debut for the club on 11 February, starting and scoring his team ‘s second in a 2–2 away drawing card against Ferroviária. Gabriel made his Copa Libertadores debut on 1 March 2018, starting in a 2–0 aside loss against Real Garcilaso. [ 20 ] On 11 May, he scored a hat-trick – the beginning of his professional career – in a 5–1 home route of Luverdense, for the year ‘s national cup. [ 21 ] On 1 September 2018, Gabriel scored all his team ‘s goals in a 3–0 aside win against Vasco district attorney Gama. [ 22 ]
Flamengo ( lend ) [edit ]
Gabriel playing for Flamengo On 11 January 2019 Flamengo officially announced an agreement with Inter Milan to sign Gabriel on loanword until 31 December 2019. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] Gabriel debuted for Flamengo on 23 January 2019 in a Campeonato Carioca 1–1 draw against Resende, he started the equal and played all 90 minutes. [ 25 ] He scored his first goal for Flamengo on 24 February 2019 in a 4–1 winnings against Americano, [ 26 ] this was the foremost equal of a six plot streak scoring including goals in Copa Libertadores matches against San José [ 27 ] and LDU Quito [ 28 ] and a brace against Portuguesa ( RJ ) and Madureira in the Campeonato Carioca. Flamengo won the 2019 Campeonato Carioca with Gabriel scoring 7 goals in 12 matches, besides being selected to the tournament team of the year. [ 29 ] On 23 November 2019, Gabriel scored two late goals in the 2019 Copa Libertadores Final, in a 2–1 acquire over River Plate, when he was besides sent off in the crippled, and became the lead scorer of the competition with nine goals. [ 30 ] Less than 24 hours by and by, Flamengo became champions of the Campeonato Brasileiro, with Gabriel having scored 25 league goals in the championship and becoming the first musician since Túlio Maravilha in 1995 to be the state ‘s top goalscorer in two back-to-back years ; he besides became the top goalscorer of the Brasileirão in the double round-robin-era, established in 2003.
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Flamengo ‘s supporters promptly adopted Gabriel as one of their darling players and chanted the motto Hoje tem gol do Gabigol ( nowadays Gabigol will score ) frequently in the stadiums. [ 31 ] He was awarded with the Bola de Ouro award for his efforts in Brazil [ 32 ] and was crowned south american Footballer of the class by Uruguayan newspaper El País. [ 33 ]
Flamengo [edit ]
On 27 January 2020 Flamengo announced that the clubs agreed on a permanent transfer and Gabriel signed a sign with the club until December 2024 with a manage reportedly worth €18.5m [ 34 ]
International career [edit ]
Gabriel in 2016
youth [edit ]
In November 2011, Gabriel was called up to Brazil under-15s. [ 35 ] On 20 June 2013, he appeared with the under-17s in a tournament in Miami. [ 36 ] On 22 July 2014 Gabriel was called up to the under-20s for the year ‘s L’Alcúdia International Football Tournament. [ 37 ] He was the rival ‘s top scorekeeper, [ 38 ] but missed the final 2–0 win over Levante UD due to a dismissal in the previous bet on against Argentina. [ 39 ] Gabriel was besides included in Alexandre Gallo ‘s 23-man squad for the 2015 confederacy american U-20 Championship held in Uruguay. [ 40 ] He scored his first goal in the contest on 20 January 2015, netting the last in a 2–0 winnings against Venezuela. [ 41 ] In 2015, Gabriel was besides called up for friendlies with the under-23 side, scoring six goals in only four matches. He was besides part of the host team that won a gold decoration at the 2016 Summer Olympics under director Rogério Micale. [ 42 ] [ 43 ] [ 44 ] Gabriel scored a brace for Brazil in their concluding group game against Denmark in an eventual 4–0 succeed .
elder [edit ]
On 26 March 2016, Gabriel received his first call up to the wax police squad, replacing suspended Neymar for a 2018 World Cup Qualifier against Paraguay. [ 45 ] however, he was only an unused ersatz in the 2–2 draw at the Estadio Defensores del Chaco in Asunción. On 5 May 2016, Gabriel was called up by coach Dunga to participate in the Copa América Centenario to be held in the United States, describing the call-up as a “ dream ”. [ 46 ] [ 47 ] He made his full international introduction on 29 May, replacing goalscorer Jonas and scoring the last in a 2–0 friendly gain over Panama. On 20 September 2019, Gabriel was called up by coach Tite for a match of friendlies against Senegal and Nigeria played in Singapore. [ 48 ] Gabriel was the top goalscorer of the Campeonato Brasileiro with first-place Flamengo at the time. He came on in stand-in for Roberto Firmino against Nigeria. On 6 March 2020, Gabriel was again called by Tite for the first two matches of 2022 World Cup Qualifiers against Bolivia and Peru. [ 49 ] He was called up along with the early members of Flamengo ‘s attacking trio, Bruno Henrique and Éverton Ribeiro. In June 2021, he was included in Brazil ‘s police squad for the 2021 Copa América on home land. [ 50 ]
Playing style [edit ]
Considered to be a talented prospect, Gabriel is known for his technical skills, creativity and practice of tricks on the ball ; due to his flare and royal poinciana meet vogue, he was dubbed the “ adjacent Neymar “ by the media in 2016. [ 51 ] [ 52 ] During his time with Santos and Flamengo, Gabriel ‘s function on the pitch has evolved ; primitively a supporting forward capable of playing with his back to finish or on the wing, he transformed into a full-on striker with the independent tax of finding space inside the opponent ‘s punishment box and poach goals. Besides positioning in attack, his physique besides improved, leading him to start winning more forward pass duels. [ 53 ] [ 54 ] due to late changes in his style of play, he has been compared to Mauro Icardi, his former teammate at Internazionale. [ 55 ]
career statistics [edit ]
club [edit ]
- As of 30 November 2021[56]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club
Season
League
State League
National Cup
Continental
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Santos
2013
Série A
11
1
0
0
2
1
—
—
13
2
2014
Série A
31
8
18[a]
7
7
6
—
—
56
21
2015
Série A
30
10
12[a]
3
14
8
—
—
56
21
2016
Série A
11
5
17[a]
7
1
0
—
—
29
12
Total
83
24
47
17
24
15
—
—
154
56
Inter Milan
2016–17
Serie A
9
1
—
1
0
0
0
—
10
1
Benfica (loan)
2017–18
Primeira Liga
1
0
—
1
1
2[b]
0
1[c]
0
5
1
Santos (loan)
2018
Série A
35
18
8[a]
4
3
4
7[d]
1
—
53
27
Flamengo (loan)
2019
Série A
29
25
12[e]
7
4
2
12[d]
9
2[f]
0
59
43
Flamengo
2020
Série A
25
14
10[e]
8
1
1
5[d]
2
2[g]
2
43
27
2021
Série A
17
12
8[e]
8
5
2
12[d]
10
1[h]
1
43
33
Total
65
46
30
24
10
5
29
21
5
3
139
98
Career total
193
89
85
45
39
25
38
22
6
3
361
182
International [edit ]
- As of 14 October 2021
Brazil
Year
Apps
Goals
2016
4
2
2019
1
0
2021
12
3
Total
17
5
International goals [edit ]
- Scores and results list Brazil’s goal tally first.
Honours [edit ]
club [edit ]
Santos
Flamengo
International [edit ]
Brazil
individual [edit ]
References [edit ]
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