Gabriel (footballer, born 1992)

Gabriel Vasconcelos Ferreira (born 27 September 1992), mononymously known as Gabriel (Portuguese: [ɡabɾiˈew]), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Italian Serie B side Lecce.

This article is about the Brazilian footballer born 1992. For other uses, see Gabriel.
This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Vasconcelos and the second or paternal family name is Ferreira.
Gabriel
Gabriel with Milan in 2016
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Vasconcelos Ferreira
Date of birth (1992-09-27) 27 September 1992
Place of birth Unaí, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Lecce
Number 21
Youth career
2007–2010 Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Cruzeiro 0 (0)
2012–2018 Milan 7 (0)
2014–2015 → Carpi (loan) 39 (0)
2015–2016 → Napoli (loan) 4 (0)
2017 → Cagliari (loan) 3 (0)
2018 → Empoli (loan) 16 (0)
2018–2019 Perugia 37 (0)
2019– Lecce 46 (0)
National team‡
2011 Brazil U20 15 (0)
2012 Brazil U23 4 (0)
2012 Brazil 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:54, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 June 2017

A product of Cruzeiro's youth system, Gabriel was signed by Milan at the age of 19.[1] He has since spent time both at the club and on various loans.

At the international level, Gabriel made a single appearance for the Brazil national team in August 2012. Previously, he was part of the under-23 squad that won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Club career

Cruzeiro (2007–2012)

Gabriel started his footballing career in the youth teams of Cruzeiro in 2007.[2] During the 2010 and 2011 seasons, he also featured as an unused substitute with the first team on four occasions, including one game of the 2011 Campeonato Mineiro,[3] which Cruzeiro eventually won.[4]

Early seasons (2012–2014)

At the beginning of the 2012–13 season, Gabriel was signed by Milan to serve as backup for Christian Abbiati and Marco Amelia.[5][1] After making no official appearances during his first year at the club, Gabriel's official debut came on 19 October 2013, as manager Massimiliano Allegri chose him to start in place of an injured Abbiati for a Serie A game at home against Udinese;[6] the Brazilian kept a clean sheet in the 1–0 win.[7] He finished his second season at Milan with seven appearances.

Loan spells (2014–2018)

On 1 September 2014, Gabriel joined Serie B side Carpi on a season-long loan from Milan.[8] Serving as the first-choice goalkeeper, he played 39 league games out of 42, all as a starter, and contributed to the club's successful season, in which they finished at the top of the table and won their first-ever promotion to Serie A.

For the 2015–16 season, Gabriel moved to Serie A club Napoli, once again on a season-long loan.[9] Serving as Pepe Reina's understudy, Gabriel finished the season with four appearances (one in the league, three in Europa League).

Gabriel went back to Milan for the 2016–17 season. However, being second-choice to Gianluigi Donnarumma, he didn't get any playing time in the competitive games during the first half of the season. In January 2017, he was loaned out to Cagliari for the rest of the season.[10] However, he still didn't get regular playing time, making only three appreances.

After returning to Milan for the 2017–18 season, Gabriel once again failed to make any competitive appearance, having fallen back to fourth choice behind the Donnarumma brothers and Marco Storari. On 30 January 2018, he was loaned out to Serie B side Empoli for the remainder of the season.[11]

Perugia

On 17 August 2018, Gabriel signed with Serie B club Perugia for free.[12]

Lecce

On 3 July 2019, Gabriel signed with Serie A club U.S. Lecce a 2-years contract.[13]

International career

Brazil Under-20

Gabriel was part of the Brazil under-20 squad that won the South American Youth Championship in February 2011,[14][15] appearing in eight games out of nine.

The following August he was called up by manager Ney Franco to take part also in the FIFA under-20 World Cup.[16] He played in all seven games as a starter,[17] as Brazil claimed the trophy by defeating Portugal 3–2 in the final at El Campín stadium.[18]

Brazil Under-23

Gabriel was called up by Brazil under-23 to take part in the 2012 Olympic Football tournament as a replacement for the injured Rafael Cabral two days before the start of the competition.[19][20] After remaining on the bench for the first two games, Gabriel made his debut in the tournament in the third and last match of the group stage against New Zealand,[21] which Brazil won 3–0.[22] He retained his place as a starter in each of the following three games, as Brazil went on to win the silver medal after being defeated 2–1 by Mexico in the final.[23][24]

Brazil

Three days after playing in the Olympic final, on 15 August 2012, Gabriel made his senior debut for Brazil, featuring as a starter in a 3–0 friendly win over Sweden,[25][26] having the distinction of playing his first professional match at full international level.[27]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 2 August 2020[28]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cruzeiro 2010 Série A 000000—00
2011 Série A 000000—00
2012 Série A 000000—00
Total 000000—00
Milan 2012–13 Serie A 000000—00
2013–14 Serie A 700000—70
Carpi 2014–15 Serie B 39000——390
Napoli 2015–16 Serie A 100030—40
Milan 2016–17 Serie A 0000—0000
2017–18 Serie A 000000—00
Total 7000000070
Cagliari (loan) 2017 Serie A 3000——30
Empoli (loan) 2018 Serie B 16000——160
Perugia 2018–19 Serie B 36000—10370
Lecce 2019–20 Serie A 34010——350
Career total 13601030101410

Honours

Club

Cruzeiro

Carpi

Milan

Empoli

International

Brazil

References
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  2. "Goleiro Gabriel, ex-Cruzeiro, acerta com o Milan por cinco temporadas". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). Organizações Globo. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  3. "Gabriel". soccerway.com. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  4. "Classificação do Campeonato Mineiro 2011" [2011 Campeonato Mineiro table]. esporte.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). Universo Online. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  5. "Adriano Galliani and the Gabriel surprise". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  6. Pietro Mazzara (19 October 2013). "Stop Abbiati, gioca Gabriel. Amelia titolare con il Barcellona". milannews.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  7. "Milan 1–0 Udinese". legaseriea.it. Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A. 19 October 2013. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  8. "Tra i pali ecco Gabriel". carpifc1909.it (in Italian). Carpi Football Club 1909. 1 September 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  9. "A.C. Milan official statement". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  10. "A.C. Milan official statement". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  11. "Gabriel in prestito ad Empoli" (in Italian). Tuttomercatoweb.com. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  12. "UFFICIALE: Perugia, arriva il portiere Gabriel". Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  13. "UFFICIALE: Lecce, il portiere Gabriel firma un biennale con opzione". Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  14. "Brasil divulgó los nombres de sus 20 para Sub-20 de Perú; Neymar a la cabeza". terra.com.pe (in Spanish). Terra Networks Perù, S.A. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  15. "Sudamericano Sub 20: Brasil se consagró campeón con fiesta ante Uruguay (0–6)". goal.com (in Spanish). PERFORM. 12 February 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
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  17. "FIFA player statistics: Gabriel". fifa.com. FIFA. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  18. "Oscar treble wins thrilling final for Brazil". fifa.com. FIFA. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  19. "Brazil – Team roster". london2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  20. "Brazilian G Rafael out of Olympics". espn.go.com. ESPN. 24 July 2012. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  21. "Olympic Gabriel". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  22. "First round Group C – Brazil 3–0 New Zealand". london2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  23. "Peralta nets match-winning brace for Mexico". london2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. 11 August 2012. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  24. "Gold Medal Match – Brazil 1–2 Mexico". london2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. 11 August 2012. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  25. "Pato brace downs Sweden". ESPN Soccernet. ESPN. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  26. Cannone, Mauricio (15 August 2012). "Pato show davanti a Pelé". gazzetta.it (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
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