Gabriel Appelt Pires

Gabriel Appelt Pires (born 18 September 1993), simply known as Gabriel (Brazilian Portuguese: [ɡabɾiˈew]), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club Benfica as a midfielder.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Appelt and the second or paternal family name is Pires.
Gabriel
Gabriel playing for Benfica in 2019
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Appelt Pires
Date of birth (1993-09-18) 18 September 1993
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Benfica
Number 8
Youth career
2008–2011 Resende
2011–2012 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Juventus 0 (0)
2011 → Resende (loan) 14 (1)
2012–2013 → Pro Vercelli (loan) 25 (1)
2013–2014 → Spezia (loan) 18 (0)
2014 → Pescara (loan) 18 (0)
2015 → Livorno (loan) 17 (1)
2015–2016 → Leganés (loan) 37 (7)
2016–2018 Leganés 53 (10)
2018– Benfica 47 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:49, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Resende

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel and his older brother Guilherme started each of their careers at Resende Futebol Clube; Gabriel signed his first contract on 23 July 2010.[1] He played his first senior season with the club during the 2011 Campeonato Carioca, the regional league in the state of Rio.[2]

Juventus and loans

In April 2011, Italian newspaper, Tuttosport reported that Juventus Football Club signed both Gabriel and Guilherme,[3][4] however due to bureatic reasons, Gabriel couldn't move to Italy until after his 18th birthday. In January 2012 Gabriel officially signed with the Italian club for a fee of €2 million, though the deal had virtually been complete since 21 April 2011.[5] After joining the Italian side, Gabriel joined the club's youth academy[6] and played the remaining half-season for Juventus' reserve during the 2011–12 season.[7]

On 30 August 2012, Gabriel was sent on a season-long loan deal to Serie B newcomer Pro Vercelli, another Piedmont-based team,[8] along with Juventus teammate, Alberto Masi. Gabriel made his Serie B debut on 9 September 2012 as a 61st-minute substitute in a 1–2 home loss against Livorno.[9] He made his first start on 15 September against Sassuolo and went on to start the next ten league matches prior to suffering a major injury on 10 November 2012 in a home match against Modena.[10] After four months on the sidelines, Gabriel returned to Pro Vercelli's starting lineup on 2 March 2013 in a 1–1 away draw at Juve Stabia. He remained in the club's starting lineup for the remainder of the campaign, making 25 league appearances and scoring 1 league goal.

Gabriel returned to Juventus on 30 June 2013 and two months later, he was sent out on another season-long loan deal to Serie B side Spezia on 26 August 2013.[11] He made 19 league appearances for the club.

On 23 July 2014, Appelt signed with Serie B side Pescara on a season-long loan deal along with teammate Vincenzo Fiorillo.[12] He appeared in 17 matches for the club, scoring once.

Leganés

On 4 August 2015, Gabriel was loaned to Spanish Segunda División side CD Leganés, in a season-long deal.[13] He made his debut for the club on 6 September, coming on as a late substitute for Lluís Sastre in a 1–1 home draw against Real Zaragoza.

Gabriel scored his first goal for Lega on 17 October 2015, netting his team's second in a 2–2 draw against Girona FC. He contributed with 37 appearances and seven goals during the campaign, as his side achieved promotion to La Liga for the first time ever.

On 17 June 2016, Gabriel signed a permanent three-year deal with the Madrid side, who activated his buyout clause for €1 million fee.[14][15] He made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 22 August 2016, starting in a 1–0 away win against Celta de Vigo.[16]

Gabriel scored his first goal in the top tier on 17 September 2016, but in a 1–5 home loss against FC Barcelona.[17] The following 8 August, he renewed his contract until 2021.[18]

Benfica

On 27 August 2018, Gabriel was transferred to Portuguese side S.L. Benfica, signing a five-year contract.[19]

Honours

Benfica

References
  1. BOLETIM INFORMATIVO DIÁRIO ELETRÔNICO (BID-E) RELAÇÃO PELA DATA 23/07/2010 (in Portuguese) Archived 2014-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. https://int.soccerway.com/players/gabriel-appelt-pires/171384/
  3. "Blitz Juve, presi Gabriel e Guilherme Appelt Pires". Tuttosport (in Italian). 22 April 2011. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  4. "Primavera, tutti i movimenti di mercato" (in Italian). Juventus FC. 2 September 2011. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  5. Relazione finanaziaria semestrale al 31 dicembre 2011
  6. "Primavera, fatale ancora il finale" (in Italian). Juventus FC. 31 August 2011. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-12-05. Retrieved 2012-09-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Appelt joins Pro Vercelli". Juventus FC. 30 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  9. http://www.legaserieb.it/it/serie-bwin/campionato/matchreport/-/match-report/Pro%20Vercelli-Livorno/48480
  10. http://www.legaserieb.it/it/serie-bwin/campionato/matchreport/-/match-report/Sassuolo-Pro%20Vercelli/48502
  11. "Gabriel Appelt moves on loan to Spezia". Juventus FC. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  12. http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-b/ufficiale-pescara-dalla-juve-arrivano-fiorillo-e-appelt-576993
  13. "El brasileño Gabriel llega al Leganés cedido por la Juventus" [Brazilian Gabriel arrives at Leganés loaned from Juventus] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  14. "RELAZIONE FINANZIARIA ANNUALE AL 30 GIUGNO 2016" (PDF) (in Italian). Juventus F.C. 3 October 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-05. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  15. "Gabriel Pires ya es futbolista del C.D. Leganés hasta 2019" [Gabriel Pires already is a C.D. Leganés footballer until 2019] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  16. "Estreno de oro del Leganés en Primera" [Golden debut of Leganés in Primera] (in Spanish). Marca. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  17. "Dios quiso que ganara el Barça" [God wanted Barça to win] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  18. "Gabriel, renovado hasta 2021" [Gabriel, renewed until 2021] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  19. "Welcome, Gabriel!". S.L. Benfica. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  20. Benfica 5–0 Sporting CP Soccerway
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