Gabriel Costa França
Gabriel Costa França (born 14 March 1995), simply known as Gabriel, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Atlético Mineiro as a central defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriel Costa França | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Pedro Leopoldo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2015 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | Atlético Mineiro | 100 | (3) |
| 2019 | → Botafogo (loan) | 44 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:03, 2 August 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Gabriel was born in Pedro Leopoldo, Minas Gerais, and joined Atlético Mineiro's youth setup in 2005. He made his senior debut for the club on 8 February 2014, starting in a 0–2 Campeonato Mineiro away loss against Tupi.[1]
Gabriel subsequently returned to the under-20 squad, and was promoted to the first team ahead of the 2016 season.[2] He made his Série A debut on 14 May of that year by starting in a 1–0 home win against Santos.[3]
Gabriel became a regular starter for the club in September 2016, and scored his first professional goal on 23 November of that year, in a 3–1 home loss against Grêmio in the 2016 Copa do Brasil Finals.
On 3 January 2019, Gabriel was sent on a two-year loan to Botafogo.[4] He, however, rejoined Atlético at the start of 2020.[5]
Career statistics
- As of 2 August 2020
| Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup | Continental[a] | Other[b] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlético Mineiro | 2014 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | 26 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 56 | 2 | ||
| 2018 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | |||
| Total | 62 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 134 | 5 | ||
| Botafogo (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 34 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 52 | 1 | |
| Career total | 96 | 2 | 48 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 186 | 6 | ||
- a. ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.
- b. ^ Appearances in Primeira Liga.
References
- "Em Juiz de Fora, Tupi-MG supera falta de inspiração do Atlético-MG e vence mais uma" [In Juiz de Fora, Tupi-MG overcome Atlético-MG's lack of inspiration and win another one] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- "Joia atleticana: zagueiro Gabriel quer seguir os passos de Jemerson no Galo" [Pearl atleticana: stopper Gabriel wants to follow the footsteps of Jemerson at Galo] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- "No Horto, reservas do Atlético Mineiro vencem o Santos por 1 a 0 na estreia do Brasileirão" [At the Horto, Atlético Mineiro's reserves defeat Santos by 1–0 in the debut of the Brasileirão] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- "Igor Rabello chega a BH para realizar exames e assinar com Atlético-MG" (in Portuguese). Lance!. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- "Botafogo e Atlético-MG não chegam a acordo, e Gabriel fica no Galo em 2020" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
External links
- Atletico official profile (in Portuguese)
- Gabriel at Soccerway