Gabriel Menino

Gabriel Vinicius Menino (born 29 September 2000), known as Gabriel Menino, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Palmeiras and the Brazil national team.[1] Primarily a midfielder, he can also play as a right-back.

Gabriel Menino
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Vinicius Menino
Date of birth (2000-09-29) 29 September 2000
Place of birth Morungaba, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Palmeiras
Number 25
Youth career
0000–2017 Guarani
2017–2019 Palmeiras
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Palmeiras 23 (0)
National team‡
2019 Brazil U20 7 (0)
2020– Brazil 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 September 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 September 2020

Club career

Born in Morungaba, São Paulo, Menino joined the Palmeiras youth setup in 2017 from Guarani. In his first year at the club, he was a member of the Copa do Brasil Sub-17 winning team.[2]

On 25 November 2019, Menino was promoted to the first team ahead of the 2020 season.[3] He made his debut on 22 January 2020, in a 4–0 win over Ituano in the Campeonato Paulista, playing the full 90 minutes.[4][5] He scored for the first time on 17 September 2020, in a 2–1 win over Bolívar in the Copa Libertadores.[6]

International career

Menino featured for Brazil at the 2019 South American U-20 Championship. On 18 September 2020, he received his first call up to the full side.[7]

Career statistics
As of 18 September 2020.[8]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Palmeiras 2020 Série A 11012[lower-alpha 1]0003[lower-alpha 2]1—261
Career total 110120003100261
  1. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

Honours
Palmeiras

References
  1. Zarko, Raphael. "Gabriel Menino é a novidade de Tite em convocação para início das Eliminatórias; veja a lista". GloboEsporte.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  2. "Profile on palmeiras.com.br". palmeiras.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  3. "Palmeiras vai negociar jogadores após anunciar subida de garotos; veja quem pode deixar o clube". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  4. "Dudu e Lucas Lima em sintonia e Gabriel Menino organizando: a estreia do Palmeiras no Paulistão". Terra (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  5. "Ituano x Palmeiras - Ao vivo - Campeonato Paulista - Minuto a Minuto Terra". Terra (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  6. "Palmeiras vence o Bolívar na altitude de La Paz e segue 100% na Libertadores". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 17 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  7. "Tite convoca a Seleção Brasileira para a estreia nas Eliminatórias" (in Portuguese). CBF. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  8. Gabriel Menino at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
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