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Gabriel Barbosa

Brazil

30 August 1996

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Gabriel Barbosa , commonly known as Gabigol or Gabi, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Santos, on loan from Cruzeiro.

A graduate of the Santos academy, Gabriel made his professional debut at the age of 16 and made over 200 appearances for the club across all competitions. He joined Flamengo in 2019, where he played 306 games and scored 161 goals. He scored twice in the dying minutes of the 2019 Copa Libertadores final, and the only goal of the 2022 final. In 2019, he won the Bola de Ouro and South American Footballer of the Year. After six seasons with Flamengo, he joined fellow Brazilian club Cruzeiro.

Gabriel played 18 games for Brazil between 2016 and 2022, and scored five goals. He was part of the squads for the Copa América Centenario and the 2021 Copa América, finishing as runners-up at the latter. He also won a gold medal at the 2016 Olympic tournament.

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📋 Profile & Career

: Gabriel with Flamengo in 2022

⚽ Personal information:
Full name: Gabriel Barbosa Almeida
Date of birth: (1996-08-30) 30 August 1996 (age 30)
Place of birth: São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Height: 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position: Striker

⚽ Team information:
Current team: Santos(on loan from Cruzeiro)
Number: 9

⚽ Youth career:
2004–2013: Santos

⚽ Senior career*:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016: Santos 130 (41)
2016–2020: Inter Milan 10 (1)
2017–2018: → Benfica (loan) 5 (1)
2018: → Santos (loan) 43 (22)
2019: → Flamengo (loan) 41 (32)
2020–2024: Flamengo 166 (78)
2025–: Cruzeiro 37 (11)
2026–: → Santos (loan) 24 (12)

⚽ International career‡:
2011: Brazil U15 4 (0)
2013: Brazil U17 5 (3)
2014–2015: Brazil U20 13 (4)
2015–2016: Brazil U23 11 (8)
2016–2022: Brazil 18 (5)