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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 forward for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club 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. Playing for Flamengo since 2019, he quickly became a fan favourite after scoring twice in the dying minutes of the 2019 Copa Libertadores final, and then scoring the only goal of the 2022 final. After six seasons with Flamengo, he joined fellow Brazilian club Cruzeiro.

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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 29)
Place of birth: São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Height: 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s): Forward

⚽ Team information:
Current team: Cruzeiro
Number: 9

⚽ Youth career:
2004–2013: Santos

⚽ Senior career*:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016: Santos 130 (41)
2016–2020: Inter Milan 9 (1)
2017–2018: → Benfica (loan) 1 (0)
2018: → Santos (loan) 43 (22)
2019: → Flamengo (loan) 41 (32)
2020–2024: Flamengo 166 (78)
2025–: Cruzeiro 22 (9)

⚽ 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)