Gabriel Costa França (born 14 March 1995), simply known as Gabriel, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Yokohama FC as a central defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriel Costa França | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-03-14) 14 March 1995 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Pedro Leopoldo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Yokohama FC | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2015 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2021 | Atlético Mineiro | 122 | (5) |
| 2019 | → Botafogo (loan) | 44 | (1) |
| 2021– | Yokohama FC | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 July 2021 | |||
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 2–0 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]
On 13 July 2021, Gabriel agreed to a permanent deal with Yokohama FC.[6]
| Club | Season | League | State League | National cup | Continental[lower-alpha 1] | Other[lower-alpha 2] | Total | |||||||
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| 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 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | |||
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| Total | 76 | 2 | 46 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 158 | 7 | ||
| Botafogo (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 34 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 52 | 1 | |
| Career total | 110 | 3 | 56 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 210 | 8 | ||
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