Gabriel Rojo de la Vega Piccolo or simply Gabriel (born 15 October 1989), is a Mexican retired footballer who played as a defender. He played in the Primera División de México for San Luis and in the Scottish Premiership for Partick Thistle.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriel Rojo de la Vega Piccolo | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-10-15) 15 October 1989 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2009 | América | ||
| 2006–2009 | → Atlante (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | América | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Atlante UTN (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → San Luis (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | Dénia | 13 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Rayo Vallecano B | 28 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Partick Thistle | 17 | (0) |
| Total | 63 | (3) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Mexico City, Gabriel began his career with his hometown club América. He then moved to Atlante, joining their second-division team Atlante UTN (now Toros Neza).[1]
Gabriel played two matches before being loaned to San Luis, making his professional debut on 16 March 2011, in a Copa Libertadores 1–1 away draw against Once Caldas.[2] He made his league debut on 2 April, in a 2–3 loss against Querétaro.[3]
On 21 January 2012, Gabriel moved to Spain, signing a contract with CD Dénia, in Segunda División B.[4] On 1 August, he joined La Liga side Rayo Vallecano, being assigned to the reserves also in the third division.[5]
On 27 July 2013, Gabriel signed a two-year deal with Scottish Premiership side Partick Thistle after impressing on a trial.[6] He made his competitive debut for the club on 6 August 2013, during a 2–1 victory over Ayr United in the Scottish League Cup.[7]
Despite appearing regularly for the side during the campaign, Gabriel had his contract terminated by mutual consent on 21 August 2014.[8]