Gabriel (footballer, born July 1992)

Gabriel Girotto Franco (born 11 July 1992), simply known as Gabriel, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Internacional.

Gabriel
Gabriel with S.C. Internacional in 2022
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Girotto Franco
Date of birth (1992-07-11) 11 July 1992
Place of birth Campinas, Brazil
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Internacional
Number 23
Youth career
2006–2011 Paulínia
2011–2012 Botafogo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Paulínia 1 (0)
2012–2014 Botafogo 123 (2)
2015–2016 Monte Azul 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Palmeiras (loan) 59 (3)
2017–2022 Corinthians 238 (8)
2022– Internacional 27 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:25, 26 October 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Botafogo

Born in Campinas, São Paulo, Gabriel joined Paulínia's youth setup in 2006, aged 14, and being known as Gabriel.substitute in a 3–0 home win On 30 January 2011, he made his senior debut, coming on as a second-half against Juventus for the Campeonato Paulista Série A3 championship.[2]

In the 2011 summer Gabriel moved to Botafogo, returning to youth football, but being promoted to the main squad in the following year by manager Oswaldo de Oliveira. He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 20 May 2012, replacing Vitor Júnior in a 4–2 home win against São Paulo.[3]

In the 2013 season, Botafogo won the "Carioca Championship" with 0 losses, with Gabriel being the best championship midfielder.

During the same season, Botafogo qualified for Copa Libertadores after 16 years of absence in the tournament and Gabriel was one of the highlighted players, with names such as Clarence Seedorf and Jefferson among others.

Gabriel renewed his link with Bota on 26 September, signing until 2015.[4] He scored his first professional goal on 27 October, netting the third in a 4–0 home routing over Atlético Goianiense.[5]

On 18 March 2013 Botafogo bought the remaining 30% of Gabriel's rights belonging to Paulínia,[6] with the player being an undisputed starter. In December 2014 Gabriel left Botafogo before signing with Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras for 2 years.

Palmeiras

On 30 December 2014 Gabriel signed a two-year contract with Palmeiras,[7] and subsequently reuniting with his former Botafogo manager Oswaldo de Oliveira. During 2015, he was elected the best Campeonato Paulista defensive midfielder[8] and "Brasileirão" first round best player.[9]

Besides the individual achieved goals, in 2015 Gabriel won the Copa do Brasil with Palmeiras.

In the middle of the year, when he won a song and the nickname "Pitbull" from the crowd, the athlete seriously injured his left knee in a game valid for the 2015 Brazilian Championship, against Atlético Paranaense and was out for the rest of the season.

In 2016, recovered from the injury, the defensive midfielder returned to the pitch in March. And in May of the same year, Gabriel has a serious injury to his left thigh in a training game against Juventus-SP, where exams pointed to a removal from the lawns that could reach up to 4 months. After that, in 2016, Gabriel was again champion, but this time in Brasileirão championship.

On January 5, 2017, Palmeiras announced via its official website that it would not renew Gabriel's contract with the club.

Corinthians

In the following year, Gabriel signed with Corinthians. The rumored fee was R$7 million for 50% of economic rights.

In his first championship for Corinthians, and being a starter in every match, besides one of the best players, Gabriel was Campeonato Paulista champion. Playing for Corinthians, Gabriel won again the Brasileirão championship, for 2 years in a role (2016 for Palmeiras and 2017 for Corinthians), being the best defensive midfielder according to Mesa Redonda Trophy.[10]

In 2018 and 2019 Gabriel won again Campeonato Paulista, in a sequence of 3 consecutive titles.

Honours
Corinthians
Palmeiras
Botafogo-RJ

Individual

References
  1. "Gabriel" (in Portuguese). Sport Club Internacional. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  2. "Paulínia 3 x 0 Juventus – Dinão acaba com brincandeira do Moleque Travesso" [Paulínia 3–0 Juventus – Dinão ends up Moleque Travesso's play] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 30 January 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  3. "Com três gols de Herrera, Botafogo vira sobre o São Paulo e lava a alma" [With three goals from Herrera, Botafogo completes comeback over São Paulo and takes cleanses its soul] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  4. "Botafogo renova contrato da promessa Gabriel até 2015" [Botafogo renews contract of youngster Gabriel until 2015] (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  5. "Com gol e lesão de Seedorf, Bota goleia Dragão, a um passo da queda" [With goal and injury from Seedorf, Bota thrashes Dragão, a step from relegation] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  6. "Botafogo compra mais 30% dos direitos econômicos de Gabriel" [Botafogo buys more 30% of Gabriel's rights] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 18 March 2013. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  7. "Maior ladrão de bolas do Brasileiro, volante Gabriel é o novo reforço do Verdão" [Biggest ball robber of Brasileiro, defensive midfielder Gabriel is the new addition of Verdão] (in Portuguese). Palmeiras' official website. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  8. "Finalistas, Palmeiras e Santos dominam a seleção do Paulistão" [Finalists, Palmeiras and Santos dominate Paulistão's team of the year] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  9. "'Melhor do 1º turno', Gabriel agradece torcida do Verdão e quer ir ao Allianz".
  10. "Veja os vencedores da edição 2017 do Troféu Mesa Redonda - Gazeta Esportiva".
  11. "Veja os vencedores da edição 2017 do Troféu Mesa Redonda - Gazeta Esportiva". www.gazetaesportiva.com. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
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