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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriel Costa França | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Pedro Leopoldo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | RB Omiya Ardija | ||
| Number | 55 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2015 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2021 | Atlético Mineiro | 122 | (5) |
| 2019 | → Botafogo (loan) | 44 | (1) |
| 2021–2024 | Yokohama FC | 67 | (8) |
| 2025– | RB Omiya Ardija | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 December 2024, 10:20 (UTC) | |||
Gabriel Costa França (born 14 March 1995), simply known as Gabriel, is a Brazilian professional footballer who play as a central defender and currently play for RB Omiya Ardija.
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] Gabriel became a captain team on 5 February 2023.
On 27 December 2024, Gabriel announce official transfer to J2 promoted club, RB Omiya Ardija from 2025 season.[7]
| Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental[a] | Other[b] | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 158 | 7 | ||
| Botafogo (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 34 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 52 | 1 | ||
| Total | 34 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 1 | ||
| Yokohama FC | 2021 | J1 League | 11 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | J2 League | 29 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 3 | |||||
| 2023 | J1 League | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | J2 League | 25 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | |||
| Total | 67 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 6 | ||
| RB Omiya Ardija | 2025 | J2 League | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 177 | 9 | 56 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 277 | 14 | ||