Gabriel (footballer, born 1995)

Brazilian footballer

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Costa and the second or paternal family name is França.

GabrielPersonal information

Full name|  Gabriel Costa França
Date of birth|  (1995-03-14) 14 March 1995 (age 30)
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.

## Career

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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]

## Career statistics

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### Club

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As of the start from 2025 season.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club  | Season  | League  | State League  | National Cup  | League Cup  | Continental[a] | Other[b] | Total

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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

1. ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
2. ^ Appearances in Primeira Liga

## Honours

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Atlético Mineiro

* Campeonato Mineiro: 2017, 2020, 2021

## References

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1. ^ "Em Juiz de Fora, Tupi-MG supera falta de inspiração do Atlético-MG e vence mais uma" [In Juiz de Fora, Tupi-MG overcome Atlético-MG's lack of inspiration and win another one] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
2. ^ "Joia atleticana: zagueiro Gabriel quer seguir os passos de Jemerson no Galo" [Pearl atleticana: stopper Gabriel wants to follow the footsteps of Jemerson at Galo] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
3. ^ "No Horto, reservas do Atlético Mineiro vencem o Santos por 1 a 0 na estreia do Brasileirão" [At the Horto, Atlético Mineiro's reserves defeat Santos by 1–0 in the debut of the Brasileirão] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
4. ^ "Igor Rabello chega a BH para realizar exames e assinar com Atlético-MG" (in Portuguese). Lance!. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
5. ^ "Botafogo e Atlético-MG não chegam a acordo, e Gabriel fica no Galo em 2020" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
6. ^ "Atlético-MG vende zagueiro Gabriel ao Yokohama FC, do Japão; negócio envolve R$ 10,3 milhões" [Atlético-MG sells centre-back Gabriel to Japan's Yokohama FC; deal involves R$ 10,3 million] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
7. ^ "ガブリエウ 選手 横浜FCより完全移籍加入のお知らせ". RB大宮アルディージャ. 27 December 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.

## External links

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* Atletico official profile (in Portuguese)
* Gabriel at Soccerway
* Gabriel at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

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RB Omiya Ardija – current squad

* 1 Kasahara
* 3 Okaniwa
* 4 Ichihara
* 5 Urakami
* 6 Ishikawa
* 7 Kojima
* 8 Takayanagi
* 10 Świerczok
* 11 Nakano
* 13 Yamazaki
* 14 Izumi
* 16 Ueda
* 17 Nakano
* 20 Shimoguchi
* 21 Kato
* 22 Motegi
* 23 Sugimoto
* 26 Hamada
* 28 Tomiyama
* 30 A. Silva
* 31 Abe
* 34 Murakami
* 35 Shimizu
* 37 Sekiguchi
* 38 Suzuki
* 39 Izumisawa
* 40 Shimura
* 42 Fujii
* 43 Nakayama
* 45 Taneda
* 46 Nuki
* 47 Saito
* 49 Osawa
* 50 Wakabayashi
* Manager: Harasaki

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