Gabriel Costa França (born 14 March 1995), simply known as Gabriel, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for and captains J2 League club RB Omiya Ardija.
| 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 | 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 | 28 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:58, 10 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
editGabriel 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 was announced to be joining newly promoted J2 club RB Omiya Ardija.[7]
In February 2026, Gabriel was appointed captain of RB Omiya Ardija ahead of the 2026 season.[8]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 6 June 2026
| Club | Season | League | State league[a] | National cup[b] | League cup[c] | Continental | Other | 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 | Série A | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | Série A | 26 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 7[e] | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | 56 | 2 | ||
| 2018 | Série A | 21 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 1[f] | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Série A | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2[f] | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | |||
| 2021 | Série A | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 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[f] | 0 | — | 52 | 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 | 21 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2026 | J2/J3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 28 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 205 | 10 | 56 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 306 | 15 | ||
- ↑ Includes Campeonato Mineiro, Campeonato Carioca
- ↑ Includes Copa do Brasil
- ↑ Includes J.League Cup
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
Honours
edit- Atlético Mineiro
References
edit- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Igor Rabello chega a BH para realizar exames e assinar com Atlético-MG" (in Portuguese). Lance!. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "DFガブリエウがキャプテンに就任【大宮】：Ｊリーグ公式サイト（J.LEAGUE.jp）". Ｊリーグ.jp（日本プロサッカーリーグ） (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 February 2026.
External links
edit- Atletico official profile (in Portuguese)
- Gabriel at Soccerway
- Gabriel at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
