Gabriela Antonia García Segura (born 2 April 1997) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a Midfielder for Liga MX Femenil side Club América and the Venezuela national team. She has also played for the national U17 and U20 squads.

Gabriela García
Personal information
Full name Gabriela Antonia García Segura
Date of birth (1997-04-02) 2 April 1997 (age 29)
Place of birth Tunapuy, Venezuela[1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
América
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Estudiantes Guárico
2017–2021 Deportivo La Coruña 54 (16)
2021–2023 Real Sociedad 42 (10)
2023–2025 Atlético Madrid 68 (10)
2026– América 22 (4)
International career
2013–2014 Venezuela U17 13 (14)
2015–2016 Venezuela U20 10 (4)
2014– Venezuela 43 (15)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:06, 23 March 2015 (UTC)

Career

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Born in Tunapuy, Gaby excelled at handball, basketball and football as a youth. After a strong showing at a Sucre Department football tournament in 2007, she joined the Venezuela youth national team setup.[2]

Gaby joined Deportivo de La Coruña in 2017. Over four seasons she helped Deportivo gain promotion to Liga F, and became the first player to appear in 100 competitive matches for the club.[3] Gaby scored 31 goals during the 2018–19 Segunda División season, securing promotion for Deportivo.[4]

Gaby led Real Sociedad Femenino to the 2022–23 Supercopa de España Femenina final, where she suffered a serious leg injury.[5]

In the 2023–24 season, Gaby scored in the 1-0 home victory against Sporting de Huelva.[6]

Career statistics

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Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.19 February 2022Goldcity Sport Complex, Alanya, Turkey Latvia2–03–02022 Turkish Women's Cup
2.21 September 2023Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas, Venezuela Uruguay1–01–0Friendly
3.5 April 2024Brígido Iriarte Stadium, Caracas, Venezuela Panama1–02–0
4.18 April 2026Estadio Metropolitano de Cabudare, Cabudare, Venezuela Bolivia2–08–02025–26 CONMEBOL Women's Nations League

Honours

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References

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  1. "Gaby". Bdfutbol. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  2. "La venezolana que brilla en el Deportivo La Coruña" (in Spanish). El Estímulo. 16 October 2017.
  3. "Gaby García, primera jugadora centenaria con el Deportivo" (in Spanish). Diario AS. 7 February 2021.
  4. "Gaby: "Haremos lo que sea por nuestros derechos"" (in Spanish). Diario AS. 25 October 2019.
  5. "Gaby García tendrá que pasar por quirófano tras fracturarse el peroné" (in Spanish). Marca. 23 January 2023.
  6. "Atlético de Madrid Femenino 1-0 Sporting Huelva Femenino: resultado, resumen y goles". AS.com (in Spanish). 10 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
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