Ângelo Gabriel
Brazilian footballer (born 2004)
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Ângelo Gabriel Borges Damaceno (born 21 December 2004), known as Ângelo Gabriel (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈɐ̃ʒelu gabɾiˈɛw]) or simply Ângelo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for the Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr.
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Ângelo in 2022 with Santos | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ângelo Gabriel Borges Damaceno | ||
| Date of birth | 21 December 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Brasília, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Nassr | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2020 | Santos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Santos | 95 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Strasbourg (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2024– | Al-Nassr | 50 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2020 | Brazil U15 | 10 | (1) |
| 2021 | Brazil U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Brazil U20 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:56, 21 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 02:41, 16 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Santos
Born in Brasília, Federal District, Ângelo joined Santos' youth setup in 2015, aged ten.[2] In July 2020, aged only 15, he started to appear for the under-20s,[3] being subsequently promoted to the main squad in October by manager Cuca.[4]
On 23 October 2020, Ângelo agreed to a professional pre-contract deal with Peixe, effective as of his 16th birthday.[5] He made his professional debut two days later, coming on as a second-half substitute for Lucas Braga in a 3–1 away loss against Fluminense for the Brazilian Série A championship;[6] aged 15 years, 10 months and 4 days, he became the second-youngest ever player to debut for the club, only behind Coutinho, and overcame Pelé by 11 days.[7]
Ângelo made his Copa Libertadores debut on 9 March 2021, starting in a 2–1 home success over Deportivo Lara;[8] aged 16 years, 2 months and 16 days, he became the youngest Santos player to appear in the competition, surpassing Rodrygo.[9]
Ângelo scored his first professional goal on 6 April 2021, netting his team's third in a 3–1 Libertadores away win against San Lorenzo; aged 16 years, 3 months and 16 days, he broke Juan Carlos Cárdenas' record and became the youngest player ever to score in a Libertadores match.[10] On 10 December, after featuring regularly, he renewed his contract until December 2024.[11]
Chelsea
On 16 July 2023, Ângelo agreed to join Premier League side Chelsea,[12] signing a long-term deal for a fee in the region of £13 million.[13]
Loan to Strasbourg
On 8 August 2023, Ângelo was loaned out to Ligue 1 club Strasbourg until the end of the season.[14]
He made his debut as a substitute in the opening league game against Lyon, where his team won 2–1.[15] Ângelo made his full 90 minute debut on 17 September in his fourth league game against Montpellier.[16] In a follow-up league match against Metz, he assisted the only goal where his team won the game 1–0,[17] and was named Man of the Match by the Strasbourg's supporters.[18] He was named as the club's Player of the Month for September.[19]
Ângelo then also contributed two more assists for Strasbourg, including setting up a winning goal against Lille on 20 December 2023.[20] Having initially trouble settling in since joining the club, he became a first team regular, playing in the winger position.[21] However, Ângelo was out on two occasions, due to injuries, including one that saw him out for the rest of the season.[22] At the end of the 2023–24 season, he had made 21 appearances in all competitions. Following this, Ângelo returned to his parent club.
Al-Nassr
On 3 September 2024, Ângelo completed a transfer to Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr.[23] The fee was reported by The Athletic to be in the region of £19.4 million (€23 million).[24]
International career
Ângelo represented Brazil under-15s in 2019,[25] scoring in a 4–0 defeat of Uruguay on 27 September[26] and taking part of the 2019 South American U-15 Championship in November.[27]
On 6 March 2020, Ângelo was called up with the under-16s for the year's Montaigu Tournament,[28] but the competition was later suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In October, he was called up to the under-17s for trainings in the following month,[29] but tested positive for COVID-19 during that period.[30]
Personal life
During his time at Strasbourg, Ângelo began taking French lessons, learning the language.[31]
Career statistics
- As of match played 21 January 2026[32]
| Club | Season | League | State league[a] | National cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santos | 2020 | Série A | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Série A | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9[c] | 1 | — | 42 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | Série A | 27 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4[d] | 0 | — | 46 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | Série A | 12 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | ||
| Total | 67 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 18 | 1 | — | 129 | 5 | |||
| Strasbourg (loan) | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| Al-Nassr | 2024–25 | Saudi Pro League | 25 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 11[e] | 1 | — | 38 | 2 | ||
| 2025–26 | Saudi Pro League | 15 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 6[f] | 2 | 2[g] | 0 | 25 | 4 | ||
| Total | 40 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 6 | |||
| Career total | 128 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 217 | 11 | ||
- Includes Campeonato Paulista
- Includes Copa do Brasil, Coupe de France, King's Cup
- Eight appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, one appearance in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearances in AFC Champions League Elite
- Appearances in AFC Champions League Two
- Appearances in Saudi Super Cup
Honours
Al-Nassr
