Gabriel Silva (footballer, born 1991)
Brazilian footballer
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Gabriel Moisés Antunes da Silva (born 13 May 1991), known as Gabriel Silva (Brazilian Portuguese: [ɡabɾiˈew ˈsiwvɐ]), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriel Moisés Antunes da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Piracicaba, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Rio Claro | ||
| 2008–2010 | Palmeiras | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Palmeiras | 36 | (2) |
| 2012–2017 | Udinese | 65 | (2) |
| 2012 | → Novara (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Granada (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Carpi (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Genoa (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Granada (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2017–2023 | Saint-Étienne | 71 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Saint-Étienne B | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Brazil U20 | 9 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 January 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 August 2011 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Palmeiras
Gabriel Silva made his debut for Palmeiras by starting a Campeonato Paulista 2010 match against Monte Azul on 27 January 2010.[2]
Gabriel's first match in the Série A came in a 1–0 loss to rivals São Paulo on 26 May 2010, and his first goal as a professional footballer, was against Avaí, on 18 July 2010. His second professional goal was also scored against Avaí, on 7 October 2010.
Udinese
In a complicated transfer, Gabriel Silva signed for Udinese, who, however, were unable to register any more non-EU players according to Serie A rules. He was player was subsequently registered with Udinese's Spanish feeder club Granada and then immediately loaned to Novara for the remainder of the 2011–12 season.[3]
After subsequent loans at Carpi and Genoa in the 2015–16 season, Gabriel Silva returned to Granada again in a loan deal.[4]
Saint-Étienne
Gabriel Silva signed for French Ligue 1 side Saint-Étienne on 9 August 2017.[5] He made his debut as an 86th minute substitution against Caen. He scored his first goal for the club in 2–2 draw with Rennes before getting sent off late on in the same game.[citation needed] Silva's contract with Saint-Étienne was terminated by mutual agreement on 27 January 2023.[6]
