Gabriel (footballer, born 1995)

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

Gabriel

Personal information
Full name	Gabriel Costa França
Date of birth	(1995-03-14) 14 March 1995 (age 29)
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
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, correct 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

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

Club

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
		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

Atlético Mineiro

• Campeonato Mineiro: 2017, 2020, 2021

References

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

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