Gabriel Cabral

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Gabriel Cabral
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Cabral Leal de Freitas
Date of birth (1997-04-29) 29 April 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Petrópolis, Brazil
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Miami FC
Number 8
Youth career
Fluminense
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2018 Charleston Golden Eagles 68 (12)
2019 UNC Wilmington Seahawks 19 (3)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 The Villages 27 (7)
2021 South Georgia Tormenta FC 2 9 (3)
2022 South Georgia Tormenta 30 (3)
2023– Miami FC 22 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:08, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

Gabriel Cabral Leal de Freitas (born 29 April 1997) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Miami FC in the USL Championship.

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Career

College

In 2015, Cabral moved to the United States to play college soccer at the University of Charleston. He redshirted the 2015 season, before going on to play three seasons with the Golden Eagles, making 68 appearances, scoring 12 goals and tallying seven assists. In 2016, Cabral helped the Golden Eagles take home the MEC regular season title, tournament championship, an Atlantic Region title, and ended the season as the 2016 NCAA DII Men's Soccer runner-up. Cabral was named to the MEC All-Freshmen Team for the 2016 season. The following year, the Golden Eagles claimed another MEC regular season title, Atlantic Region Title, and the NCAA DII National Championship, the first in the history of the University. The following year, as a junior the Golden Eagles won the MEC regular season championship and tournament title. In addition, he was named First Team All-MEC, All-Region First Team and earned D2CCA All-American honors. [1]

In 2019, Cabral transferred to the University of North Carolina Wilmington for his senior year, making 19 appearances, scoring three goals and adding three assists to his name for the season. Cabral finished the season as a First-Team All-Colonial Athletic Association and NCCSIA All-State selection. [2]

While at college, Cabral played in the USL League Two with The Villages SC, making 27 appearances across two seasons. [3] [4]

After graduating from college, Cabral returned to the University of Charleston to become an assistant coach for the men's soccer team. [5]

Cabral again played in the USL League Two, joining South Georgia Tormenta 2 for the 2021 season and helping the side to the playoffs and earning himself a spot on the League Two Team of the Year. [5]

Professional

On 14 December 2021, it was announced Cabral had signed a two-year deal with Tormenta's USL League One team ahead of their 2022 season. [6] He made his professional debut on 2 April 2022, starting in a 1–0 loss to North Carolina FC. [7] On 11 July 2022, Cabral was named USL League One Player of the Week for Week 15 of the 2022 season after notching a goal and an assist in a 2-1 victory over Chattanooga Red Wolves SC. [8] The season ended in success as a 2–1 final victory over Chattanooga Red Wolves saw Tormenta crowned the 2022 USL League One Champions. [9]

In December 2022, Cabral agreed to join USL Championship club Miami FC ahead of the 2023 season. [10]

Honours

Tormenta

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References

  1. ↑ "Gabriel Cabral - Men's Soccer". University of Charleston Athletics.
  2. ↑ "Gabriel Cabral - Men's Soccer". UNC Wilmington Athletics.
  3. ↑ "The Villages SC - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - #8 - Gabriel Cabral de Freitas -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  4. ↑ "Gabriel Cabral de Freitas".
  5. 1 2 "Gabriel Cabral - Men's Soccer Coach". University of Charleston Athletics.
  6. ↑ "Tormenta FC Adds Midfielder Gabriel Cabral on Two-Year Deal".
  7. ↑ "Match Center | USLLeagueOne.com". www.uslleagueone.com.
  8. ↑ "USL League One Team of the Week – Week 15". uslleagueone.com. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  9. 1 2 "South Georgia Tormenta FC win 2022 USL League One Final". www.uslleagueone.com. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  10. ↑ "Brazilian Midfielder Gabriel Cabral signs multi-year deal with Miami FC from USL League One champions Tormenta FC". www.miamifc.com. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
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