Gabriel Girotto Franco

Gabriel

Gabriel with Palmeiras in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Gabriel Girotto Franco
Date of birth	(1992-07-10) 10 July 1992 (age 28)
Place of birth	Campinas, Brazil - Italy (dual citizenship)
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	Corinthians
Number	5
Youth career
2006–2011	Paulínia
2011–2012	Botafogo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011	Paulínia	0	(1 São Paulo Cup)
2012–2014	Botafogo	123	(2)
2015–2016	Palmeiras	59	(3)
2017–	Corinthians	143	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league onlyand correct as of 2 August 2015 (UTC)

Gabriel Girotto Franco (born 10 July 1992), simply known as Gabriel, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Corinthians.

Club career

Botafogo

Born in Campinas, São Paulo, Gabriel joined Paulínia's youth setup in 2006, aged 14, and being known as Gabriel.substitute in a 3–0 home win On 30 January 2011, he made his senior debut, coming on as a second-half against Juventus for the Campeonato Paulista Série A3 championship. ^[1]

In the 2011 summer Gabriel moved to Botafogo, returning to youth football, but being promoted to the main squad in the following year by manager Oswaldo de Oliveira. He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 20 May 2012, replacing Vitor Júnior in a 4–2 home win against São Paulo. ^[2]

In the 2013 season, Botafogo won the "Carioca Championship" with 0 losses, with Gabriel being the best championship midfielder.

During the same season, Botafogo qualified for Copa Libertadores after 16 years of absence in the tournament and Gabriel was one of the highlighted players, with names such as Clarence Seedorf and Jefferson among others.

Gabriel renewed his link with Bota on 26 September, signing until 2015. ^[3] He scored his first professional goal on 27 October, netting the third in a 4–0 home routing over Atlético Goianiense. ^[4]

On 18 March 2013 Botafogo bought the remaining 30% of Gabriel's rights belonging to Paulínia, ^[5] with the player being an undisputed starter. On December 2014 Gabriel left Botafogo before signing with Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras for 2 years.

Palmeiras

On 30 December 2014 Gabriel signed a two-year contract with Palmeiras, ^[6] and subsequently reuniting with his former Botafogo manager Oswaldo de Oliveira.

During 2015, Gabriel was elected the best Campeonato Paulista defensive midfielder and "Brasileirão" first round best player.

Besides the individual achieved goals, in 2015 Gabriel won the Copa do Brasil championship with Palmeiras.

After that, in 2016, Gabriel was again champion, but this time in Brasileirão championship.

http://globoesporte.globo.com/sp/futebol/campeonato-paulista/noticia/2015/04/finalistas-santos-e-palmeiras-dominam-selecao-do-paulistao.html

https://www.lance.com.br/palmeiras/melhor-turno-gabriel-agradece-torcida-verdao-quer-allianz.html

Corinthians

In the following year, Gabriel signed with Corinthians. The rumored fee was R$7 million for 50% of economic rights.

In his first championship for Corinthians, and being a starter in every match, besides one of the best players, Gabriel was Campeonato Paulista champion.

Playing for Corinthians, Gabriel won again the Brasileirão championship, for 2 years in a role (2016 for Palmeiras and 2017 for Corinthians), being the best defensive midfielder according to Mesa Redonda Trophy. Some interesting facts about this achievement:

https://www.gazetaesportiva.com/bastidores/veja-os-vencedores-da-edicao-2017-do-trofeu-mesa-redonda/

- during the championship first round Corinthians had 14 wins and 5 ties; - during the whole season, Corinthians had 34 matches without losing, which is one of the best marks of Brazilian football

In 2018 and 2019 Gabriel won again Campeonato Paulista, in a sequence of 3 consecutive titles.

Honours

Corinthians

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2017
• Campeonato Paulista: 2017, 2018, 2019

Palmeiras

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2016
• Copa do Brasil: 2015

Individual

• Campeonato Paulista Team of the year: 2015 ^[7]

References

1. "Paulínia 3 x 0 Juventus – Dinão acaba com brincandeira do Moleque Travesso" [Paulínia 3–0 Juventus – Dinão ends up Moleque Travesso's play] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 30 January 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
2. "Com três gols de Herrera, Botafogo vira sobre o São Paulo e lava a alma" [With three goals from Herrera, Botafogo completes comeback over São Paulo and takes cleanses its soul] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
3. "Botafogo renova contrato da promessa Gabriel até 2015" [Botafogo renews contract of youngster Gabriel until 2015] (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
4. "Com gol e lesão de Seedorf, Bota goleia Dragão, a um passo da queda" [With goal and injury from Seedorf, Bota thrashes Dragão, a step from relegation] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
5. "Botafogo compra mais 30% dos direitos econômicos de Gabriel" [Botafogo buys more 30% of Gabriel's rights] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 18 March 2013. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
6. "Maior ladrão de bolas do Brasileiro, volante Gabriel é o novo reforço do Verdão" [Biggest ball robber of Brasileiro, defensive midfielder Gabriel is the new addition of Verdão] (in Portuguese). Palmeiras' official website. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
7. "Finalistas, Palmeiras e Santos dominam a seleção do Paulistão" [Finalists, Palmeiras and Santos dominate Paulistão's team of the year] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.

External links

• Palmeiras official profile (in Portuguese)
• Gabriel at Soccerway