| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriel Lheman Xavier | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Andradina, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bahia | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Araçatuba | |||
| 2017–2021 | Mirassol | ||
| 2019–2020 | → Famalicão (loan) | ||
| 2020–2021 | → Bahia (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Bahia | 81 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:36, 28 July 2025 (UTC) | |||
Gabriel Lheman Xavier (born 6 May 2001), known as Gabriel Xavier, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Bahia.
Born in Andradina, São Paulo, Gabriel Xavier began his career with Araçatuba before joining Mirassol's youth setup in 2017. He made his first team debut on 8 April 2019, coming on as a late substitute for Matheus Felipe in a 3–1 Campeonato Paulista away loss against Red Bull Brasil. [1]
In 2019, Gabriel Xavier moved abroad after being loaned to Portuguese club Famalicão. Upon returning in September 2020, he was promoted to the first team. [2]
On 22 September 2020, Gabriel Xavier was loaned to Bahia, initially for the under-20 side. [3] His loan was extended for a further year the following 23 January, [4] and he signed a permanent contract with the club on 3 February 2022. [5]
After being sparingly used during the 2022 Série B as Bahia achieved promotion, Gabriel Xavier renewed his contract until 2026 on 5 January 2023. [6] He scored his first professional goal on 11 April, netting the winner in a 2–1 away win over Volta Redonda, for the year's Copa do Brasil. [7]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mirassol | 2019 | Paulista | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Bahia | 2022 | Série B | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Série A | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 [a] | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | 35 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 4 [a] | 0 | 53 | 1 | |||
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 [b] | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Total | 66 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 108 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 66 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 109 | 3 | ||
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