Gabriel Souza da Silva (born 5 January 2005), known as Gabriel or simply GB, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Vasco da Gama.
Club career
Early career
Born in Rio de Janeiro, GB started playing futsal with local side River de Piedade, before being spotted by professional team Vasco da Gama, having played in a game against them.[3] He joined Vasco da Gama at the age of nine, and progressed through their academy, signing a professional contract in 2021.[3][4]
Vasco da Gama
On 19 January 2023, he made his professional debut with the team in a 79th substitute Campeonato Carioca match against Audax-RJ.[5] On 28 July 2024, he made his Série A debut against Grêmio in a 71st minute substitute.[6] Just six days later, on 3 August 2024, he scored his first professional goal against Red Bull Bragantino in 21st day of 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 16 January 2025.[8]
| Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vasco da Gama | 2023 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 3 | 5 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa do Brasil
- ^ a b Appearances in the Campeonato Carioca
- ^ Appearances in the Copinha
Style of play
He is a complete forward, target man, and deep-lying forward who is direct-free kick specialist. He is very good pace, agility, and coordination for a player of his size who is tall player with very good body mass ratio, physical strength, power, and natural fitness who feels comfortable in contact situations and knows how to use his body to gain advantage.[9]
References
- ^ GB at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "GB". vasco.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ a b Baltar, Marcelo (27 December 2022). "Joia 2023: cria do futsal, esguio e com faro de gols, GB se candidata à próxima atração do Vasco" [Gem 2023: futsal offspring, slender and with a nose for goals, GB is a candidate for Vasco's next attraction]. ge.globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ Pimentel, Wilson (23 September 2021). "Vasco renova contrato de atacante do sub-17 e jogador pode reforçar o time principal em 2022" [Vasco renews under-17 striker contract and player can reinforce the main team in 2022]. torcedores.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Audax 1-1 Vasco da Gama". soccerway.com. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Gremio 1-0 Vasco da Gama". soccerway.com. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Vasco da Gama 2-2 Red Bull Bragantino". soccerway.com. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ GB at Soccerway
- ^ "GB". footballtalentscout.net.
External links
- Gabriel Souza at ESPN.com