Gabi Nunes Explained

Gabi Nunes
Fullname:Gabriela Nunes da Silva[1]
Birth Date:10 March 1997
Birth Place:São Paulo, Brazil
Height:171cm
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Levante UD
Clubnumber:18
Youthclubs1:Centro Olímpico
Years1:2014–2015
Clubs1:Centro Olímpico
Caps1:23
Goals1:17
Years2:2016–2021
Clubs2:Corinthians
Caps2:115
Goals2:77
Years3:2021–2023
Clubs3:Madrid CFF
Caps3:54
Goals3:17
Years4:2023–
Clubs4:Levante UD
Caps4:10
Goals4:6
Nationalyears1:2013–2014
Nationalteam1:Brazil U-17
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2015–2016
Nationalteam2:Brazil U-20
Nationalcaps2:16
Nationalgoals2:11
Nationalyears3:2016-
Nationalteam3:Brazil
Nationalcaps3:22
Nationalgoals3:4
Club-Update:28 November 2023
Ntupdate:7 April 2023

Gabriela "Gabi" Nunes da Silva (born 10 March 1997) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Spanish club Levante UD and the Brazil women's national team.[2] She participated at the 2016 edition of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Club career

Gabi Nunes began her career in football playing for the Centro Olímpico. In this club she played for the youth categories (U-15 and U-17) and the senior team. In 2015, she moved to the Osasco Audax to play the Paulista Women's Soccer Championship and became the tournament's top scorer scoring 12 goals. For the national championship at the end of 2015, Nunes returned to the Centro Olímpico and scored fourteen goals in twelve matches, crowning herself the tournament's top scorer.

The following year Gabi Nunes transferred to Corinthians/Audax to play the national championship in 2016. The striker scored seven goals in ten games, but her team were eliminated in the quarterfinals. Nunes won the 2016 Brazil Cup, scoring a goal in the final against São José. Afterwards, She played for Madrid CFF and Levante UD.[3]

International career

Youth Career

Gabi Nunes started representing Brazil internationally in 2013, when the striker became part of the squad that participated in the 2013 South American Under-17. Nunes played four matches in the competition, but Brazil were eliminated in the group stage.

In November 2015 she competed in the 2015 South American Under-20. Nunes scored three goals and helped Brazil win the seventh title in this competition. With this success in the 2015 South American Under-20, Nunes was called to join the group that was preparing for the Olympics.

Nunes participated in the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, scoring five goals in four matches and won a silver shoe of the competition, becoming the first Brazilian to win this award and score in all matches that participated in a FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

U-20 International Goals

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Goal
DateLocationOpponentdata-sort-type="number" style="font-size:95%;"Scoredata-sort-type="number" style="font-size:95%;"ResultCompetition
106-06-2015 California, United States1.1U-20 NTC Invitational
219-11-2015 Santos, Brazil1.12015 South American U-20
323-11-2015 Santos, Brazil1.12015 South American U-20
425-11-2015 Santos, Brazil1.12015 South American U-20
516-09-2016 California, United States1.1U-20 NTC Invitational
618-09-2016 California, United States1.1U-20 NTC Invitational
713-11-2016 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea1.2U-20 World Cup 2016
82.2
916-11-2016 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea1.1U-20 World Cup 2016
1020-11-2016 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea1.1U-20 World Cup 2016
1124-11-2016 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea1.1U-20 World Cup 2016
Senior Career

Gabi Nunes was given her senior debut with Brazil after returning from the 2016 U-20 World Cup. She made 4 appearances in 2016 during friendly matches as well as an additional 3 appearances in friendlies in 2017. In the Summer of 2017, Gabi Nunes was included in the Brazil squad for the Tournament of Nations, starting in 2 of the 3 games. In 2021 Gabi Nunes joined the team for the 2021 Torneio Internacional de Manaus de Futebol Feminino. She started the second game of the tournament against Venezuela and scored her first international goal at the senior level.

Senior International Goals

No. Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 28 November 2021 Manaus, Brazil 2–1 4–1 International Tournament of Manaus 2021
2. 11 April 2022 Murcia, Spain 1–0 3–1 Friendly
3. 3–0
4. 2 July 2023 Brasilia, Brazil 1–0 4–0
5. 6 December 2023 Araraquara, Brazil 1–0 4–0
6. 21 February 2024 San Diego, United States 1–0 1–0 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
7. 2 March 2024 Los Angeles, United States 4–0 5–1
8. 25 July 2024 1–0 1–0 2024 Summer Olympics

Honours

Brazil

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of Players - Brazil. https://web.archive.org/web/20161201081957/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/84/86/81/fu20wwc_2016_squadlists_neutral.pdf. dead. December 1, 2016. FIFA. 30 November 2016. 1. 8 November 2016.
  2. Web site: #LUD Antonia Silva y Gabi Nunes se incorporan al Levante tras el Mundial . 2023-09-06 . Plaza Deportiva .
  3. Web site: Gil . Aimara G. . 2023-09-06 . Gabi lidera una goleada de Champions . 2023-09-06 . Diario AS . es.
  4. Web site: Jurejko . Jonathan . 10 August 2024 . Brazil 0-1 United States: Emma Hayes leads USA to Olympic gold . 12 August 2024 . BBC Sport . en-GB.