| Gabriel | |
| Fullname: | Gabriel Costa França |
| Birth Date: | 1995 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Pedro Leopoldo, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.81 m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Yokohama FC |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
| Youthyears1: | 2005–2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | Atlético Mineiro |
| Years1: | 2014–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Atlético Mineiro |
| Caps1: | 122 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2019 |
| Clubs2: | → Botafogo (loan) |
| Caps2: | 44 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2021– |
| Clubs3: | Yokohama FC |
| Caps3: | 45 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 12 December 2022, 16:20 (UTC) |
Gabriel Costa França (born 14 March 1995), simply known as Gabriel, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Yokohama FC as a central defender.
Gabriel was born in Pedro Leopoldo, Minas Gerais, and joined Atlético Mineiro's youth setup in 2005. He made his senior debut for the club on 8 February 2014, starting in a 2–0 Campeonato Mineiro away loss against Tupi.[1]
Gabriel subsequently returned to the under-20 squad, and was promoted to the first team ahead of the 2016 season.[2] He made his Série A debut on 14 May of that year by starting in a 1–0 home win against Santos.[3]
Gabriel became a regular starter for the club in September 2016, and scored his first professional goal on 23 November of that year, in a 3–1 home loss against Grêmio in the 2016 Copa do Brasil Finals.
On 3 January 2019, Gabriel was sent on a two-year loan to Botafogo.[4] He, however, rejoined Atlético at the start of 2020.[5]
On 13 July 2021, Gabriel agreed to a permanent deal with Yokohama FC.[6] Gabriel became a captain team on 5 February 2023.
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| Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Atlético Mineiro | 2014 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||||
| 2017 | 26 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 56 | 2 | ||||
| 2018 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | |||||
| 2020 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | |||||
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 76 | 2 | 46 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 158 | 7 | |||
| Botafogo (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 34 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 52 | 1 | |||
| Total | 34 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 1 | |||
| Yokohama FC | 2021 | J1 League | 11 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | J2 League | 29 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 3 | ||||||
| 2023 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 150 | 6 | 56 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 250 | 11 | |||