Gabriel Silva (footballer, born 1991)

Gabriel Silva
Personal information
Full name	Gabriel Moisés Antunes da Silva
Date of birth	13 May 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Piracicaba, Brazil
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Youth career
2007–2008	Rio Claro
2008–2010	Palmeiras
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2012	Palmeiras
2012–2017	Udinese
2012	→ Novara (loan)
2012	→ Granada (loan)
2015–2016	→ Carpi (loan)
2016	→ Genoa (loan)
2016–2017	→ Granada (loan)
2017–2023	Saint-Étienne
2020–2021	Saint-Étienne B
International career‡
2011	Brazil U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 January 2023; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 August 2011 (UTC)

Gabriel Moisés Antunes da Silva (born 13 May 1991), known as Gabriel Silva (Brazilian Portuguese: [ɡabɾiˈew ˈsiwvɐ]), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back.

Club career

Palmeiras

Gabriel Silva made his debut for Palmeiras by starting a Campeonato Paulista 2010 match against Monte Azul on 27 January 2010.^[2]

Gabriel's first match in the Série A came in a 1–0 loss to rivals São Paulo on 26 May 2010, and his first goal as a professional footballer, was against Avaí, on 18 July 2010. His second professional goal was also scored against Avaí, on 7 October 2010.

Udinese

In a complicated transfer, Gabriel Silva signed for Udinese, who, however, were unable to register any more non-EU players according to Serie A rules. He was player was subsequently registered with Udinese's Spanish feeder club Granada and then immediately loaned to Novara for the remainder of the 2011–12 season.^[3]

After subsequent loans at Carpi and Genoa in the 2015–16 season, Gabriel Silva returned to Granada again in a loan deal.^[4]

Saint-Étienne

Gabriel Silva signed for French Ligue 1 side Saint-Étienne on 9 August 2017.^[5] He made his debut as an 86th minute substitution against Caen. He scored his first goal for the club in 2–2 draw with Rennes before getting sent off late on in the same game.^{[citation needed]} Silva's contract with Saint-Étienne was terminated by mutual agreement on 27 January 2023.^[6]

Honours

Saint-Étienne

Coupe de France runner-up: 2019–20^[7]

Brazil U20

South American Youth Championship: 2011^{[citation needed]}
FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2011^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Palmeiras afasta pressão, vence Monte Azul e assume a liderança" (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 27 January 2010. Archived from the original on 31 January 2010.
^ "Ufficiale: Gabriel Silva al Novara" [Official: Gabriel Silva at Novara]. OkNovara.it (in Italian). 27 January 2012. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
^ "El lateral izquierdo se refuerza con Gabriel Silva" [Left back is bolstered with Gabriel Silva] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
^ "Official: Gabriel Silva to Saint-Etienne". Football Italia. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
^ "Bonne continuation Gabriel Silva !" (in French). Saint-Étienne. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
^ "Mbappé suffers ankle injury as PSG beat 10-man Saint-Étienne to lift French Cup". The Guardian. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2022.