Gabriel Almeida

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Morais Casseres and the second or paternal family name is Almeida.

Gabriel Almeida
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Fernando Morais Casseres de Almeida
Date of birth (1996-09-03) 3 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Santos, Brazil
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder[2]
Youth career
2003–2005 Sporting CP
Tottenham Hotspur
Flamengo
2011–2013 Manchester City
2013–2015 Corinthians
2015–2016 Atlético Paranaense
2016–2018 Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Bragantino 0 (0)
2020 Tupynambás 0 (0)
2020 Stretford Paddock FC 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gabriel Fernando Morais Casseres de Almeida (born 3 September 1996) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.[1]

Career

Almeida started his youth career in the ranks of Portuguese club Sporting CP, before moving to England with Tottenham Hotspur and then back to his homeland with Flamengo.[2][3] 2011 saw Almeida return to England with Manchester City.[4] He remained for fifteen months.[2] However, midway through, in 2013, Almeida almost joined City's rivals, Manchester United.[5][6] The move fell through, before his eventual departure in August 2013; despite the club's interest in a new contract.[5] In January 2021, it was reported that City, who immediately refuted the claim, had paid Almeida's father in order to circumvent Premier League rules on signing youth players.[4]

He then, back in Brazil, had spells with Corinthians, Atlético Paranaense and Internacional up until December 2018.[2][3] In January 2019, Almeida started his senior career with Série B's Bragantino.[2][3] He made his professional debut in a Campeonato Paulista draw with Ponte Preta on 27 March 2019; a month that saw him go unused on the bench five times.[1] In January 2020, Almeida moved across Brazil to Tupynambás.[2][7][8] He did not appear competitively in the Campeonato Mineiro, though was on the substitutes bench for a defeat to Tombense on 23 January.[1]

On 5 October 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Almeida returned to English football for the third time after joining Lancashire and Cheshire AFL side Stretford Paddock FC.[9] Almeida made his debut for Stretford Paddock on 17 October against Hadfield Athletic.[10] Further appearances occurred versus Moston Brook and Urmston Town Juniors.[11][12]

Career statistics

As of 13 January 2021.[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup State League League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bragantino 2019 Série B 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 — — 0 0 1 0
Tupynambás 2020 Campeonato Mineiro — 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0
Stretford Paddock FC 2020–21 Lancashire and Cheshire AFL 3 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0 3 0
Career total 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 4 0
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the Campeonato Paulista

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Brazil - Gabriel Almeida". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Gabriel Fernando". World Football. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Former Manchester City player eyes breakthrough move in UAE". Gulf News. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Exclusive: Man City accused of creating fake job for young Brazilian player's dad". The Athletic. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Promessa brasileira vai de disputada por rivais de Manchester a terceiro time em três anos". ESPN. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  6. ^ "EX-MANCHESTER CITY MAN GABRIEL FERNANDO ALMEIDA REVEALS HE WAS DESPERATE TO SIGN FOR MANCHESTER UNITED". HITC. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Meia na base no Manchester City, Gabriel Almeida acerta com Tupynambás para Mineiro 2020". Globo Esporte. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Mineiro: Meia com passagem pela base do Manchester City reforça Tupynambás". Futebol Interior. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  9. ^ "PADDOCK ANNOUNCE TASTY TRIO". Stretford Paddock. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  10. ^ "PADDOCK FAIL TO MAKE CHANCES PAY AGAINST HADFIELD ATHLETIC". Stretford Paddock. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  11. ^ "STRETFORD PADDOCK COME OUT SECOND BEST IN TOP OF THE TABLE CLASH AGAINST MOSTON BROOK". Stretford Paddock. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Paddock come out victorious in hard fought game against Urmston Town Juniors". Stretford Paddock. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.