Club career Gabriel Paulista




1 club career

1.1 vitória
1.2 villarreal
1.3 arsenal
1.4 valencia





club career
vitória

born in são paulo, gabriel joined esporte clube vitória s youth setup in 2009 clube atlético taboão da serra, after having failed trials @ grêmio barueri futebol , santos fc. made senior debut former on 7 march 2010, starting in 3–1 win @ camaçari campeonato baiano championship, appearance in season in vitória won state title. made série debut on 15 may, replacing vilson in 1–1 home draw against flamengo.


in august 2010, gabriel appeared in both matches of 2010 copa brasil finals against santos, playing right in 3–2 aggregate loss. on 5 december, in last game of league season saw team relegated, gabriel sent off foul on anaílson in goalless home draw against atlético goianiense.


he made first team breakthrough in late 2011, , went on play crucial role in following year, appearing in 35 matches leão returned série a. on 6 september 2012 gabriel signed contract extension vitória, until 2016.


he elected best central defender of 2013 campeonato baiano; opened in 7–3 win @ city rivals esporte clube bahia on 12 may, in first leg of final (8–4 aggregate). on 25 may, in opening game of 2013 season, scored goal in national league, putting vitória 2–0 after 12 minutes against sport club internacional @ arena fonte nova, eventual 2–2 draw.


villarreal

on 15 august 2013 gabriel moved la liga outfit villarreal, signing five-year deal club. made debut in competition on 10 november, starting in 1–1 home draw against atlético madrid.


gabriel featured in 18 league matches during first season abroad, sharing terms chechu dorado, yellow submarine finished sixth , subsequently returned european competition. made uefa europa league debut on 21 august 2014, starting in 3–0 away win against fc astana.


profiting mateo musacchio s injury, gabriel overtook dorado , made starter in 2014–15. formed strong partnership new signing víctor ruiz, side conceding 17 goals in 19 league matches in appeared.


arsenal

on 26 january 2015, gabriel granted work permit uk government , expected join arsenal fee of around £11.3 million. signed club 2 days later, joel campbell moving other way on loan. manager arsène wenger stated despite player s fitness, gabriel make errors in first matches due not being able speak english.


gabriel made debut arsenal on 15 february, playing entirety of 2–0 home win on middlesbrough in fifth round of fa cup. made premier league debut 6 days later, coming on alexis sánchez in final minute of 2–1 win away crystal palace.


gabriel made first full start in premier league in arsenal s 2–0 home win on everton on 1 march. performance praised match of day pundit danny murphy: despite shaky start game, gabriel executed perfect sliding tackle on goal-bound romelu lukaku, cleanly winning ball , creating arsenal counter-attack. unused substitute on 30 may, arsenal won fa cup final 4–0 against aston villa @ wembley stadium.


on 19 september 2015, gabriel sent off @ chelsea tussle diego costa; santi cazorla later dismissed nine-man arsenal lost 2–0. gabriel received standard three-match suspension violent conduct after receiving direct red card, decision later withdrawn after wrongful dismissal claim ; banned 1 match , fined £10,000 improper conduct not leaving pitch immediately.


on 28 december 2015, gabriel scored first goal in european football, heading in mesut Özil s corner kick open 2–0 win against bournemouth; result put gunners top of premier league.


valencia

on 18 august 2017, gabriel returned spain join valencia on five-year contract. made debut valencia on 9 september 2017, in 0-0 draw in la liga against atlético madrid.








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