Gabriel Fernando Morais Casseres de Almeida (born 3 September 1996) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriel Fernando Morais Casseres de Almeida | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 1996 | ||
| 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 | |||
Career
editAlmeida 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
edit- As of 13 January 2021.[1]
| 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 | |||
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Campeonato Paulista
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Brazil - Gabriel Almeida". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Gabriel Fernando". World Football. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Former Manchester City player eyes breakthrough move in UAE". Gulf News. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "EX-MANCHESTER CITY MAN GABRIEL FERNANDO ALMEIDA REVEALS HE WAS DESPERATE TO SIGN FOR MANCHESTER UNITED". HITC. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Meia na base no Manchester City, Gabriel Almeida acerta com Tupynambás para Mineiro 2020". Globo Esporte. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Mineiro: Meia com passagem pela base do Manchester City reforça Tupynambás". Futebol Interior. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "PADDOCK ANNOUNCE TASTY TRIO". Stretford Paddock. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "PADDOCK FAIL TO MAKE CHANCES PAY AGAINST HADFIELD ATHLETIC". Stretford Paddock. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "STRETFORD PADDOCK COME OUT SECOND BEST IN TOP OF THE TABLE CLASH AGAINST MOSTON BROOK". Stretford Paddock. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Paddock come out victorious in hard fought game against Urmston Town Juniors". Stretford Paddock. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
External links
edit- Gabriel Almeida at Soccerway