Gabriel Barbosa

Gabriel Barbosa, or Gabigol, is one of those names that carries its own swagger, and I like that the nickname literally fuses his name with goals. A Santos academy graduate who debuted at sixteen and racked up over 200 appearances for the club, he's a striker built in that classic Brazilian forward mold. The loan moves between Santos and Cruzeiro hint at a career that's had its turbulence, which often comes with high-profile finishers. What I find compelling is the homegrown thread: starting at Santos, the club that shaped so many legends. A goalscorer who came up through the academy carries a certain romance for me.

Name (English)

Gabriel Barbosa

Name (Japanese)

ガブリエウ・バルボーザ・アウメイダ

Reading

がぶりえう・ばるぼーざ・あうめいだ

Born

August 30, 1996 (age 29)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rat

Origin

São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil

Height

178 cm

Occupation

association football player

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/gabigol/
• Xhttps://x.com/gabigol
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AC%E3%83%96%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A8%E3%82%A6%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%AB%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B6

Tags

• São Paulo
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.