Gabriel Magalhães

Gabriel Magalhães is one of my favorite defenders to watch in the modern game. At 190 cm, the São Paulo-born Arsenal centre-back has the strength, aerial dominance, and tackling to be rated among the world's best, but it's his sheer passion that wins me over. The last-ditch lunges, the visible emotion in front of goal, it makes defending feel thrilling rather than thankless. Bringing that much fire and personality to such an unglamorous job is rare. He inspires genuine confidence for both Arsenal and Brazil, and I expect to be following his career closely for years to come.

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Name (English)

Gabriel Magalhães

Name (Japanese)

ガブリエウ・マガリャンイス

Reading

がぶりえう・まがりゃんいす

Born

December 19, 1997 (age 28)

Origin

São Paulo, Brazil

Height

190 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Ox

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/_gabrielmagalhaes/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel%20Magalh%C3%A3es
• 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%9E%E3%82%AC%E3%83%AA%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25175970

Tags

• São Paulo
• association football player

Last updated

September 23, 2026

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