Gabriel Lima Silva
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gabriel de Lima da Silva | ||
Date of birth | 17 April 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Santo André, Brazil | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Kerala United | ||
Youth career | |||
2016–2017 | Independente de Limeira | ||
2017–2018 | Mauá Futebol Clube | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | Esporte André | 14 | |
2019–2020 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 2 | |
2020–21 | Sport Club Atibaia | 7 | |
2021– | Kerala United | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Gabriel de Lima da Silva (born 17 April 2001) is a Brazil professional footballer who plays as a defender for Kerala United FC.[1]
Career[]
Independente de Limeira[]
Silva begun his youth career at Sao Paulo-based side Independente de Limeira before moving to the Youth team of Mauá Futebol Clube and play there for 1 year.
Esporte Clube Santo André[]
After leaving Mauá Futebol Clube Silva signed for Sao Paulo-based side Esporte Clube Santo André and developed as a good defender at young age. His time with Esporte Clube Santo André impressed many scouts from Europe.[citation needed]
Shakhtar Donetsk[]
In January 2019, Silva joined Ukrainian Premier League Champion side Shakhtar Donetsk for a one-year Contract an played many games for the Under-21 and reserve sides.[2]
Sport Club Atibaia[]
After the stint with Shakhtar Donetsk the defender had returned home to join Sao Paulo-based side Sport Club Atibaia for the 2020 season earlier this year and played 7 games.[citation needed]
Kerala United FC[]
After the stint with his home side Sport Club Atibaia the defender than signed for Second Division I-League outfit Kerala United FC on a season-long loan deal from Sport Club Atibaia. "This is an interesting challenge for me," Silva was quoted by Kerala United FC. "I feel confident and I'm sure I will be able to perform my best here and help the club. I thank the United World football group for this opportunity," said Gabriel.[3]
References[]
- ^ FC Kerala United official Twitter.com. Retrieved 5 August 2021
- ^ The Hornbills sign Brazilian defender Gabriel Lima Silva fanport.in. Retrieved 5 August 2021
- ^ "A Brazilian to play for a Kerala club, but it is not Blasters or Gokulam". onmanorama.com. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
External links[]
- Gabriel Lima Silva profile at ogol.com.br
- 2001 births
- Living people
- People from Santo André, São Paulo
- Footballers from São Paulo (state)
- Association football defenders
- Esporte Clube Santo André players
- FC Shakhtar Donetsk players
- Sport Club Atibaia players
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in India
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in India
- Kerala United FC players
- I-League 2nd Division players
- Brazilian football defender stubs