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Gabi Nunes

Brazilian footballer (born 1997) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gabi Nunes
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Gabriela "Gabi" Nunes da Silva (Brazilian Portuguese: [ɡabɾiˈɛlɐ ˈɡabi ˈnuniz da ˈsiwvɐ]; born 10 March 1997) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Aston Villa and the Brazil national team.[2] She participated at the 2016 edition of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

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Club career

Nunes began her career in football playing for the Centro Olímpico. In this club she played for the youth categories (U-15 and U-17) and the senior team. In 2015, she moved to the Osasco Audax to play the Paulista Women's Soccer Championship and became the tournament's top scorer scoring 12 goals. For the national championship at the end of 2015, Nunes returned to the Centro Olímpico and scored fourteen goals in twelve matches, crowning herself the tournament's top scorer.

The following year Nunes transferred to Corinthians/Audax to play the national championship in 2016. The striker scored seven goals in ten games, but her team were eliminated in the quarterfinals. Nunes won the 2016 Brazil Cup, scoring a goal in the final against São José. Afterwards, she played for Madrid CFF and Levante UD.[2][3]

On 13 September 2024, Nunes signed for Aston Villa[4] and made her debut in a 2–0 win against Crystal Palace in the Women's League Cup at Bescot Stadium.

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International career

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Youth

Gabi Nunes started representing Brazil internationally in 2013, when the striker became part of the squad that participated in the 2013 South American Under-17. Nunes played four matches in the competition, but Brazil were eliminated in the group stage.

In November 2015 she competed in the 2015 South American Under-20. Nunes scored three goals and helped Brazil win the seventh title in this competition. With this success in the 2015 South American Under-20, Nunes was called to join the group that was preparing for the Olympics.

Nunes participated in the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, scoring five goals in four matches and won a silver shoe of the competition, becoming the first Brazilian to win this award and score in all matches that participated in a FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Senior

Nunes was given her senior debut with Brazil after returning from the 2016 U-20 World Cup. She made 4 appearances in 2016 during friendly matches as well as an additional 3 appearances in friendlies in 2017. In the Summer of 2017, Nunes was included in the Brazil squad for the Tournament of Nations, starting in 2 of the 3 games. In 2021, Nunes joined the team for the 2021 Torneio Internacional de Manaus de Futebol Feminino. She started the second game of the tournament against Venezuela and scored her first international goal at the senior level.

Nunes was called up to the Brazil squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[5]

On 1 February 2024, Nunes was called up to the Brazil squad for the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup.[6]

On 2 July 2024, Nunes was called up to the Brazil squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[7]

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Career statistics

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As of match played 10 May 2025[8][9]
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As of match played 10 August 2024[10]


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Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nunes goal.
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Honours

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