Gabriel Xavier (footballer, born 1993)

Gabriel Augusto Xavier (born 15 July 1993), known as Gabriel Xavier or simply Gabriel, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Fagiano Okayama.^[1]

Gabriel Xavier

Gabriel Xavier in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Gabriel Augusto Xavier
Date of birth	(1993-07-15) 15 July 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Fagiano Okayama
Number	8
Youth career
	Corinthians
2009–2011	São Paulo
2012–2013	Portuguesa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Portuguesa	29	(4)
2015–2018	Cruzeiro	12	(1)
2016	→ Sport (loan)	5	(0)
2017	→ Vitória (loan)	0	(0)
2017–2018	→ Nagoya Grampus (loan)	45	(13)
2019–2021	Nagoya Grampus	77	(7)
2022–2023	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	26	(3)
2023	Chapecoense	9	(1)
2024–	Fagiano Okayama	6	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 August 2023

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Augusto and the second or paternal family name is Xavier.

Club career

Portuguesa

Born in São Paulo, Gabriel played for Corinthians and São Paulo's youth systems, but was released by the latter in December 2011 due to his height.^[2] He then graduated from Portuguesa's youth categories, and made his first team debut on 28 August 2013, playing the last 12 minutes of a 0–0 draw at Bahia for that year's Copa Sudamericana.^[3]

On 25 January 2014 Gabriel played his second game for Lusa, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–1 loss at XV de Piracicaba.^[4] Roughly a month later he scored his first professional goal, netting the winner in a 2–1 home success over Comercial.^[5]

In 2014 Série B, Gabriel was an undisputed starter for the club, appearing in 29 matches and scoring four goals, but his side was eventually relegated. He was also elected as one of the ten newcomers of the campaign by Globo Esporte.^[6]

Cruzeiro

On 10 February 2015 Gabriel agreed his wages with Cruzeiro,^[7] with an agreement between Raposa and Portuguesa being reached three days later.^[8] He was presented on the 19th, signing a four-year deal.^[9]

Gabriel made his debut for Raposa on 28 February 2015, playing the last 22 minutes in a 3–0 away win against Tupi. His Série A debut on 10 May, starting in a 0–1 home loss against Corinthians.

Gabriel scored his first goal in the main category of Brazilian football on 6 June 2015, netting his team's second in a 3–1 away win against fierce rivals Atlético Mineiro.

Nagoya Grampus

On 18 July 2017, Gabriel signed for Nagoya Grampus on loan.^[10] extending his loan deal until the end of the 2018 season on 26 December 2017.^[11]

On 28 December 2018, Gabriel signed permanently for Nagoya Grampus.^[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 November 2022^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State League		National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Portuguesa	2013	Série A	0	0	—		—		1[a]	0	—		1	0
	2014	Série B	29	4	10[b]	2	2	0	—		—		41	6
	Subtotal		29	4	10	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	42	6
Cruzeiro	2015	Série A	12	1	4[c]	0	0	0	7[d]	0	—		23	1
	2016		0	0	2[c]	0	0	0	—		1[e]	0	3	0
	Subtotal		12	1	6	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	26	1
Sport	2016	Série A	5	0	8[f]	1	0	0	—		4[g]	0	17	1
Nagoya Grampus (loan)	2017	J2 League	16	7	—		—		—		—		16	7
	2018	J1 League	29	6	—		1	1	—		—		30	7
Nagoya Grampus	2019		32	3	—		0	0	—		3[h]	0	35	3
	2020		25	4	—		0	0	—		3[h]	1	28	5
	2021		20	0	—		2	0	1	0	3[h]	0	26	0
	Subtotal		122	20	–	–	3	1	1	0	9	1	135	22
Consadole Sapporo	2022	J1 League	26	3	—		2	0	—		6[h]	2	34	5
Career total			194	28	24	3	9	1	9	0	20	3	256	35

1. Appearance in the Copa Sudamericana
2. Appearances in the Campeonato Paulista
3. Appearances in the Campeonato Mineiro
4. Appearances in the Copa Libertadores
5. Appearance in Primeira Liga
6. Appearances in the Campeonato Pernambucano
7. Appearances in the Copa do Nordeste
8. Appearances in the J.League Cup

Honours

Vitória

• Campeonato Baiano: 2017

Nagoya Grampus

• J.League Cup: 2021