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Gabi Nunes

Gabi Nunes
2023 at the national team
Personal information
Full name Gabriela Nunes da Silva[1]
Date of birth (1997-03-10) 10 March 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Aston Villa
Number 28
Youth career
Centro Olímpico
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Centro Olímpico 23 (17)
2016–2021 Corinthians 63 (38)
2021–2023 Madrid CFF 54 (17)
2023–2024 Levante UD 28 (11)
2024– Aston Villa 7 (2)
International career
2013–2014 Brazil U-17 4 (0)
2015–2016 Brazil U-20 16 (11)
2016- Brazil 38 (8)
Medal record
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 September 2024

Gabriela "Gabi" Nunes da Silva (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.

Club career

Gabi 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 Gabi 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.

International career

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

Gabi 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, Gabi Nunes was included in the Brazil squad for the Tournament of Nations, starting in 2 of the 3 games. In 2021 Gabi 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.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 October 2024[5][6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] State Cup[b] League cup[c] Continental[d] Other[e] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Centro Olímpico 2014 Brasileirão Feminino 11 3 0 0 0 0 11 3
2015 Brasileirão Feminino 12 14 0 0 0 0 12 14
Total 23 17 0 0 0 0 23 17
Corinthians 2016 Brasileirão Feminino 10 7 5 3 0 0 15 10
2017 Brasileirão Feminino 18 12 1 0 19 12
2018 Brasileirão Feminino 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 Brasileirão Feminino 11 9 9 5 20 14
2020 Brasileirão Feminino 13 1 11 11 24 12
2021 Brasileirão Feminino 11 9 0 0 6 7 17 16
Total 63 38 5 3 21 16 6 7 95 64
Madrid CFF 2021–22 Primera División 27 7 2 0 29 7
2022–23 Liga F 27 8 2 1 29 9
Total 54 15 4 1 58 16
Levante UD 2023–24 Liga F 28 11 2 0 2 3 2[f] 2 34 16
Aston Villa 2024–25 Women's Super League 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Career total 168 81 11 4 21 16 1 0 8 10 2 2 211 113

International

As of match played 10 August 2024[7]


Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Brazil 2016 3 0
2017 6 0
2021 1 1
2022 6 2
2023 9 2
2024 13 3
Total 38 8
Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nunes goal.
List of international goals scored by Gabi Nunes
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 28 November 2021 Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil  Venezuela 2–1 4–1 International Tournament of Manaus 2021
2 11 April 2022 Pinatar Arena, Murcia, Spain  Hungary 1–0 3–1 Friendly
3 3–0
4 2 July 2023 Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasilia, Brazil  Chile 1–0 4–0
5 6 December 2023 Fonte Luminosa, Araraquara, Brazil  Nicaragua 1–0 4–0
6 21 February 2024 Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, United States  Puerto Rico 1–0 1–0 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
7 2 March 2024 BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, United States  Argentina 4–0 5–1
8 25 July 2024 Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France  Nigeria 1–0 1–0 2024 Summer Olympics

Honours

Brazil

References

  1. ^ a b "List of Players - Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 8 November 2016. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b "#LUD | Antonia Silva y Gabi Nunes se incorporan al Levante tras el Mundial". Plaza Deportiva. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  3. ^ Gil, Aimara G. (6 September 2023). "Gabi lidera una goleada de Champions". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. ^ Sanders, Emma (13 September 2024). "Villa sign forward Nunes for club record £250k fee". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Gabi Nunes". Ogol. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Brazil - Gabi Nunes - Profile with news, career statistics, and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Brazil - Gabi Nunes - Profile with news, career statistics, and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  8. ^ Jurejko, Jonathan (10 August 2024). "Brazil 0-1 United States: Emma Hayes leads USA to Olympic gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2024.