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.
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| Full name | Gabriela Nunes da Silva[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 March 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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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
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 September 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editGabi 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
editYouth
editGabi 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
editGabi 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
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | State Cup[b] | League cup[c] | Continental[d] | Other[e] | Total | ||||||||
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| 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 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino, Copa de la Reina, Women's FA Cup
- ^ Includes Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino
- ^ Includes Women's League Cup
- ^ Includes Copa Libertadores Femenina, UEFA Women's Champions League
- ^ Includes Supercopa de España Femenina and Women's League Cup
- ^ Appearances in Supercopa de España Femenina
International
edit- As of match played 10 August 2024[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| 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.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 28 November 2021 | Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil |  Venezuela
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2–1 | 4–1 | International Tournament of Manaus 2021 |
| 2 | 11 April 2022 | Pinatar Arena, Murcia, Spain |  Hungary
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1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 3–0 | |||||
| 4 | 2 July 2023 | Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasilia, Brazil |  Chile
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1–0 | 4–0 | |
| 5 | 6 December 2023 | Fonte Luminosa, Araraquara, Brazil |  Nicaragua
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1–0 | 4–0 | |
| 6 | 21 February 2024 | Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, United States |  Puerto Rico
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1–0 | 1–0 | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup |
| 7 | 2 March 2024 | BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, United States |  Argentina
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4–0 | 5–1 | |
| 8 | 25 July 2024 | Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France |  Nigeria
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1–0 | 1–0 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
Honours
editBrazil
- Summer Olympics silver medal: 2024[8]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "#LUD | Antonia Silva y Gabi Nunes se incorporan al Levante tras el Mundial". Plaza Deportiva. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ Gil, Aimara G. (6 September 2023). "Gabi lidera una goleada de Champions". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ Sanders, Emma (13 September 2024). "Villa sign forward Nunes for club record £250k fee". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "Gabi Nunes". Ogol. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Brazil - Gabi Nunes - Profile with news, career statistics, and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Brazil - Gabi Nunes - Profile with news, career statistics, and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ Jurejko, Jonathan (10 August 2024). "Brazil 0-1 United States: Emma Hayes leads USA to Olympic gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2024.