Gabriel Pires

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Appelt and the second or paternal family name is Pires.
Gabriel Pires
File:Gabriel 2 Benfica-Zenit UCL201920.jpg
Gabriel playing for Benfica in 2019
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Appelt Pires
Date of birth (1993-09-18) 18 September 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth Resende, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Portuguesa
Youth career
2008–2011 Resende
2012 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Resende 14 (1)
2012–2016 Juventus 0 (0)
2012–2013 → Pro Vercelli (loan) 25 (1)
2013–2014 → Spezia (loan) 18 (0)
2014 → Pescara (loan) 16 (0)
2015 → Livorno (loan) 17 (1)
2015–2016 → Leganés (loan) 37 (7)
2016–2018 Leganés 53 (10)
2018–2024 Benfica 59 (3)
2021–2022 → Al-Gharafa (loan) 18 (5)
2022–2023 → Botafogo (loan) 28 (3)
2024–2025 Fluminense 8 (0)
2025 Panserraikos 8 (1)
2026– Portuguesa 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:49, 25 October 2025 (UTC)

Gabriel Appelt Pires (born 18 September 1993), sometimes known simply as Gabriel (Brazilian Portuguese: [ɡabɾiˈew]), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Portuguesa.

Club career

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Resende

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Born in Resende, Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel and his older brother Guilherme started each of their careers at Resende; Gabriel signed his first contract on 23 July 2010.[1] He played his first senior season with the club during the 2011 Campeonato Carioca, the regional league in the state of Rio.[2]

Juventus and loans

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In April 2011, Italian newspaper, Tuttosport reported that Juventus signed both Gabriel and Guilherme,[3][4] however due to bureatic reasons, Gabriel couldn't move to Italy until after his 18th birthday. In January 2012 Gabriel officially signed with the Italian club for a fee of €2 million, though the deal had virtually been complete since 21 April 2011.[5] After joining the Italian side, Gabriel joined the club's youth academy[6] and played the remaining half-season for Juventus' reserve during the 2011–12 season.[7]

On 30 August 2012, Gabriel was sent on a season-long loan deal to Serie B newcomer Pro Vercelli, another Piedmont-based team,[8] along with Juventus teammate, Alberto Masi. He made his Serie B debut on 9 September 2012, as a 61st-minute substitute in a 1–2 home loss against Livorno. He made his first start on 15 September against Sassuolo, and went on to start the next ten league matches prior to suffering a major injury on 10 November 2012, in a home match against Modena. After four months on the sidelines, Gabriel returned to Pro Vercelli's starting lineup on 2 March 2013, in a 1–1 away draw at Juve Stabia. He remained in the club's starting lineup for the remainder of the campaign, making 25 league appearances and scoring one league goal.

Gabriel returned to Juventus on 30 June 2013 and two months later, he was sent out on another season-long loan deal to Serie B side Spezia on 26 August 2013.[9] He made 19 league appearances for the club.

On 23 July 2014, Gabriel signed with Serie B side Pescara on a season-long loan deal along with teammate Vincenzo Fiorillo.[10] He appeared in 17 matches for the club, scoring once.

Leganés

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On 4 August 2015, Gabriel was loaned to Spanish Segunda División side CD Leganés, in a season-long deal.[11] He made his debut for the club on 6 September, coming on as a late substitute for Lluís Sastre in a 1–1 home draw against Real Zaragoza.

Gabriel scored his first goal for Lega on 17 October 2015, netting his team's second in a 2–2 draw against Girona FC. He contributed with 37 appearances and seven goals during the campaign, as his side achieved promotion to La Liga for the first time ever.

On 17 June 2016, Gabriel signed a permanent three-year deal with the Madrid side, who activated his buyout clause for €1 million fee.[12][13] He made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 22 August 2016, starting in a 1–0 away win against Celta de Vigo.[14]

Gabriel scored his first goal in the top tier on 17 September 2016, but in a 1–5 home loss against FC Barcelona.[15] The following 8 August, he renewed his contract until 2021.[16]

Benfica

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On 27 August 2018, Gabriel was transferred to Portuguese side S.L. Benfica, signing a five-year contract.[17] He made his debut for the club on 15 September, coming on as a substitute for Pizzi at the 70th minute of a 2–1 home victory over Rio Ave in the Taça da Liga.[18] Four days later, he made his UEFA Champions League debut, replacing Eduardo Salvio on the 62nd minute of a 2–0 defeat to Bayern Munich at the Estádio da Luz.[19] Four days later, Gabriel made his Primeira Liga debut, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 home victory over Desportivo das Aves.[20]

Gabriel scored his first goal for Benfica on 6 February 2019, the opener in a 2–1 home win over rivals Sporting CP in the first hand of the Taça de Portugal semifinal.[21] That season, he scored once in 33 appearances in all competitions for the Eagles, helping the club lift the Primeira Liga trophy.[22]

Al-Gharafa (loan)

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On 28 September 2021, after three years representing Benfica, Gabriel was loaned to Qatari side Al-Gharafa for the 2021–22 season.[23] He made his debut on 2 October, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 home loss to Qatar SC.[24] His first goal for the club came in 26 October, the opener in a 5–0 home win over Al-Khor.[25] On 7 April 2022, Gabriel made his AFC Champions League debut, starting in a 0–0 draw away at Iranian side Foolad.[26] That season, he scored 7 goals in 32 appearances for Al-Gharafa, helping the club reach the Amir Cup final, where they lost 5–1 to Al-Duhail.[27]

Botafogo (loan)

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On 12 August 2022, Benfica sent Gabriel on loan to Brazilian side Botafogo until 30 June 2023, with an option to extend the loan until the end of the year.[28] Nine days later, he made his debut for the club, in the Série A, away at Juventude; 3 minutes after coming on as a substitute for Carlos Eduardo in the second half, Gabriel scored, leading to a 2–2 draw.

In April 2023, Botafogo announced their intention to activate the clause that extended Gabriel's loan until the end of the year.[29] The loan was officially extended the following June.[30] At the end of the 2023 season, Gabriel returned to his parent club Benfica.[31]

Fluminense

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On 18 January 2024, Benfica announced that Gabriel's contract had been terminated by mutual agreement.[32] Two days later, he signed a two-year deal with Série A club Fluminense.[33]

On 25 December 2024, after just eight matches and struggling with injuries, Gabriel rescinded with Flu.[34]

Panserraikos

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Shortly after leaving Fluminense, Gabriel was announced as the new signing of Super League Greece side Panserraikos.[35] On 13 June 2025, he terminated his link with the club, after one goal in 11 matches.[36]

Portuguesa

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On 23 October 2025, Gabriel was announced at Portuguesa for the upcoming season, signing a one-year contract.[37]

Career statistics

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As of 25 October 2025[38]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League[a] National Cup[b] League Cup[c] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Resende 2011 Campeonato Carioca — 14 1 — — — — 14 1
Pro Vercelli 2012–13 Serie B 25 1 — — — — — 25 1
Spezia 2013–14 Serie B 18 0 — — — — — 18 0
Pescara 2014–15 Serie B 16 0 — 2 0 — — — 18 0
Livorno 2014–15 Serie B 17 1 — — — — — 17 1
Leganés (loan) 2015–16 Segunda División 37 7 — 3 1 — — — 40 8
Leganés 2016–17 La Liga 34 5 — 2 0 — — — 36 5
2017–18 29 5 — 6 1 — — — 35 6
Total 100 17 — 11 2 — — — 111 19
Benfica 2018–19 Primeira Liga 17 0 — 5 1 3 0 8[d] 0 — 33 1
2019–20 22 2 — 4 1 1 0 5[e] 0 1[f] 0 33 3
2020–21 20 1 — 4 0 1 0 7[g] 0 — 32 1
Total 59 3 — 13 2 5 0 20 0 1 0 98 5
Al-Gharafa (loan) 2021–22 Qatar Stars League 18 5 — 4 1 7 1 3[h] 0 — 32 7
Botafogo (loan) 2022 Série A 14 2 — — — — — 14 2
2023 16 0 11 1 4 0 — 3[i] 1 — 34 2
Total 30 2 11 1 4 0 — 3 1 — 48 4
Fluminense 2024 Série A 5 0 2 0 1 0 — 0 0 0 0 8 0
Panserraikos 2024–25 Super League Greece 8 1 — — — — 3[j] 0 11 1
Portuguesa 2026 Série D 0 0 0 0 — — — — 0 0
Career Total 296 30 27 2 35 5 12 1 26 1 4 0 400 39
  1. ^ Includes Campeonato Carioca, Campeonato Paulista
  2. ^ Includes Coppa Italia, Copa del Rey, Taça de Portugal, Emir of Qatar Cup and Copa do Brasil
  3. ^ Includes Taça da Liga and Qatari Stars Cup
  4. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  6. ^ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  7. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  8. ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
  9. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  10. ^ Appearance(s) in the relegation play-outs

Honours

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Benfica

Fluminense

References

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  38. ^ Gabriel Pires at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  39. ^ Benfica 5–0 Sporting Lisbon Soccerway
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  • Gabriel Pires at BDFutbolLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  • Gabriel Pires at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
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