Ângelo Gabriel

Brazilian footballer (born 2004)
Ângelo Gabriel
Ângelo in 2022 with Santos
Personal information
Full name Ângelo Gabriel Borges Damaceno
Date of birth (2004-12-21) 21 December 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth Brasília, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Strasbourg
(on loan from Chelsea)
Number 23
Youth career
2015–2020 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Santos 95 (3)
2023– Chelsea 0 (0)
2023– → Strasbourg (loan) 21 (0)
International career‡
2019–2020 Brazil U15 10 (1)
2021 Brazil U17 2 (0)
2022– Brazil U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:07, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:41, 16 September 2022 (UTC)

Ângelo Gabriel Borges Damaceno (born 21 December 2004), known as Ângelo Gabriel (Brazilian Portuguese: [ɐ̃ʒelo gabɾiˈɛw]) or simply Ângelo (Brazilian Portuguese: [ɐ̃ʒelo]), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg, on loan from Premier League club Chelsea.

Club career

Santos

Ângelo playing for Santos in 2022

Born in Brasília, Federal District, Ângelo joined Santos' youth setup in 2015, aged ten.[2] In July 2020, aged only 15, he started to appear for the under-20s,[3] being subsequently promoted to the main squad in October by manager Cuca.[4]

On 23 October 2020, Ângelo agreed to a professional pre-contract deal with Peixe, effective as of his 16th birthday.[5] He made his professional debut two days later, coming on as a second-half substitute for Lucas Braga in a 3–1 away loss against Fluminense for the Brazilian Série A championship;[6] aged 15 years, 10 months and 4 days, he became the second-youngest ever player to debut for the club, only behind Coutinho, and overcame Pelé by 11 days.[7]

Ângelo made his Copa Libertadores debut on 9 March 2021, starting in a 2–1 home success over Deportivo Lara;[8] aged 16 years, 2 months and 16 days, he became the youngest Santos player to appear in the competition, surpassing Rodrygo.[9]

Ângelo scored his first professional goal on 6 April 2021, netting his team's third in a 3–1 Libertadores away win against San Lorenzo; aged 16 years, 3 months and 16 days, he broke Juan Carlos Cárdenas' record and became the youngest player ever to score in a Libertadores match.[10] On 10 December, after featuring regularly, he renewed his contract until December 2024.[11]

Chelsea

On 16 July 2023, Ângelo agreed to join Premier League side Chelsea,[12] signing a long-term deal for a fee in the region of £13 million.[13]

Loan to Strasbourg

On 8 August 2023, Ângelo was loaned out to Ligue 1 club Strasbourg until the end of the season.[14] He made his debut as a substitute in a league game against Lyon where his team eventually won 2—1.He made his full 90 minute debut on 17 September in his fourth league game against Montpellier.In a league match against Metz he assisted the only goal where his team won the game 1–0. On 4 October 2023, Ângelo was announced as Strasbourg's Player of the Month for September.

International career

Ângelo represented Brazil under-15s in 2019,[15] scoring in a 4–0 defeat of Uruguay on 27 September[16] and taking part of the 2019 South American U-15 Championship in November.[17]

On 6 March 2020, Ângelo was called up with the under-16s for the year's Montaigu Tournament,[18] but the competition was later suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In October, he was called up to the under-17s for trainings in the following month,[19] but tested positive for COVID-19 during that period.[20]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 February 2024[21]
Club Season League State league[a] National cup[b] League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Santos 2020 Série A 9 0 — 0 0 — 0 0 9 0
2021 Série A 19 0 9 0 5 0 — 9[c] 1 42 1
2022 Série A 27 1 10 0 5 1 — 4[d] 0 46 2
2023 Série A 12 2 9 0 6 0 — 5[d] 0 32 2
Total 67 3 28 0 16 1 — 18 1 129 5
Chelsea 2023–24 Premier League 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Strasbourg (loan) 2023–24 Ligue 1 21 0 — 3 0 — — 24 0
Career total 88 3 28 0 19 1 0 0 18 1 153 5
  1. ^ Includes Campeonato Paulista
  2. ^ Includes Copa do Brasil, Coupe de France
  3. ^ Eight appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, one appearance in Copa Sudamericana
  4. ^ a b Appearances in Copa Sudamericana

References

  1. ^ "Ângelo Gabriel". RC Strasbourg. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  2. ^ La Chasse aux Pépites #87 - Ângelo on demivolee.com
  3. ^ "Santos e promessa da base de 15 anos iniciam conversas por primeiro contrato profissional" [Santos and 15-year-old prospect start conversations over first professional contract] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Ângelo e Brayan fazem primeiro treino no profissional do Santos FC: "Sensação inexplicável"" [Ângelo and Brayan make their first training in Santos FC's main squad: "Unexplainable feeling"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Aos 15 anos, Ângelo Gabriel assina pré-contrato profissional com o Santos FC" [Ângelo Gabriel signs professional pre-contract with Santos FC] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Fluminense é melhor, bate o Santos no Maracanã e entra no G4 do Brasileirão" [Fluminense is better, defeat Santos at the Maracanã and go in the Brasileiro's G4] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Ângelo, de 15 anos, supera Pelé e se torna segundo mais novo a estrear pelo Santos; veja top 5" [Ângelo, of 15 years, overcomes Pelé and becomes the second-youngest to debut for Santos; see the list] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Santos bate Deportivo Lara com gols de garotos e larga em vantagem na Libertadores" [Santos defeat Deportivo Lara with goals from kids and go in advantage in the Libertadores] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Muito futuro: Ângelo e Kaiky quebram marcas pelo Santos na Libertadores" [Too much future: Ângelo and Kaiky break landmarks for Santos in the Libertadores] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Ângelo, do Santos, faz história e se torna jogador mais novo a fazer um gol na Libertadores" [Ângelo, from Santos, makes history and becomes the youngest to score a goal in the Libertadores] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Santos FC renova contrato com o atacante Ângelo" [Santos FC renew contract with forward Ângelo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Angelo Gabriel joins Chelsea". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  13. ^ Johnson, Simon. "Chelsea sign forward Angelo Gabriel from Santos". The Athletic. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  14. ^ Silva, Damien Da. "Chelsea : Angelo prêté à Strasbourg (officiel)". news.maxifoot.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  15. ^ "Seleção Brasileira Sub-15 convocada para amistosos contra o Paraguai" [Under-15 national team called up to friendlies against Paraguay] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  16. ^ "Brasil goleia o Uruguai e conquista o Torneio Internacional Sub-15" [Brazil thrash Uruguay and win the Under-15 International Tournament] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  17. ^ "Seleção Brasileira Sub-15 convocada para o Sul-Americano 2019" [Brazil under-15 national team called up to the 2019 South American] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  18. ^ "Seleção Brasileira Sub-16 é convocada para o Torneio de Montaigu" [Brazil national under-16 is called up to the Montaigu Tournament] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  19. ^ "Seleção Brasileira Sub-17 convocada para etapa de preparação em novembro" [Brazil national under-17 called up for training period in November] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  20. ^ "Seleção sub-17 tem seis casos de Covid e cancela jogo" [Under-17 national team have six COVID cases and cancel match] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Esporte Interativo. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  21. ^ Ângelo at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 October 2020.

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