Ângelo Gabriel

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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[edit]

Santos[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  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.

External links[edit]

  • Profile at the Chelsea F.C. website