Gabriel Magalhaes Bio, Age, Height, Stats, Current Teams, Position, Style of Play, IG

Apart from being big and strong, center-backs of today also need to be really good on the ball. Similarly, Gabriel Magalhaes seems to have all these qualities in his bag, making him an ideal modern-day center-back.

If you look at it, football today has changed and become a bit strange. This is because top-class center-halves have become a rare breed. In addition, Gabriel is not only a world-class central defender but is also left-footed.

This makes Magalhaes even more special. In addition, Gabriel is the proof that there still are good defenders out there. Similarly, the rise of talented centre-backs like him can only be better for football in general.

Gabriel Magalhaes Current Teams -> Brazil / Arsenal

It is because people get reminded about the importance of defence in footballing times where defence is often neglected and given less priority.

Above all, this solid Brazilian defensive ace is yet far from being a finished article and still can get a lot better. Therefore, promising young defender Gabriel Magalhaes is someone we should definitely keep an eye on.

So let’s get to know more about Magalhaes. Today we have presented you with all the crucial details regarding him, including Gabriel Magalhaes Height, Age, Position, stats, current clubs, style of play, etc.

Gabriel Magalhaes Bio :

Getting to know Magalhaes

Gabriel dos Santos Magalhães was born in the Pirituba district of São Paulo, Brazil. Like so many Brazilians, Magalhães was also a football-crazed kid with big dreams to become a professional.

When Gabriel was just 13, he took a 12-hour bus ride to Florianopolis. This was all just to pursue a career in football and train with the Florianopolis-based football club Avaí.

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Magalhães had felt homesick and even returned home to São Paulo just a week after. However, Gabriel again reassessed decided to give it another go.

After that, he joined and developed himself in Avaí’s youth system. Soon, this talented defender even earned himself his first professional contract with Avaí at just 16 years. In addition, Magalhaes was also a part of the Avaí side that earned promotion to Brasileiro Série A in 2017.

Gabriel Magalhaes Age & Height

Magalhães was born on the 19th of December in 1997.  This promising and no-nonsense Brazilian defender is still only 22 years old. Therefore, we hope to see Gabriel get better and also turn himself into a really experienced and colossal defender.

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More than in any other position, defenders, and especially center-backs, need to have a mighty and powerful build. Similarly, Magalhaes is a guy who is blessed with an immensely impressive physique. Standing at a sublime 1.9 meters, Magalhaes can thwart any trouble and top opposition that he faces in the football pitch.

Gabriel Magalhaes Stats & Career

After moving up the ranks in Avaí’s youth setup from 2012-2016, Gabriel also made his professional debut with them in 2016-17. With fine performances and helping Avaí in the promotion to Brasileiro Série A, Magalhaes started to get attention, and many clubs started showing interest in him.

Soon Lille came calling and he opted to join them in 2017. In addition, the Ligue 1 side got a raw and unpolished Magalhaes for only £1.5 million. However, it was in his time with Lille that Gabriel really developed as a top player.

At first, when arriving in France, Gabriel didn’t knew any French. So he learned French and even went on to conduct as many interviews as possible.

After that, Gabriel was loaned out to fellow Ligue 1 outfit Troyes in 2017 and again to Dinamo Zagreb in 2018. During his load periods, Magalhaes mostly played for the respective club’s youth sides and was able to muster up just one league appearance with either club’s senior sides.

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However, upon his return, Gabriel began playing more regularly and produced fine performances both in domestic and European stages. In addition, Magalhaes took his time and seized the opportunity when it arrived and was even praised by Christophe Galtier for it.

Move to Emirates & International Career

In 2020, Arsenal managed to land this fantastic young Brazilian and fought off interest from many other top clubs. Similarly, they had to fork out a massive £27 million to get his services. california Fake IDs

Gabriel Magalhaes Position -> Defender (CB)

So now finally it seems that The Gunners have landed the man to underpin their Achilles heel, which has been their shaky defence. Similarly, Magalhaes has represented his nation in the U20 levels and will be a vital player for the Brazilians in the future.

Gabriel Magalhaes Style of Play

This left-footed center back feels most comfortable playing on the left side of a center-back pairing. However, Magalhaes can also operate in a back-three. Due to this, Gabriel is also valued to be around €20 Million

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Above all, one of the unique qualities that Gabriel has is pace. He is very fast and pacey for such a big fellow. Similarly, Magalhaes has good distribution, is well positioned, aggressive, and does not take any risks.

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