Gabriel Vasconcelos Ferreira
Gabriel Vasconcellos Ferreira ( born September 27, 1992 Unaí, Minas Gerais ), called Gabriel, is a Brazilian footballer. He is currently goalkeeper for AC Milan.
- 2.1 club
- 2.2 national team
Career
Beginnings in Brazil
Gabriel played for various youth teams from Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte. In 2010, he was first added to the roster of first-class professional team of the club. At 18, he won as a reserve goalkeeper for his first title, as Cruzeiro in 2011 won the state championship of Minas Gerais. In the following seasons, he did not come true at regular keeper Fábio past, experienced in parallel, but a successful career as a youth national team. In 2011, he was able to lead the U -20 South American Championship for Brazil's first and about half a year later to the World Cup. A year later, he was active at the Olympic Games in London and Brazil reached with the silver medal.
Exchange to Italy
While Gabriel continued to substitute goalkeeper for his club, the Italian giants AC Milan signed him in the summer of 2012 for his extended squad. Gabriel, the Milan cost a transfer fee of 500,000 euros, was behind Christian Abbiati and Marco Amelia from now third-choice goalkeeper at the Milanese. Match practice he gained in the second team of the club, whose goal he 2012/13 a total of nine times guarded. On August 15, 2012, he came to his debut for the senior national team, with which he could bring in a 3-0 victory in Sweden.
Achievements
Association
- State Championship of Minas Gerais: 2011
- Brazilian runner-up: 2012
National
- U-20 South American champions: 2011
- U- 20 World Cup: 2011
- Olympic silver medalist: 2012