Espeto

Gabriel Tadeu Strefezza Rebelato (born 18 April 1997), commonly known as Gabriel Espeto, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right winger for Lecce.

Club Career

SPAL

Espeto was born in Brazil and is of Italian descent. He played for the Corinthians youth teams for 10 years, until moving to SPAL in December 2016. On 31 March 2017 Espeto made his professional debut for SPAL in Serie B as a substitute replacing Paolo Ghiglione in the 79th minute of a 1–0 away defeat against Avellino. He signed his first professional contract with SPAL on 2 May 2017.

Loan to Juve Stabia

On 10 July 2017, Espeto and Tommaso Costantini were signed by Serie C side Juve Stabia on a season-long loan deal. On 30 July, Espeto made his debut with Juve Stabia and he scored his first professional goal in the 47th minute in a 3–1 home win over Bassano Virtus in the first round of Coppa Italia, he played the entire match. On 23 September, Espeto made his Serie C debut for Juve Stabia as a substitute replacing Filippo Berardi in the 68th minute of a 2–1 away win over Paganese. On 3 October he played his first match as a starter for Juve Stabia in Serie C, a 1–0 away defeat against Bisceglie. On 3 December, Espeto scored his first Serie C goal in the 53rd minute of a 2–2 home draw against Casertana. On 21 January 2018 he played his first entire match for the club, a 1–1 home draw against Catanzaro. On 11 March, Espeto scored his second goal in the league in the 39th minute of a 7–0 home win over Akragas. On 22 April he scored his third goal in the 58th minute of a 3–1 away defeat against Casertana. Espeto ended his loan to Juve Stabia with 36 appearances, 4 goals and 4 assists.

Loan to Cremonese

On 10 July 2018, Espeto was loaned to Serie B club Cremonese with an option to buy. On 5 August he made his debut for Cremonese as a substitute replacing Gaetano Castrovilli in the 66th minute of a match lost 4–2 at penalties after a 2–2 draw against Pisa