Gabriel Pires

Gabriel Appelt Pires (born 18 September 1993), sometimes known as just Gabriel (Brazilian Portuguese: [ɡabɾiˈew]), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club Benfica as a midfielder.

Club Career

Resende

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Pires and his older brother Guilherme started each of their careers at Resende Futebol Clube; Gabriel signed his first contract on 23 July 2010. He played his first senior season with the club during the 2011 Campeonato Carioca, the regional league in the state of Rio.

Juventus and loans

In April 2011, Italian newspaper, Tuttosport reported that Juventus Football Club signed both Gabriel and Guilherme, however due to bureatic reasons, Gabriel couldn't move to Italy until after his 18th birthday. In January 2012 Gabriel officially signed with the Italian club for a fee of €2 million, though the deal had virtually been complete since 21 April 2011. After joining the Italian side, Gabriel joined the club's youth academy and played the remaining half-season for Juventus' reserve during the 2011–12 season.

On 30 August 2012, Gabriel Pires was sent on a season-long loan deal to Serie B newcomer Pro Vercelli, another Piedmont-based team, along with Juventus teammate, Alberto Masi. Gabriel made his Serie B debut on 9 September 2012 as a 61st-minute substitute in a 1–2 home loss against Livorno. He made his first start on 15 September against Sassuolo and went on to start the next ten league matches prior to suffering a major injury on 10 November 2012 in a home match against Modena. After four months on the sidelines, Gabriel returned to Pro Vercelli's starting lineup on 2 March 2013 in a 1–1 away draw at Juve Stabia. He remained in the club's starting lineup for the remainder of the campaign, making 25 league appearances and scoring 1 league goal.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Габриэл Пирес (russian)