Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gabriel Davi Gomes Sara | ||
Date of birth | 26 June 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Joinville, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Norwich City | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2019 | São Paulo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2022 | São Paulo | 97 | (14) |
2022– | Norwich City | 85 | (20) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:12, 29 April 2024 (UTC) |
Gabriel Davi Gomes Sara (born 26 June 1999), simply known as Gabriel Sara, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL Championship club Norwich City. Sara has also been deployed as a deep-lying playmaker and a central midfielder in his career.[2]
Sara made his debut for São Paulo on 3 December 2017, in a 1–1 draw with Bahia, for the Brazilian Championship.
Sara departed São Paulo in 2022. He played 120 matches and scored 17 goals during his time at the club.[3]
On 15 July 2022, EFL Championship club Norwich City agreed a £6 million transfer fee plus add-ons with São Paulo for Sara, with the player committing to a contract until 2026.[4] Sara made his debut for Norwich on 6 August 2022, coming on as a substitute for the injured Max Aarons in a 1–1 draw with Wigan Athletic. Sara scored his first goal for Norwich in a 3–2 loss to Preston North End, and scored again three weeks later in a 3–1 win against Stoke City at Carrow Road.
Sara would score again in Norwich's 3–1 win over Hull City[5] on 14 February 2023, before netting in back-to-back games in the Canaries' 2–0 win over Cardiff City,[6] and scoring the winner in a 3–2 victory away to play-off chasing Millwall.[7]
A goal and two assists across the first month of the 2023–24 season saw Sara named EFL Championship Player of the Month award for August.[8]
Club | Season | League | State league[a] | National cup[b] | League cup[c] | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
São Paulo | 2017 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2019 | Série A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
2020 | Série A | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 4[d] | 1 | 37 | 6 | ||
2021 | Série A | 36 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | – | 5[e] | 0 | 54 | 10 | ||
2022 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 2[f] | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
Total | 77 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 2 | – | 11 | 1 | 120 | 17 | |||
Norwich City | 2022–23 | Championship | 40 | 7 | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 43 | 7 | ||
2023–24 | Championship | 45 | 13 | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 50 | 14 | |||
Total | 85 | 20 | – | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 93 | 21 | ||||
Career total | 162 | 29 | 22 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 213 | 38 |
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