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How clinical and direct the player was in front of goal — volume, accuracy, and conversion.
Copa America · Midfielder · #7 · Brazil · 25 yrs
Gabriel Martinelli is a midfielder. Gabriel Martinelli is a Brazilian international, 25 years old, midfielder. Gabriel Martinelli wears shirt number 7. Gabriel Martinelli was born in Guarulhos, Brazil on 2001-06-18. Gabriel Martinelli is 178 cm tall and weighs 75 kg. Gabriel Martinelli's Sportra profile tracks season statistics across Copa America, Friendlies, International Champions Cup, World Cup, and other leagues. Gabriel Martinelli's page brings together career clubs, trophies, injury history, multi-competition stats, and related news headlines. On Sportra you can explore Gabriel Martinelli season statistics, transfer history, trophies, injury updates, and related news across every competition tracked in the profile.
Midfielder · #7
| Season | Team |
|---|---|
| 2026 |  Brazil BRA |
| 2025 |  Arsenal ARS |
| 2025 | Brazil BRA |
| 2024 | Arsenal ARS |
| 2024 | Brazil BRA |
| Date | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | Transfer | Arsenal ARS |  Al-Hilal Saudi FC HIL |
| 2026-09-01 | Transfer | Arsenal ARS | Al-Hilal Saudi FC HIL |
| 2019-07-02 |  Ituano ITU |  Arsenal U21 ARS |
Season intelligence
Profile as Attacker: balanced output without a single dominant trait. Archetype: Balanced contributor. Season rating 6.8.
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How clinical and direct the player was in front of goal — volume, accuracy, and conversion.
Playmaking output: assists, key passes, and custom chance-creation signals.
Isolation threat and progressive carrying — volume plus success rate.
How often they draw fouls and stay out of trouble with cards.
Tackles, duels, and off-ball defensive contribution.
Shot-stopping, goals conceded, and penalty saves.
Minutes, availability, and how central they were to the team.
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While including Raphinha and leaving Neymar and Casemiro out, head coach Carlo Ancelotti has dropped a total of 15 players from his 2026 World Cup squad for the upcoming international window. Carlo Ancelotti has initiated the blueprint for his second World Cup cycle following a disappointing round-of-16 exit against Norway. Omitting established stars like Neymar and Casemiro while recalling Barcelona winger Raphinha, the Italian manager released a transformed squad list that drops 15 players from the roster that featured in the 2026 World Cup across North America. Following a 2-1 defeat to Norway, Neymar confirmed his international retirement, signaling the end of his career with the national team. Midfielder Casemiro was similarly expected to step away from international duty after departing European football to sign with Inter Miami at age 34. However, Ancelotti expanded beyond those expected departures, executing a sweeping roster overhaul for the upcoming international window. Of the 26 players who traveled to North America for the World Cup, 15 were omitted, making way for eight first-time call-ups to the senior squad. Ancelotti’s new 26-player roster Goalkeepers: Hugo Souza (Corinthians), Pedro Morisco (Coritiba), and Otavio (Cruzeiro)Defenders: Arthur Dias (Athletico Paranaense), Douglas Santos (Zenit), Gabriel Magalhaes (Arsenal), Jair (Nottingham Forest), Marquinhos (PSG), Mateuzinho (Corinthians), Mauro Jr (PSV Eindhoven), Vitor Reis (Manchester City), and Wesley (AS Roma)Midfielders: Andrey Santos (Manchester City), Breno Bidon (Corinthians), Bruno Guimaraes (Arsenal), Danilo (Botafogo), Douglas Luiz (Juventus), and Gabriel Bontempo (Santos)Forwards: Endrick (Real Madrid), Estevao (Chelsea), Joao Pedro (Chelsea), Pedro (Flamengo), Raphinha (Barcelona), Rayan (Bournemouth), Samuel Lino (Flamengo), and Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid) 26 CONVOCADOS! 🇧🇷A Seleção está pronta para novos desafios: dois jogos contra a Austrália e o primeiro confronto da história contra a Índia.25/09 | Austrália29/09 | Austrália03/10 | ÍndiaISSO É BRASIL! 🇧🇷#BateNoPeito pic.twitter.com/Yht5SuOHjr— brasil (@CBF_Futebol) September 9, 2026 Through these selections, Ancelotti reaffirmed his commitment to integrating a younger generation of talent into the national team setup while holding the base of huge names such as Raphinha and Vinicius Junior as preparations begin for the 2030 World Cup cycle. The transition represents an imperative structural pivot given the advanced age of the previous roster. During the 2026 World Cup, Brazil fielded the seventh-oldest squad in the tournament with an average age of 29.3 years, trailing only Iran, Panama, Colombia, Qatar, Cape Verde, and Scotland. Data from Transfermarkt indicates Ancelotti’s revised selection averages 24.9 years of age, reducing the roster’s collective age profile by nearly five full years. High-profile exclusions from the squad Marking an official roster transition, the full list of players omitted from Brazil’s 2026 World Cup squad includes Alisson, Ederson, Weverton, Alex Sandro, Gleison Bremer, Leo Pereira, Roger Ibanez, Danilo, Fabinho, Casemiro, Luiz Henrique, Gabriel Martinelli, Matheus Cunha, Igor Thiago, and Neymar. While absent from the upcoming autumn window, select players remain within Ancelotti’s long-term pool. While veterans like Neymar, Casemiro, Alex Sandro, and Danilo are unlikely to return, prime-age contributors such as Matheus Cunha (27), Gabriel Martinelli (25), and Igor Thiago (25) are expected to feature in future squad selections. Ancelotti’s roster overhaul drew public criticism from former defender Thiago Silva regarding the lack of veteran leadership, an issue the head coach directly addressed during Wednesday’s press conference: “For the objectives we have in these friendlies, it is a balanced list. Right now is a moment to prioritize the young players who have potential and could be there in the future. One thing is certain: a 34 or 35-year-old player won’t h
Former Manchester United midfielder Ryan Giggs (Picture: Webby & O’Neill) Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs has lauded the potential of Max Dowman, insisting the Arsenal midfielder is an ‘unbelievable’ talent. After impressing in Arsenal’s academy set-up, Dowman, 16, broke into Mikel Arteta’s team last season, making 13 appearances in all competitions. The talented midfielder scored a memorable goal against Everton in March, becoming the Premier League’s youngest-ever goalscorer in the process. The teenager impressed again in pre-season, scoring and assisting in Arsenal’s 4-1 win over Girona, but is yet to feature this season for the defending champions. Sign up for In The Mixer, Metro's football newsletter Get exclusive analysis and previews of the biggest games every Friday. Sign up now for free. Dowman has been an unused substitute in Arsenal’s victories over Coventry City and Chelsea, but Giggs believes the midfielder’s future is still bright as he reflected on his first time watching the youngster in action. ‘I’ve seen him, it was against United in the Youth Cup,’ Giggs said on Rio Ferdinand’s YouTube channel. ‘I hadn’t really seen him, I’d heard about him. And do you know what? He won the penalty and then took it against players two years above him. Arsenal academy graduate Max Dowman (Picture: Getty) ‘I played in the youth team two years above, and I’m just putting myself in that position, right? ‘I’ve just won the pen and I’m grabbing the ball and taking it. That’s not happening when I was in my youth team, there were players, big personalities. ‘And that’s what stood out. I messaged Albert [Stuivenberg], who’s the coach there. I said, “Who’s this Max Dowman?” I said, “He looks unbelievable”. He went, “He’s a special player”. ‘That’s all he said. He said, he’s a special player. Dowman made 13 appearances last season (Picture: Getty) ‘Forget about the things that he did – he did an unbelievable run to win the penalty – but that is what really stood out for me; it’s like, give me the ball. I’m taking it at 15.’ Elsewhere, former Arsenal goalkeeper David Seaman name-checked Giggs as a player whose talent Dowman could go on to match in his career. ‘He’s top, he really is top,’ legendary former Arsenal goalkeeper David Seaman told talkSPORT earlier in the summer. ‘He came through with us and then all last season he trained with the first-team. When you see him off the pitch he looks like a 16-year-old, but when you see him on the pitch he looks like a man that’s been there for a long time with a lot of talent. Dowman is yet to feature this season for Arsenal (Picture: Getty) ‘I remember Bryan Robson telling me about Ryan Giggs when he was young and coming through. In Max – so long as he can stay away from injuries – we’ve got somebody that’s just as good as that.’ While Dowman has struggled for minutes so far this season, Arteta hinted that the youngster still has a role to play, particularly after the departure of Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard this summer. ‘I think we’re going to have to prove how versatile and good we can become in that flank with the players that have left,’ Arteta told Sky Sports last week. ‘But it’s true that we have now players available that last year, for seven months, till January, they weren’t available in the squad. ‘Ethan was out on loan anyway. So, Ethan Nwaneri wasn’t part of the team. Max is here, and yeah, we have to prove that we have what it takes to win.’ For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
Arsenal fans ‘forget’ how ‘important’ Gabriel Martinelli was at times, says Freddie Ljungberg (Picture: Getty) Freddie Ljungberg has questioned Arsenal fans’ treatment of Gabriel Martinelli, accusing supporters of ‘forgetting’ what the attacker did for the club before his summer exit. Martinelli managed just one goal and four assists in the Premier League as Arsenal finally brought their wait for the title to an end last season, in what was the Brazilian’s seventh year at the Emirates. It was subsequently decided that Arsenal would be open to offers for Martinelli after the 25-year-old was named amongst Mikel Arteta’s substitutes for the club’s last six matches of the campaign in all competitions. Martinelli would go on to complete a move to Saudi Pro League outfit Al-Hilal in a deal worth around £60million, becoming the second first-team winger to depart following Leandro Trossard’s switch to Besiktas a month-and-a-half earlier. Sign up for In The Mixer, Metro's football newsletter Get exclusive analysis and previews of the biggest games every Friday. Sign up now for free. Christos Tzolis was signed from Club Brugge to help fill the void left by the loss of the two title-winning forwards and the English champions worked right up until the end of the window to find another top-class attacker for Arteta. But the Arsenal head coach was left disappointed as the deadline came and went, and there are some fears they may be a little short of options on the left flank. ‘A Brazilian football player, he works that hard, the age he has and numbers and stuff, that’s not a cheap football player,’ ex-Arsenal winger Ljungberg said of Martinelli on Viaplay. Martinelli left the Gunners to complete a £60m move to Al-Hilal (Picture: AP) The Brazilian was a substitute in Arsenal’s final six matches of last season (Picture: Getty) ‘And they sold him for quite a lot of money so I was a little bit [surprised] when people really wanted him out and fans wanted him out. ‘I was a bit like, “That’s a good player that you just want out”, but that’s what everybody felt that they seemed to be wanting and they got rid of him. They got good money for him. ‘Sometimes the fans forget, maybe, how much he has done for this club, how many important goals he scored during the years.’ {"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Mikel Arteta speaks before Champions League match against Napoli","contentUrl":"https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2026\/09\/08\/3761798954835882587\/480x270_MP4_3761798954835882587.mp4","description":"Arsenal's Mikel speaks to the press on Tuesday ahead of their Champions League match against Napoli on Wednesday at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.","duration":"T1M34S","height":270,"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/09\/08\/22\/111127717-0-image-m-34_1788904072537.jpg","uploadDate":"2026-09-08T22:46:27+0100","width":480} To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page window.addEventListener('metroVideo:relatedVideosCarouselLoaded', function(data) { if (typeof(data.detail) === 'undefined' || typeof(data.detail.carousel) === 'undefined' || typeof(data.detail.carousel.el_) === 'undefined') { return; } var player = data.detail.carousel.el_; var container = player.closest('.metro-video-player'); var placeholder = container.querySelector('.metro-video-player__up-next-placeholder'); if (placeholder) { container.removeChild(placeholder); container.classList.add('metro-video-player--related-videos-loaded'); } }); Though somewhat miffed by some fans’ perception of Martinelli, Ljungberg can understand why the Gunners decided to bring in Tzolis as a replacement. According to Ljungberg, the Greece international – signed for a fee of £34m – perhaps looks a little more ‘tactically aware’ than the man he succeeded on the left. ‘If you talk about Martinelli, sometimes he did irrational things,’ the Swede – who won tw
Arsenal sporting director Andrea Berta (Picture: Getty) Arsenal chiefs were full of praise for summer signing Christos Tzolis at the Champions League draw and told Club Brugge of his exploits in training. Greece international Tzolis signed a long-term contract at the Emirates Stadium in July after Arsenal agreed a £34m deal with Club Brugge. Mikel Arteta targeted the 24-year-old after sanctioning the exit of Leandro Trossard, while Arsenal also put Gabriel Martinelli up for the sale. Tzolis has enjoyed a bright start to his career in north London, helping the Premier League champions win their first four games of the season ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League opener against Napoli. Sign up for In The Mixer, Metro's football newsletter Get exclusive analysis and previews of the biggest games every Friday. Sign up now for free. After bringing Tzolis to the club, Arsenal sporting director Andrea Berta insisted the Greek winger would ‘raise the technical level of our squad’ and bring a ‘strong mentality to our team’. Those high up at the Emirates Stadium were equally positive about Tzolis when bumping into officials from Club Brugge during last month’s Champions League draw in Monaco. President of the Belgian club, Bart Verhaeghe, said Arsenal were raving about the £34m signing and revealed he had been ‘coming out on top’ in various tests in training. Arsenal summer signing Christos Tzolis (Picture: Getty) ‘At the Champions League draw, I saw people from Arsenal and they showed a tremendous amount of respect,’ Verhaeghe told Het Belang van Limburg. ‘”What a player you’ve delivered”, they told me. They said he has an excellent attitude, is the best in the physical tests and is a great guy, too.’ In a separate interview with Het Laatste Nieuws, the Club Brugge chief added: ‘Arsenal said “what a player” when they approached me after the draw. https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc9S3CDETkp/?hl=en&img_index=1 ‘Christos had come out on top in all the tests. That’s what we do here: deliver a ready-made product. Because we know what those top teams are looking for. We prepare our players for that kind of football. ‘Back then, people laughed at our holistic approach to nutrition, sleep, special glasses… Today, it’s all standard practice. We were the innovators from day one, and we’ll keep innovating. ‘Today, we’re selling players to Arsenal and Inter Milan, two teams that have reached the Champions League final in the last two years. {"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Mikel Arteta speaks before Champions League match against Napoli","contentUrl":"https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2026\/09\/08\/3761798954835882587\/480x270_MP4_3761798954835882587.mp4","description":"Arsenal's Mikel speaks to the press on Tuesday ahead of their Champions League match against Napoli on Wednesday at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.","duration":"T1M34S","height":270,"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/09\/08\/22\/111127717-0-image-m-34_1788904072537.jpg","uploadDate":"2026-09-08T22:46:27+0100","width":480} To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page window.addEventListener('metroVideo:relatedVideosCarouselLoaded', function(data) { if (typeof(data.detail) === 'undefined' || typeof(data.detail.carousel) === 'undefined' || typeof(data.detail.carousel.el_) === 'undefined') { return; } var player = data.detail.carousel.el_; var container = player.closest('.metro-video-player'); var placeholder = container.querySelector('.metro-video-player__up-next-placeholder'); if (placeholder) { container.removeChild(placeholder); container.classList.add('metro-video-player--related-videos-loaded'); } }); ‘And at the same time, we’re recruiting directly from the Premier League, from a club like West Ham. 10 years ago, that was unthinkable.’ Last month, Arsenal defender Ben White revealed Tzolis was ‘beating everyone’ in pre-season
Former Arsenal player Paul Merson (Picture: Sky Sports) Paul Merson believes that Arsenal’s decision to sell Gabriel Martinelli will hold them back from winning the Champions League this season. Martinelli’s move to Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal was confirmed on Thursday, with the Brazilian winger joining for a fee of £60million. That figure marks a club-record sale for the Gunners, who also let Leandro Trossard depart for Besiktas earlier in the summer. Arsenal brought in Christos Tzolis from Club Brugge as a replacement, but the defending champions ultimately failed in their bid to sign a marquee left winger in the summer window. Exclusive Premier League previews Get ahead of the start of the season with our weekly football newsletter. Sign up now for free. Morgan Rogers was a key target for Mikel Arteta but instead chose to join Chelsea, while Vinicius Junior opted to extend his contract at Real Madridafter interest from the Gunners. And while Merson believes Arsenal are still the team to beat in the league, the former Gunners midfielder thinks their transfer business in forward areas could cost them when they face the elite sides on the continent. ‘I think they’ll win the Premier League, but I think they’ll fall short in the Champions League because of not having that extra person up front,’ Merson told Sky Sports. Gabriel Martinelli’s departure to Al Hilal was confirmed on Thursday (Picture: Getty) ‘Havertz and Gyokeres, I like those two, but they are not going to give you sleepless nights. ‘And you look on the left, you have Tzolis and Eze. Eze is a good footballer, but I think I like him more in the middle than out on the left and Tzolis is a very hard-working left winger, a manager’s dream. ‘My picture is when you’re playing against PSG away and Bayern Munich away and Inter Milan away and Real Madrid and Barcelona, I can’t imagine the right-back having a sleepless night. ‘I can’t imagine him tossing and turning in bed thinking, oh my god, I’ve got to play against him tonight.’ Chistos Tzolis was signed to replace Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Martinelli (Picture: Getty) Merson continued: ‘I wouldn’t have let Trossard go, in my opinion, I think he’s a good footballer. I think he’s a clever player and has played in the big games. ‘When you’re at the top, you buy players, you buy players and you stay at the top. The thing with what you’re saying about Arsenal’s forward line and the players they’ve got in their position, they’re very good in the Premier League, because teams sit back against Arsenal in the Premier League, so they haven’t got any runners. ‘No one runs off the ball, Arsenal, the front players; you never see them going that way. But they’re alright, because teams sit ten behind the ball and they’ll have the guile and they’ll have the patience to break a team down. ‘When you go and play PSG away and Bayern Munich away and they come and have a go at you, they won’t have that fear of that pace of Martinelli on the counter-attack, and that will cost them.’ Arsenal incoming and outgoings INCOMINGS Guimaraes put pen to paper on a four-year deal in north London (Picture: Getty) Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle) – £75m Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) – £51m Piero Hincapie (Bayer Leverkusen) – £35m Christos Tzolis (Club Brugge) – £34m Illan Meslier (Leeds) – free transfer OUTGOINGS Trossard ended his stay with the Gunners to join Besiktas (Picture: Getty) Gabriel Martinelli (Al-Hilal) – £56m Leandro Trossard (Besiktas) – £17m Jakub Kiwior (Porto) – £14.8m Gabriel Jesus (Barcelona) – £8.6m Fabio Vieira (Hamburg) – £8.6m Christian Norgaard (Everton) – £7m Speaking earlier in the week, Arteta insisted Arsenal had no regrets about their decision to sell Martinelli and Trossard after failing to sign another attacker in the latter stages of the window. ‘The selling of players can come from different aspects as well,’ the Spaniard said. ‘It’s not always the same one. That’s part of the responsibility we have at the football club. ‘I unde
Mikel Arteta has described Gabriel Martinelli as a ‘critical player’ for Arsenal (PA Wire) Mikel Arteta insists Gabriel Martinelli has been a ‘critical player’ for Arsenal following his move to Al-Hilal. Martinelli joined Arsenal at the age of 18 and went on to score 62 goals in 278 appearances for the Gunners. However, Arsenal and Arteta received strong criticism over the handling of Martinelli’s exit, with Ian Wright accusing his former club of being ‘disrespectful’ to the Brazilian winger. ‘For him to be nowhere near it [the squad], it makes me feel sad for him,’ Wright said after Arsenal’s win over Coventry City last month. Exclusive Premier League previews Get ahead of the start of the season with our weekly football newsletter. Sign up now for free. ‘I’m just saying I think he’s done enough with this team, with this squad, to be treated with a little bit more respect than he’s being treated at the moment.’ Martinelli completed his €70 million (£60 million) move to Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal this week and eagled-eyed Arsenal supporters noticed that Arteta was omitted from his farewell message from the club which was posted on social media. Ian Wright criticised Arsenal over their handling of Gabriel Martinelli’s exit (Getty) Arteta, meanwhile, paid tribute to Martinelli following his Arsenal departure. ‘With great gratitude, it’s been a pleasure to work with him, to be part of this journey with him,’ Arteta said. ‘The Gabi that I met and the Gabi that just left, it’s a huge transformation, both in the personal side and in the professional side. ‘I think the impact that he had for the club, his ambition, his love for the game and the way he has, I think, helped us to grow and achieve our goals. ‘I think he’s been a critical player. The story ends and we wish him all the very best in a different one. This is part of football.’ Arteta was also about Arsenal’s failure to sign another left-sided attacking player to replace Martinelli. ‘These are just opinions,’ Arteta said. ‘The window is closed and I prefer to look at all the incredible things that we have in this squad and not to spend any more time on the things that are not part of us right now. That’s it and that’s my main responsibility.’ For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
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