Gabriel Sara
![]() Sara in 2023 | |||
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]
Club career
São Paulo
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]
Norwich
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]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 27 April 2024[9]
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 |
- ^ Includes Campeonato Paulista
- ^ Includes Copa do Brasil, FA Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ Two appearances in Copa Libertadores, two appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
Honours
São Paulo
Individual
- Norwich City Player of the Season: 2022–23
- EFL Championship Player of the Month: August 2023[8]
- EFL Championship Team of the Season: 2023–24[10]
References
- ^ "Gabriel Sara". Norwich City F.C. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "Gabriel Sara :: Gabriel Davi Gomes Sara :: São Paulo".
- ^ "Vendido pelo São Paulo, Gabriel Sara viaja para exames no Norwich". 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Norwich anuncia contratação de Gabriel Sara, ex-São Paulo".
- ^ Sofascore. "Norwich City vs Hull City live score, H2H and lineups | Sofascore". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ Sofascore. "Norwich City vs Cardiff City live score, H2H and lineups | Sofascore". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ Sofascore. "Millwall vs Norwich City live score, H2H and lineups | Sofascore". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ a b "See the Sky Bet Championship Manager and Player of the Month winners for August". www.efl.com. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Gabriel Sara". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "See who made the EFL Team of the Season line-ups". EFL. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
External links
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- Profile at the Norwich City F.C. website
- Gabriel Sara at Soccerway
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Sportspeople from Joinville
- Footballers from Santa Catarina (state)
- Men's association football midfielders
- São Paulo FC players
- Norwich City F.C. players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- English Football League players
- Brazilian football midfielder, 1990s birth stubs