Gabriel Jesus

Club

Barcelona

Position

Centre-Forward

Nationality

Brazil

Date of birth

1997-04-03

Birthplace

São Paulo, Brazil

Height

1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

Weight

73 kg (161 lb)

Shirt number

9

Signing / transfer fee

€10.00m

Gabriel Fernando de Jesus (born 3 April 1997) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Barcelona.

Jesus began his senior club career at Palmeiras, where he was voted Best Newcomer at the 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and finished first in the Copa do Brasil. In 2016, he won the Bola de Ouro helping Palmeiras win their first national league title in 22 years. Jesus signed with English club Manchester City in January 2017 in a transfer worth £27 million, and won four Premier League titles, three EFL Cups, and an FA Cup. In July 2022, he joined Arsenal in a deal worth £45 million.

After winning 21 caps and scoring 7 goals at youth level, including reaching the final of the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup and winning an Olympic gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Jesus made his senior debut for Brazil in September 2016. He was part of the squads that took part at the FIFA World Cup in 2018 and 2022, also participating at the Copa América in 2019 and 2021, winning the former tournament.