Gabriel Jesus

Gabriel Jesus: Biography in Details

Who is Gabriel Jesus?

Gabriel Jesus is a professional soccer player who plays as a forward for the Brazil national team and the English club Manchester City and has been invited to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

Parents, Siblings, Family, Ethnicity, Nationality, and Education

The young forward Gabriel was born in the Brazilian Municipality of São Paulo as Gabriel Fernando de Jesus on 3 April 1997 to his mother Vera Lucia Diniz de Jesus and his father Dinzi De Jesus.

He began playing football in the streets while growing up like other children.

His mother raised him alongside his 3 other siblings in the family although they were poor and they still managed to be very united a family.

Vera Lucia Diniz de Jesus, his mother sometimes did 3 jobs at a time to support her children.

This was due to the abandonment by his father of the family when the kids were still very small, with Gabriel as the youngest.

There are no records available at the current time regarding his educational background.

Gabriel Jesus: Early Life Profession and Career

Gabriel had signed a youth contract at the age of 16 for Brazillian club Palmeiras and had scored 54 goals in 48 matches in his youth tenure at Palmeiras.

He got signed a professional senior team contract in January 2014 with Palmeiras.

Against Agremiação Sportiva Arapiraquense he had scored his first goal for Palmeiras in the cup tie with a 1-0 win.

Gabriel Jesus played for Palmeiras until January 2017 and made 28 goals in 83 appearances.

Jesus got transferred to Manchester City due to his amazing performance in the 2015/16 season with Palmeiras.

He was paid $39 Million in August 2016 as the transfer fee. But his transfer was finalized only in January 2017 due to a work permit.

He made one and assisted one as Man City won against West Ham in his first full game for Man City in the league.

He then completed the season with seven goals and four assists in the league.

City started with a bang, and Pep Guardiola’s master tactics in the 2017/18 season. The city won 18 league games in a row which finally made him pay off.

Gabriel Jesus then made his first goal on 26th August in a 2-1 win over Bournemouth in the 2017/18 season.

In the Premier League table, he had made the last goal of the season against FC Southampton guiding the city to 100 points.

Jesus had appeared in various youth levels for Brazil as he had become part of the squad that finished runner-ups in the 2015 under-20 world cup.

Gabriel got the selection in a senior team squad in place of the injured Douglas Costa but missed the final selection due to lack of a U.S. visa.

On September 1, 2016, he made his debut for the Brazillian senior team against Ecuador in the 2018 Worldcup qualification match scoring twice in that match as Brazil won easily by 3-0.

He got into a top scorer for Worldcup Qualifiers in the CONMEBOL section scoring 7 goals in 10 matches.

Gabriel Jesus has also been selected in 23 man squad of the Brazil National team for World Cup Russia 2018.

World Cup 2022

Gabriel Jesus was named to the squad on November 7, 2022, for the FIFA World Cup 2022.

Gabriel Jesus: Awards and Nominations

There are no records available at the current time regarding his lifetime achievements and awards.

Gabriel Jesus: Salary($101.6k), and the Net worth(27 Million )

Gabriel Jesus’s weekly salary is estimated to be $101,684 and as of 2023, his net worth is around 27 million.

Gabriel Jesus: Rumors and Controversy/Scandal

There are no rumors regarding his personal life and the controversy available at the current time as he has not revealed it to any media.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

He has got a slim body and an average height of 5 ft 9 in (1. 75 m) weighing  73 kg.

He has black hair color and his eye color is also black.

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.

Gabriel Jesus is active on social media like Facebook with more than 5.7M followers, Twitter with 1.1 million followers, and Instagram with 15 M followers.

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