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Biography
Gabriel Teodoro Martinelli Silva was born on 18th June 2001 to the family of Joao Martinelli in Guarulhos, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. He is known as Gabriel Martinelli to the world. Martinelli is a Brazilian professional footballer. He plays the role of a forwarder for Premier League club Arsenal and the Brazil national football team.
At age of nine, Martinelli was invited by the Corinthians’ futsal team for a trial. which Martinelli won the heart of the coach during the trial and was recruited into the team.
Martinelli started his senior club career at Ituano and signed for Arsenal in July 2019, at aged Eighteen (18). He won the FA Cup in his appearance season.
At international level, Martinelli represents the Brazil under-23s. He helped Brazil win an Olympic Gold in men’s football at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He made his senior appearance in 2022 and was part of Brazil’s squad at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
| Full Name: | Gabriel Martinelli |
| Current club: | Premier League club Arsenal, the Brazil national football team |
| Born: | June 18, 2001 |
| Place of Birth: | Guarulhos, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Nationality: | Brazilian |
| Height: | 5 feet 10 inches |
| Parents: | Joao Martinelli |
| Siblings: | N/A |
| Wife • Spouse: | Isabella Rousso |
| Zodiac sign: Gemini | |
| Children: | N/A |
| Occupation: | Football player |
| Net Worth: | $4 million. |
Early Life & Education
Gabriel Teodoro Martinelli Silva didn’t go to school because he has zero interest in Education. Martinelli was only interested in football. Although, his parents seek the option of getting their son a private tutor.
Martinelli started his Education with Futsal. He started by playing with local field with his friends. The local field is like a meeting spot for youngsters who aim to achieve same goal.
Martinelli started playing as early as nine, then he was called by Corinthians’ futsal team for trial. Surprisingly, Martinelli won the heart of his coach and he was recruited into the team.
Having recruited into the team, Martinelli was fast to make an outstanding impression to the team.
Martinelli scored a total number of sixty-six goals in nthe Special Division of the Metropolitan Championship and another fifty-siix goals in the State Gold Series making his goals at this time one hundred and twenty-two in total.
Playing football on the fields became his utmost priority. before leaving futsal for football on the fields, Martinelli scored an additional twenty times, making the tally one hundred and forty-two goals. with football on the pitch, Martinelli scored a total number of sixty-three goals.
At the time of reaching two hundred and two goals for Corinthians, he was scouted and called upon by the then Brazilian fourth division team Ituano Fc in the year 2015.
Martinelli continued to impress his coach while at Ituano. He was the youngest player to appear professionally for Ituano, a feat which made him more popular.
Personal Life
Gabriel Teodoro Martinelli Silva grew up in a poor family. He was exposed to street struggles. Martinelli’s family lived in one of the poorest areas, an area known for producing gifted and talented footballers.
rumor had it that Martinelli is in a relationship with Isabella Rousso which they started in 2021.Although his first relationship was with Rachel Akemy but unfortunately the relationship didn’t work, Rachel and Martinelli were childhood lovers, but things didn’t work out and they pathways.
Martinelli current girlfriend is a medical doctor and was born same year with Martinelli but months different.
Martinelli knows how to manage finances due to the struggle he passed through while growing up and he does not live a glamorous lifestle. however, he provides financial assistance to his family members.
Martinelli is a roman catholic.
Career
On 11 August 2019, Martinelli made his Premier League appearanc in a 1–0 win against Newcastle United, coming on in the 84th minute as a substitute for Henrikh Mkhitaryan. On 24 September, Martinelli scored a hat-trick in his first competitive start for the club in a 5–0 victory over Championship side Nottingham Forest in the EFL Cup. His performance received praise from head coach Unai Emery, who said thus: “He’s hungry to have that opportunity to help us, he is very humble, he fights. I told him to have some patience for his opportunity to do like he was doing. He did that. He deserved it”.
On 4 October, Martinelli made his second start for Arsenal in a 4–0 home win over Standard Liège in the UEFA Europa League in which he scored another hat-trick. Martinelli kept up his goal scoring form, scoring the equaliser in a 3–2 home win over Vitória Guimarães on 24 October, with another header In the League Cup fourth round on 30 October, Martinelli registered another hat-trick in a 5–5 draw with Liverpool, and also scored his penalty in the penalty shootout, which Arsenal eventually lost. As a result, he became the first player to score four times in his first four starts since Ian Wright. Martinelli’s performance received praise from Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp, who labelled him “the talent of the century”.
“He’s an 18-year-old kid with all the enthusiasm. Brave to threaten the opponent every time. The way he went about every single action is impressive.”
Martinelli was awarded the Arsenal ‘Player of the Month’ award for October, due to his outsatnding performances, receiving 75% of the total votes cast, beating out Mattéo Guendouzi and Nicolas Pépé. After the appointment of interim head coach Freddie Ljungberg, Martinelli started his first Premier League game, scoring Arsenal’s equaliser in an eventual 1–3 win over West Ham United on 9 December.
On 21 January 2020, Martinelli scored in a 2–2 away draw at Chelsea, making him the first teenager to reach double figures in a season for Arsenal since Nicolas Anelka. The goal was later voted as Arsenal’s Goal of the Season by the club’s fans.
On 2 July 2021, Martinelli was named in the Brazil squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics. On 3 August, Martinelli scored Brazil’s second penalty to help defeat Mexico in the Olympic semi-final, before becoming a gold medallist after Brazil defeated Spain in the final four days later.
On 3 July, Martinelli signed a new four-year contract, with a team option for an extra year, until 2025. Shortly after, Martinelli was ruled out until the end of 2020, undergoing surgery to repair a lesion in the cartilage of his knee following an injury in training on 21 June. He made his return on 19 December, coming off the bench to play 19 minutes in a 2–1 away defeat to Everton. During the warmup against Newcastle United in the FA Cup on 9 January 2021, he sustained a minor ankle injury and was replaced in the line-up by Reiss Nelson. Martinelli returned to playing in European competition on 18 February, making a 13 minute cameo appearance off the bench in a 1–1 draw against Benfica. He scored his first goal of the season in a 3–0 away victory against Sheffield United on 11 April.
Martinelli scored his first goal (a volley with his second touch of the game) of the 2021–2022 season against Newcastle United on 27 November. This goal of his was eventually ranked 3rd in the official Goal of the Season poll held by the club at the end of the season.
On 18 December, he scored twice against Leeds United three days later, marking his first Premier League hat-trick, with his first goal marking Arsenal’s 7,000th scored in top-division English football. On 10 February 2022, Martinelli was sent off for two yellow cards in the space of four seconds against Wolves. It was his first red card in his career. The red card gained some controversy as he was given two yellow cards in one passage of play, starting with pushing Daniel Podence after a throw in and then a foul against Nélson Semedo.
On 5 August 2022, Martinelli scored for Arsenal in their 2–0 away win at Crystal Palace, becoming the first Brazilian to score a season-opening goal of a Premier League campaign. On 3 February 2023, Martinelli signed a new long-term contract with the club, tying him to the club until 2027.
Martinelli holds dual Brazilian-Italian citizenship. On 20 May 2019, Martinelli was called up by Brazil national team manager Tite to complete preparatory training for the 2019 Copa América. In November 2019, Martinelli appeared for Brazil’s under-23 side at the United International Football Festival in Spain.
He was named in the 25-man senior Brazil squad on 11 March 2022 for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Bolivia. Martinelli made his international appearance when he came off the bench for Vinícius Júnior to play the last 14 minutes of Brazil’s 4−0 win over Chile at the Maracana Stadium.
He was named in the 25-man senior Brazil squad on 11 March 2022 for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Bolivia. Martinelli made his international appearance when he came off the bench for Vinícius Júnior to play the last 14 minutes of Brazil’s 4−0 win over Chile at the Maracana Stadium.
On 7 November 2022, Martinelli was named in the squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Net Worth
Gabriel Martinelli has worked as a Footballer right from youth. he has accumulated a satisfactory fortune from playing football. Gabriel Martinelli has an astonished net worth of $4 million.
Social Media
Gabriel Martinelli as humble and hardworking as he is discovered that he also has some social media platforms where he can be connected.
- @ Gabriel Martinelli (@gabrialmartinelli) is his Instagram handle.
- @ Gabriel Martinelli (@gabimartinelli) is his Twitter handle.
