Gabriel Tadeu Strefezza Rebelato (born 18 April 1997), sometimes known as Espeto, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right winger or forward for Serie A club Como, on loan from Lecce.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriel Tadeu Strefezza Rebelato | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Como (on loan from Lecce) | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2016 | Corinthians | ||
| 2016–2017 | SPAL | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | SPAL | 62 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | → Juve Stabia (loan) | 32 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | → Cremonese (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2021– | Lecce | 89 | (23) |
| 2024– | → Como (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:11, 10 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editSPAL
editStrefezza was born in Brazil and is of Italian descent.[2] He played for the Corinthians youth teams for 10 years, until moving to SPAL in December 2016.[3] On 31 March 2017 Strefezza made his professional debut for SPAL in Serie B as a substitute replacing Paolo Ghiglione in the 79th minute of a 1–0 away defeat against Avellino.[4] He signed his first professional contract with SPAL on 2 May 2017.[5]
Loan to Juve Stabia
editOn 10 July 2017, Strefezza and Tommaso Costantini were signed by Serie C side Juve Stabia on a season-long loan deal.[6] On 30 July, Strefezza made his debut with Juve Stabia and he scored his first professional goal in the 47th minute in a 3–1 home win over Bassano Virtus in the first round of Coppa Italia, he played the entire match.[7] On 23 September, Espeto made his Serie C debut for Juve Stabia as a substitute replacing Filippo Berardi in the 68th minute of a 2–1 away win over Paganese.[8] On 3 October he played his first match as a starter for Juve Stabia in Serie C, a 1–0 away defeat against Bisceglie.[9] On 3 December, he scored his first Serie C goal in the 53rd minute of a 2–2 home draw against Casertana.[10] On 21 January 2018 he played his first entire match for the club, a 1–1 home draw against Catanzaro.[11] On 11 March, he scored his second goal in the league in the 39th minute of a 7–0 home win over Akragas.[12] On 22 April he scored his third goal in the 58th minute of a 3–1 away defeat against Casertana.[13] Strefezza ended his loan to Juve Stabia with 36 appearances, four goals and four assists.[14]
Loan to Cremonese
editOn 10 July 2018, Strefezza was loaned to Serie B club Cremonese with an option to buy.[15] On 5 August he made his debut for Cremonese as a substitute replacing Gaetano Castrovilli in the 66th minute of a match lost 4–2 at penalties after a 2–2 draw against Pisa in the second round of Coppa Italia.[16] On 31 August he made his Serie B debut as a substitute replacing Giampietro Perrulli in the 64th minute and in the same minute he scored his first goal for the club.[17] On 23 September, he played his first match as a starter for Cremonese, a 1–1 away draw against Padova, he was replaced by Paulinho in the 60th minute.[18] On 22 December he played his first entire match for the club, a 2–1 home defeat against Carpi.[19] On 10 March 2019, he was sent-off with a double yellow card, as a substitute, in the 91st minute of a 1–0 home win over Benevento.[20] Strefezza ended his loan to Cremonese with 24 appearances and one goal.[14]
Return to SPAL
editStrefezza returned to SPAL for the Serie A 2019/2020 season, making his debut on the pitch as a substitute in the team's third game, and first win, against Lazio. His contract with the club was renewed the day after, until 30 June 2022.[21] On 21 December 2019 he scored his first goal in Serie A in 2–1 away win against Torino.[22]
Lecce
editOn 12 August 2021, Strefezza joined Lecce on a permanent basis. He was one of the key figures in the 2021–22 Serie B season, contributing with 14 goals to Lecce’s successful campaign, crowned with promotion to Serie A.
Loan to Como
editOn 29 January 2024, Strefezza moved to Como on a 41-week loan with an obligation to buy.[23]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 10 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SPAL | 2016–17 | Serie B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Serie A | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | Serie B | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 4 | |||
| Total | 62 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 65 | 5 | ||||
| Juve Stabia (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie C | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 38 | 4 | |
| Cremonese (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie B | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||
| Lecce | 2021–22 | Serie B | 35 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 14 | ||
| 2022–23 | Serie A | 35 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 9 | |||
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 2 | |||
| Total | 89 | 23 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 93 | 25 | ||||
| Como (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie B | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 221 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 235 | 38 | ||
Honours
editSPAL
Lecce
Notes
edit- ^ One appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C, three appearances in Serie C promotion play-offs
References
edit- ^ "Gabriel Strefezza Player Profile - ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com.
- ^ "Sporting: Gabriel Strefezza cumpre testes em Alcochete - Maisfutebol.iol.pt".
- ^ "Strefezza e i suoi sogni "Voglio vincere qui E arrivare in serie B" - Sport - La Nuova Ferrara". 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Avellino vs. SPAL - 31 March 2017 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Primavera – Primo contratto da professionista per Strefezza - SPAL Ferrara". 2 May 2017.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: SPAL, i giovani Strefezza e Costantini alla Juve Stabia - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Juve Stabia vs. Bassano Virtus - 30 July 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "Paganese vs. Juve Stabia - 23 September 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "Bisceglie vs. Juve Stabia - 3 October 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "Juve Stabia vs. Casertana - 3 December 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "Juve Stabia vs. Catanzaro - 21 January 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Juve Stabia vs. Akragas - 11 March 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Casertana vs. Juve Stabia - 22 April 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Brazil - Espeto - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Spal, ceduti i giovani Strefezza, Della Giovanna e Mastrilli - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Cremonese vs. Pisa - 5 August 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ "Palermo vs. Cremonese - 31 August 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ "Calcio Padova vs. Cremonese - 23 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ "Cremonese vs. Carpi - 22 December 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Cremonese vs. Benevento - 10 March 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "SPAL PROLUNGA IL RAPPORTO SPORTIVO CON GABRIEL STREFEZZA". S.P.A.L. - Società Polisportiva Ars et Labor (in Italian). 16 September 2019. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "Torino-SPAL 1-2, un gol di Petagna stende i granata". Il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ "L'ALA BRASILIANA GABRIEL STREFEZZA SI UNISCE AL COMO 1907" [BRAZILIAN WINGER GABRIEL STREFEZZA JOINS COMO 1907] (in Italian). Como. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
External links
edit- Gabriel Strefezza at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- Gabriel Strefezza at Soccerway
- Sky Sports Profile
- Serie A Profile Archived 5 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine