Cássio Gabriel Vilela Ferreira (born 29 August 1992), better known as Cássio Gabriel or Cássinho, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as an

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for Série B club Vila Nova.

Club career

Earlier career

Fondly known as 'Cássinho', Gabriel started his youth career at Fluminense's under 20 side and went on to play for a number of Brazilian clubs such as

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, Guarani,

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, ASEEV-GO, Atlético Penapolense, Esporte Clube XV de Piracicaba, Esporte Clube São Bento, Botafogo Futebol Clube (PB) and Mirassol before joining

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in June 2020. Born in

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, Cássio can play on either wings or through the middle as an attacking mid, made 12 appearances for Vila Nova and has one assist to his name. During his stint with Fluminense's youth side, the Patrocinio-born midfielder was also loaned to the Croatian club

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in 2013, the only club he played for outside of his homeland. With Hajduk, he achieved success at the

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, winning the title in

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Mumbai City

On 26 August 2021, Gabriel moved to

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defending champions Mumbai City, on loan from Vila Nova. On 22 November, he made his debut for the club against

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, in a resounding 3–0 win. He scored his first goal for the club, on 9 December, against

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, in a thrilling 4–2 win. He registered one goal along with five assists in 20 league appearances, as the Islanders finished on fifth place and failed to qualify for the

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. He was later included in the club's

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squad. He started in the club's

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debut match, on 8 April, against Al Shabab which ended in a 3–0 defeat.

Honours

HNK Hajduk Split *

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XV de Piracicaba *

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: runner-up 2019 Mirassol * Campeonato Brasileiro Série D:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gabriel, Cassio Brazilian footballers Association football midfielders 1992 births Living people Clube Atlético do Porto players Paysandu Sport Club players Clube Esportivo Bento Gonçalves players Anápolis Futebol Clube players Guarani FC players Clube Atlético Penapolense players Esporte Clube Taubaté players Esporte Clube São Bento players Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Piracicaba) players Mumbai City FC players Indian Super League players Expatriate footballers in Croatia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Expatriate footballers in India Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in India