Gabriel Rodrigues de Moura (born 18 June 1988), known as Gabriel Moura or just Gabriel, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for Romanian

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club

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Club career

Early career

Born in Divinópolis,

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, Gabriel began his career with local side

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. He was loaned to Coríntians for the 2010

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, and reached the finals of the competition with the side. Gabriel moved to

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ahead of the 2011 season, before moving abroad with Portuguese side

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in July of that year. He signed for Segunda Liga side Penafiel in 2012, and was a regular starter with the side.

Gil Vicente

On 27 May 2013, Gabriel joined

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side Gil Vicente. He made his debut in the Portuguese top tier on 18 August, starting in a 2–0 home win over Académica de Coimbra.

Anorthosis

On 22 July 2015, after Gil Vicente's

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, Gabriel was announced at Cypriot side Anorthosis Famagusta on a two-year contract. He was a regular starter with the side, and scored his first goal on 5 February 2017, netting the opener in a 3–0 home win over

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Gil Vicente return

On 9 November 2017, Gabriel returned to Portugal and Gil Vicente, with the club now in the second division. He contributed with 19 appearances as the club suffered another relegation.

Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe

Moura arrived in Romania in 2018, when he signed a contract with

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Dinamo București

On 26 June 2019, he moved to

, following his manager from

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. He made his debut for the team on 15 July 2019, playing for 90 minutes in a 5–0 loss against Viitorul Constanta. After

was sacked and replaced by

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, he lost his place in the first squad. Moura featured sparingly in the 2019-2020 first part of the season, often being played outside his favorite position, as a left back or even as a left winger. From this position, he produced his first assist for the club, for a goal scored by

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in a 4–1 win against Chindia Târgoviște.

Gaz Metan Mediaș

After only six months, Moura left Dinamo on 25 January 2020 and reached an agreement with another Romanian club,

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Dinamo București

Following major financial problems at

, he returned to

on 14 February 2022. He played regularly as a right back in an underachieving

team, under both

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and

Playing as a left back, on 1 April 2022, Moura produced an assist for

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in a 2–0 win against Chindia Târgoviște. He made 10 appearances for

in the 2021–2022 season. He also played for 90 minutes in the first leg of the play-out game against

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, which

lost and relegated for the first time in history. For the 2022–2023, Moura was one of the few experienced players who stayed at the club to play in the

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, playing regularly under manager

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. On 16 August 2022, he assisted

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in a 3–1 loss against Oțelul Galați. He was an integral part of the team who reached the play-offs and won promotion back to

. He played in every game of the season, including the two play-off promotion games against FC Arges Pitesti. He played a total of 2738 minutes from the 2790 minutes of the season. In the 2023–2024, Gabriel remained at the club in

. He continued playing regularly, alternating between the positions of right back and left back in a system with four defenders.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gabriel Moura 1988 births Living people People from Divinópolis Footballers from Minas Gerais Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football defenders América Futebol Clube (MG) players Atlético Clube Coríntians players Guarany Sporting Club players SC Mirandela players F.C. Penafiel players Gil Vicente F.C. players Anorthosis Famagusta FC players Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe players FC Dinamo București players CS Gaz Metan Mediaș players Primeira Liga players Segunda Divisão players Liga Portugal 2 players Cypriot First Division players Liga I players Liga II players Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Romania