Gabriel Davi Gomes Sara (born 26 June 1999), simply known as Gabriel Sara, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Süper Lig club Galatasaray. Sara was deployed as an attacking midfielder at São Paulo.

Club career

São Paulo

Sara made his debut for São Paulo on 3 December 2017, in a 1–1 draw with Bahia, for the Brazilian Championship. Sara departed São Paulo in 2022. He played 120 matches and scored 17 goals during his time at the club.

Norwich City

On 15 July 2022,

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club Norwich City agreed a £6 million transfer fee plus add-ons with São Paulo for Sara, with the player committing to a contract until 2026. Sara made his debut for Norwich on 6 August 2022, coming on as a substitute for the injured Max Aarons in a 1–1 draw with Wigan Athletic. Sara scored his first goal for Norwich in a 3–2 loss to

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, and scored again three weeks later in a 3–1 win against

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. Sara would score again in Norwich's 3–1 win over Hull City on 14 February 2023, before netting in back-to-back games in the Canaries' 2–0 win over

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, and scoring the winner in a 3–2 victory away to play-off chasing Millwall. He won the barry butler memorial trophy for NCFCs player of the season is 2023. A goal and two assists across the first month of the 2023–24 season saw Sara named EFL Championship Player of the Month award for August. Later in the season, Sara proved a crucial part of Norwich city's bid for a play off spot, scoring a vital goal against Preston late on. In April 2024 at the EFL Awards, Sara was named in the

Team of the Season.

Galatasaray

On 4 August 2024, it was announced that Sara had signed a five-year contract with

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club Galatasaray. He announced that he will wear jersey number 20.

Career statistics

Honours

São Paulo *

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Individual * Norwich City Player of the Season:

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* EFL Championship Player of the Month: August 2023 * EFL Championship Team of the Season: 2023–24 *

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: 2023–24 Championship

References

External links

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at the Norwich City F.C. website * 1999 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Sportspeople from Joinville Footballers from Santa Catarina (state) Men's association football midfielders São Paulo FC players Norwich City F.C. players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England English Football League players Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Süper Lig players Galatasaray S.K. footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub