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Gabon national football team
Gabon national football team, Les Panthères, Gabon's men's team run by FEGAFOOT (founded 1962). Nine AFCON appearances, quarter-finals best (1996, 2012), never at a World Cup; Aubameyang record scorer with 33 goals.
Gábor Király
Gábor Király is a Hungarian former goalkeeper, known as the "Pyjama Man" for playing in gray tracksuit bottoms and the oldest player to appear at a European Championship.
Gabri Veiga
Gabriel Veiga Novas, Gabri Veiga, Spanish midfielder born 2002 in O Porriño; Celta academy product, 11 La Liga goals in 2022/23, sold to Al Ahli in 2023, AFC Champions League Elite winner, and FC Porto midfielder since 2025.
Gabriel Agbonlahor
Gabriel (Gabby) Agbonlahor, born 1986, English striker who spent his whole career at Aston Villa (391 games, 86 goals, record Premier League scorer for the club), won 3 England caps 2008-09, captained Villa, retired 2019, now a talkSPORT pundit.
Gabriel Barbosa
Gabriel Barbosa, known as Gabigol, Brazilian striker born 1996; Santos youth product, Inter Milan and Benfica flop, 2019 Copa Libertadores hero with Flamengo, now back at Santos on loan from Cruzeiro.
Gabriel Batistuta
Gabriel Batistuta, 'Batigol' (born 1969), Argentine centre-forward; 184 Serie A goals, 56 in 78 Argentina caps, hat-tricks at the 1994 and 1998 World Cups, 2001 scudetto with Roma, Fiorentina legend.
Gabriel Heinze
Gabriel Heinze, Argentine defender and coach born 1978 in Crespo; played for PSG, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Marseille; 72 Argentina caps, 2004 Olympic gold; managed Vélez, Atlanta United, Newell's; Arsenal coach since 2025.
Gabriel Índio
Gabriel Índio (Gabriel dos Santos Queiroz), Brazilian center-back born 2008 in Rio de Janeiro; played for Athletic Club (MG), joined SL Benfica in 2026 on a contract to 2031.
Gabriel Jesus
Gabriel Jesus (Gabriel Fernando de Jesus, born 1997, São Paulo) is a Brazilian forward for FC Barcelona, formerly Palmeiras, Manchester City and Arsenal; Olympic gold 2016, Copa América 2019, four Premier League titles.
Gabriel Magalhães
Gabriel Magalhães (Gabriel dos Santos Magalhães, born 1997) is a Brazilian left-footed centre-back for Arsenal and Brazil; signed from Lille for £27m in 2020, set-piece goal threat, 2026 World Cup starter.
Gabriel Martinelli
Gabriel Martinelli, Brazilian forward born 2001 in Guarulhos, ex-Ituano and Arsenal (2019-2026, 15 league goals in 2022/23), 2026 World Cup winner vs Japan, sold to Al-Hilal in a club-record £55.7-60m deal.
Gabriel Mec
Gabriel Mec (Gabriel Ferreira de Carvalho, born 2008) is a Brazilian attacking midfielder from Campos dos Goytacazes, a Grêmio academy record-setting youngest debutant, sold to FC Porto in September 2026 for about 10-13 million euros.
Gabriel Milito
Gabriel Milito (Gabriel Alejandro Milito), Argentine central defender born 1980 in Bernal; played for Independiente, Real Zaragoza, and Barcelona (2007-2011), 42 Argentina caps; now manager of Chivas de Guadalajara, appointed May 2025.
Gabriel Obertan
Gabriel Obertan, French right winger born 1989 in Pantin; Bordeaux, Manchester United, Newcastle United, later Levski Sofia, Erzurumspor, Charlotte Independence; won Ligue 1 2009 and Premier League 2011; 11 France U21 caps.
Gabriel Palmero
Gabriel Palmero (Gabriel Felipe Arrocha, born 2002, La Palma, Spain) is a Spanish left-back who won 4 Malaysia caps, then received a 12-month FIFA ban in September 2025 for falsified ancestry documents; last club Kuching City.
Gabriel Paulista
Gabriel Paulista (Gabriel Armando de Abreu, born 1990, São Paulo) is a Brazilian centre-back at Corinthians, formerly of Vitória, Villarreal, Arsenal, Valencia, Atlético Madrid, and Beşiktaş.
Gabriel Slonina
Gabriel "Gaga" Pawel Slonina, American goalkeeper (born 2004, Addison, Illinois). Chicago Fire academy product, youngest MLS goalkeeper starter, record €14.6m Chelsea signing 2022, youngest USMNT goalkeeper cap, 2025 Club World Cup winner.
Gabriel Vidal
Gabriel Vidal (Gabriel Vidal Nova), Spanish midfielder born 1969 in Palma de Mallorca; RCD Mallorca player, 67 La Liga matches, and gold medalist in men's football for Spain at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics; distinct from the Brazilian and Mexican footballers of the same name.
Gady Beyuku
Gady-Pierre Beyuku Bowutankoyi, born 2005 in Clichy-la-Garenne, is a French right-back who rose through Paris-area youth clubs, played for Modena in Serie B, represented France at the 2025 U-20 World Cup, and joined Blackburn Rovers in 2026 for €2 million.
Gaël Clichy
Gaël Clichy (born 1985, Toulouse) is a French former left-back; Arsenal 2003-2011 (Invincibles), Manchester City 2011-2017, Başakşehir, Servette; 20 France caps 2008-2013; later Thierry Henry's assistant.
Gaël Kakuta
Gaël Romeo Kakuta Mambenga (born 1991, Lille), DR Congo attacking midfielder and former France youth star; left Lens for Chelsea in 2007, triggering a FIFA transfer ban later annulled by CAS; long journeyman career.
Gaizka Mendieta
Gaizka Mendieta Zabala (born 1974, Lekeitio), Spanish midfielder; Valencia captain 1993-2001, Copa del Rey 1999, Champions League runner-up 2000 and 2001, UEFA Best Midfielder both seasons; later Lazio, Barcelona, Middlesbrough; 40 Spain caps.
Galácticos
Galácticos: Real Madrid's superstar recruitment policy under Florentino Pérez, launched with Figo (€62m, 2000) and Zidane (€77.5m, 2001); commercial triumph, sporting decline after 2003, revived from 2009.
Galatasaray S.K. (football)
Galatasaray S.K. (Cimbom), Istanbul football club founded 1905 by Ali Sami Yen at Galatasaray High School; 23 Turkish league titles, 18 cups, and the only Turkish winner of a major UEFA trophy (2000 UEFA Cup, Super Cup).
Galicia national football team
Galicia national football team (Selección de fútbol de Galicia, A Irmandiña), Galicia's regional selection in Spain; debuted 1922, revived 2005 with a 3-2 win over Uruguay, unbeaten until a 2024 loss to Panama; amateur side won the 2023 UEFA Regions' Cup.
Gamba Osaka
Gamba Osaka (ガンバ大阪), J1 League football club from Suita, Osaka; founded 1980 as Matsushita Electric's works team; J1 champions 2005 and 2014 treble; AFC Champions League 2008 and first club to also win AFC Champions League Two (2025/26).
Gambia national football team
The Gambia national football team, the Scorpions, is Gambia's men's team under the Gambia Football Federation. First AFCON qualification in 2021, quarterfinal run, 2023 group stage, and 27 goals in 2026 World Cup qualifying.
Gaoussou Diarra
Gaoussou (Kyassou) Diarra, born 2002 in Bamako, is a Malian left winger who went from Haliç University student to İstanbulspor record sale (€3.8m) and Feyenoord and Mali player from 2025.
Garang Kuol
Garang Mawien Kuol, Australian winger born 2004 in Cairo; ex-Central Coast Mariners, Newcastle United, loans Hearts and Volendam, now Sparta Prague/Jablonec; 2022 World Cup Socceroo.
Garba Lawal
Garba Lawal, born 1974 in Kaduna, is a retired Nigerian left-sided midfielder who won 1996 Olympic football gold, earned 57 caps and 6 goals for the Super Eagles, played at the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, and starred for Espérance Tunis and Roda JC.