| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriela de Jesus Thomas Salgado | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-02-20) 20 February 1998 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | JvW | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| JvW | |||
| International career | |||
| 2022– | South Africa | 17 | (6) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:45, 17 July 2022 (UTC) | |||
Gabriela de Jesus Thomas Salgado (born 20 February 1998) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for SAFA Women's League club JvW and the South Africa women's national team.
Early life
Salgado was born in Johannesburg, Gauteng to a father of Portuguese descent and a mother of Lebanese descent.
International career
The first known game Salgado played in for the South African national team was in a 3-0 friendly loss against Zambia on 12 February 2022. She had already been called up for the team on 22 January 2017, but was not used here against France.
On 23 June 2023, Salgado was added to the final squad at the 2023 World Cup.
References
- Sibembe, Yanga (11 July 2023). "From heartache to jubilation — fully recovered Gabriela Salgado now focused on World Cup glory". Daily Maverick.
- "Spielbericht - Spielbericht Sambia - Südafrika, 12.02.2022 - Freundschaftsspiele - Frauenfußball auf soccerdonna.de". Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- "France vs. South Africa - 22 January 2017 - Soccerway". Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- "Coach Ellis names final Banyana Banyana World Cup squad". 23 June 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
External links
- Gabriela Salgado at Soccerway
| South Africa squad – 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup | ||
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- South African women's soccer players
- South Africa women's international soccer players
- Women's association football midfielders
- South African people of Portuguese descent
- Sportspeople of Portuguese descent
- South African people of Lebanese descent
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
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- SAFA Women's League players
- JVW F.C. players
- 21st-century South African sportswomen
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