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Gabriela Salgado

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Gabriela Salgado
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)
*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

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Salgado was born in Johannesburg, Gauteng to a father of Portuguese descent and a mother of Lebanese descent.[1]

International career

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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.[2] She had already been called up for the team on 22 January 2017, but was not used here against France.[3]

On 23 June 2023, Salgado was added to the final squad at the 2023 World Cup.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Sibembe, Yanga (11 July 2023). "From heartache to jubilation — fully recovered Gabriela Salgado now focused on World Cup glory". Daily Maverick.
  2. ^ "Spielbericht - Spielbericht Sambia - Südafrika, 12.02.2022 - Freundschaftsspiele - Frauenfußball auf soccerdonna.de". Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  3. ^ "France vs. South Africa - 22 January 2017 - Soccerway". Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Coach Ellis names final Banyana Banyana World Cup squad". 23 June 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
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