Gabi (footballer)

Gabi

Gabi playing for Atlético Madrid in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Gabriel Fernández Arenas
Date of birth	(1983-07-10) 10 July 1983 (age 33)
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Atlético Madrid
Number	14
Youth career
	San Eladio
	Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2004	Atlético Madrid B	46	(4)
2004–2007	Atlético Madrid	58	(1)
2004–2005	→ Getafe (loan)	32	(2)
2007–2011	Zaragoza	135	(16)
2011–	Atlético Madrid	201	(6)
National team
2003	Spain U20	7	(1)
2004–2005	Spain U21	12	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 April 2017.

Gabriel Fernández Arenas (born 10 July 1983), known as Gabi (Spanish pronunciation: ['gaβi]), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid as a central midfielder.

He made over 350 La Liga appearances, mostly in two spells at Atlético Madrid interspersed with a period at Zaragoza, winning domestic and European silverware with the former.

Gabi was born in Madrid. A product of Atlético Madrid's youth system, he was seldom used during his debut season with the Colchoneros' first team.

After a loan to another club in the capital, Getafe CF, he would amass 52 La Liga appearances for the club from 2005 to 2007, scoring his only goal in a 1–1 away draw against RCD Espanyol on 9 April 2006.

In early February 2007, Gabi joined Real Zaragoza on a €9 million transfer, agreeing to a four-year contract effective as of July. He was an undisputed starter in his first year, but the Aragonese were relegated from the top flight.

Defensive-minded Gabi netted four times in 35 games in the 2008–09 campaign, as Zaragoza immediately regained its lost status. In the following season he again was an automatic first-choice, helping his team to a final 14th position.