U20: Meet Gabriel Amaral, black-and-white standout in Série A rise | OneFootball

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Unbeaten this season, Ceará’s U-20 team leads its group in the Campeonato Cearense U-20 and is a finalist in the Brazilian Série B U-20 Championship, with 12 wins. One of Mais Querido’s main standouts in securing promotion to Série A is center forward Gabriel Amaral, the top scorer in the Brasileirão with eight goals.

Gabriel Amaral’s journey at the Club

A native of Salvador, Bahia, Gabriel Amaral joined Glorioso in 2022 for the U-17 team. In his debut season, the center forward scored eight goals and helped win the Campeonato Cearense, a title he also claimed in 2023.

With strong performances for Time do Povo, the Bahia-born player drew the attention of Internacional and joined the Rio Grande do Sul club on loan from Mais Querido. Gabriel played in the south for two seasons before returning to Vozão at the start of 2025.

After two seasons at the Rio Grande do Sul club, he returned to Vozão at the beginning of 2025 to compete in the Brazilian Série B U-20 Championship, the Campeonato Cearense U-20, the Copa do Nordeste U-20, and the Fares Lopes Cup.

Showing technical and physical improvement since returning to the Club, the forward has maintained an average close to one goal per match this season, with eight goals in 11 games for the U-20 team.

His high level of performance earned the 20-year-old the opportunity to play three matches for Alvinegro’s senior team, one in the Campeonato Cearense and two in Série B. Gabriel Amaral started in two matches, against Floresta in the state championship and against Criciúma in the Brasileirão.

Brazilian U-20 Championship

In the historic campaign that secured Mais Querido’s promotion to the top tier of Brazilian football, Gabriel Amaral scored against Goiás, Mirassol, Atlético/MG, Grêmio Novorizontino, and Brusque. Now, together with the team, the player is aiming to win an unprecedented trophy for Alvinegro’s youth ranks.

In an interview with cearasc.com, Mais Querido’s top scorer celebrated the promotion and looked ahead to the clash against Goiás in the final of the Brazilian Série B U-20 Championship. It is worth noting that, in the group stage, Vovô defeated the Goiás side 2-0, with Amaral scoring both goals in the win.

“We have a very good group, all united by one objective. We earned promotion for next season in an extremely positive way. A final is always unpredictable; there is no clear favorite. We’ll go in with great determination and a strong desire to win. We have a clear goal, and we will fight until the final whistle,” he said.

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