| Gabriel Strefezza | |
| Fullname: | Gabriel Tadeu Strefezza Rebelato |
| Birth Date: | 18 April 1997 |
| Birth Place: | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.68 m |
| Position: | Right winger, forward |
| Currentclub: | Como |
| Clubnumber: | 7 |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Corinthians |
| Youthyears2: | 2016–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | SPAL |
| Years1: | 2017–2021 |
| Clubs1: | SPAL |
| Caps1: | 62 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs2: | → Juve Stabia (loan) |
| Caps2: | 32 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Cremonese (loan) |
| Caps3: | 23 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2021–2024 |
| Caps4: | 89 |
| Goals4: | 23 |
| Years5: | 2024 |
| Clubs5: | → Como (loan) |
| Caps5: | 15 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Como |
| Caps6: | 13 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 16:49, 30 November 2024 (UTC). |
Gabriel Tadeu Strefezza Rebelato (born 18 April 1997), sometimes known as Espeto, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right winger or forward for club Como.[1]
Strefezza was born in Brazil and is of Italian descent.[2] He played for the Corinthians youth teams for 10 years, until moving to SPAL in December 2016.[3] On 31 March 2017 Strefezza made his professional debut for SPAL in Serie B as a substitute replacing Paolo Ghiglione in the 79th minute of a 1–0 away defeat against Avellino.[4] He signed his first professional contract with SPAL on 2 May 2017.[5]
On 10 July 2017, Strefezza and Tommaso Costantini were signed by Serie C side Juve Stabia on a season-long loan deal.[6] On 30 July, Strefezza made his debut with Juve Stabia and he scored his first professional goal in the 47th minute in a 3–1 home win over Bassano Virtus in the first round of Coppa Italia, he played the entire match.[7] On 23 September, Espeto made his Serie C debut for Juve Stabia as a substitute replacing Filippo Berardi in the 68th minute of a 2–1 away win over Paganese.[8] On 3 October he played his first match as a starter for Juve Stabia in Serie C, a 1–0 away defeat against Bisceglie.[9] On 3 December, he scored his first Serie C goal in the 53rd minute of a 2–2 home draw against Casertana.[10] On 21 January 2018 he played his first entire match for the club, a 1–1 home draw against Catanzaro.[11] On 11 March, he scored his second goal in the league in the 39th minute of a 7–0 home win over Akragas.[12] On 22 April he scored his third goal in the 58th minute of a 3–1 away defeat against Casertana.[13] Strefezza ended his loan to Juve Stabia with 36 appearances, four goals and four assists.[14]
On 10 July 2018, Strefezza was loaned to Serie B club Cremonese with an option to buy.[15] On 5 August he made his debut for Cremonese as a substitute replacing Gaetano Castrovilli in the 66th minute of a match lost 4–2 at penalties after a 2–2 draw against Pisa in the second round of Coppa Italia.[16] On 31 August he made his Serie B debut as a substitute replacing Giampietro Perrulli in the 64th minute and in the same minute he scored his first goal for the club.[17] On 23 September, he played his first match as a starter for Cremonese, a 1–1 away draw against Padova, he was replaced by Paulinho in the 60th minute.[18] On 22 December he played his first entire match for the club, a 2–1 home defeat against Carpi.[19] On 10 March 2019, he was sent-off with a double yellow card, as a substitute, in the 91st minute of a 1–0 home win over Benevento.[20] Strefezza ended his loan to Cremonese with 24 appearances and one goal.
Strefezza returned to SPAL for the Serie A 2019/2020 season, making his debut on the pitch as a substitute in the team's third game, and first win, against Lazio. His contract with the club was renewed the day after, until 30 June 2022.[21] On 21 December 2019 he scored his first goal in Serie A in 2–1 away win against Torino.[22]
On 12 August 2021, Strefezza joined Lecce on a permanent basis. He was one of the key figures in the 2021–22 Serie B season, contributing with 14 goals to Lecce’s successful campaign, crowned with promotion to Serie A.
On 29 January 2024, Strefezza moved to Como on a 41-week loan with an obligation to buy.[23]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| SPAL | 2016–17 | Serie B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Serie A | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Serie B | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 62 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 65 | 5 | |||||
| Juve Stabia (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie C | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 4[24] | 0 | 38 | 4 | ||
| Cremonese (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie B | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| Lecce | 2021–22 | Serie B | 35 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 14 | |||
| 2022–23 | Serie A | 35 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 9 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 89 | 23 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 93 | 25 | |||||
| Como (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie B | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 3 | |||
| Como | 2024–25 | Serie A | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||
| Total | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 5 | |||||
| Career total | 233 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 248 | 40 | |||
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