Ângelo Gabriel

Ângelo Gabriel Borges Damaceno (born 21 December 2004), known as Ângelo Gabriel or simply Ângelo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for  club Chelsea.

Santos
Born in Brasília, Federal District, Ângelo joined Santos' youth setup in 2015, aged ten. In July 2020, aged only 15, he started to appear for the under-20s, being subsequently promoted to the main squad in October by manager Cuca.

On 23 October 2020, Ângelo agreed to a professional pre-contract deal with Peixe, effective as of his 16th birthday. He made his professional debut two days later, coming on as a second-half substitute for Lucas Braga in a 3–1 away loss against Fluminense for the Brazilian Série A championship; aged 15 years, 10 months and 4 days, he became the second-youngest ever player to debut for the club, only behind Coutinho, and overcame Pelé by 11 days.

Ângelo made his Copa Libertadores debut on 9 March 2021, starting in a 2–1 home success over Deportivo Lara; aged 16 years, 2 months and 16 days, he became the youngest Santos player to appear in the competition, surpassing Rodrygo.

Ângelo scored his first professional goal on 6 April 2021, netting his team's third in a 3–1 Libertadores away win against San Lorenzo; aged 16 years, 3 months and 16 days, he broke Juan Carlos Cárdenas' record and became the youngest player ever to score in a Libertadores match. On 10 December, after featuring regularly, he renewed his contract until December 2024.

Chelsea
On 16 July 2023, Ângelo agreed to join Premier League side Chelsea, signing a long-term deal for a fee in the region of £13 million.

Loan to Strasbourg
On 8 August 2023, Ângelo was loaned out to Ligue 1 club Strasbourg until the end of the season. He made his debut as a substitute in a league game against Lyon where his team eventually won 2–1.He made his full 90 minute debut on 17 September in his fourth league game against Montpellier. In a league match against Metz he assisted the only goal where his team won the game 1–0. On 4 October 2023, Ângelo was announced as Strasbourg's Player of the Month for September.

International career
Ângelo represented Brazil under-15s in 2019, scoring in a 4–0 defeat of Uruguay on 27 September and taking part of the 2019 South American U-15 Championship in November.

On 6 March 2020, Ângelo was called up with the under-16s for the year's Montaigu Tournament, but the competition was later suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In October, he was called up to the under-17s for trainings in the following month, but tested positive for COVID-19 during that period.