Gabriel Teixeira Machado (born 2 September 1989) is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for FC Regensdorf.

Career

Juventude

Machado started his career at Juventude, signed a 3-year contract in December 2005. He made his debut in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2007.

Grasshopper

In January 2008, at age of 18, he signed a contract until June 2009 with

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Nyon

In January 2009, he joined

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Universitatea Cluj

In August 2009, he joined

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. In his first year with the team he scored 9 goals and helped U Cluj to promote to the

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. This also made him team top scorer. On 9 February 2011, Machado signed a new three-year contract, holding him at the

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n side until the Summer of 2014.

Steaua București

In January 2012, he joined Steaua București of

Syrianska FC

In August 2013, he joined

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Universitatea Cluj

In January 2014, he returned to

but six months later the club announced that the player has been dismissed.

Career statistics

''(Correct as of 22 November 2011)''

References

External links

* https://www.4everucluj.ro/jucatori/gabriel-machado/
Official FCSB profile

Profile at Golbo.com's Futpedia
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Profile at Swiss Football League
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