Gabriel Veron Fonseca de Souza (born 3 September 2002), known as Gabriel Veron, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a winger or

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for Juventude, on loan from

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club

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. He began his career at

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, making 95 appearances and scoring 14 goals, while winning honours including the

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and

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. In 2022, he joined Porto for €10.25 million.

Early life

Veron was born in

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, where he wished to follow his father's career path as a

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. His middle name was a tribute to

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international

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; a neighbour had three daughters and desired to see a boy named after his favourite player, a wish granted by Veron's mother.

Club career

Palmeiras

Veron joined

' youth setup in 2017, from local side Santa Cruz de Natal. In June of the following year, he was the top goalscorer and the best player of the ''Mundial de Clubes de La Comunidad de Madrid Sub-17'', helping the under-17 squad lift their first international trophy. On 14 November 2018, Veron signed his first professional deal with ''Verdão'', until 2021. Roughly one year later, after returning from international duty, he agreed to a pre-contract until 2024, active on his 18th birthday. Veron made his first team – and Série A – debut on 28 November 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute for Willian in a 1–0 away loss against

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. On 5 December, after coming on only in the second half, he scored twice and provided an assist to Dudu in a 5–1 home routing of

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; by doing so, he became the second-youngest player to score for the club. In Palmeiras' run to winning the

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, Veron scored the only goal on 5 November in a last-16 home win over

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's debut as head coach, and again six days later in a 3–0 quarter-final victory over

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. The team also won the

, with him netting in 5–0 wins at

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over Tigre (last group game) and Delfín (two goals, round of 16, second leg). On 30 November 2021, with Palmeiras fielding youngsters immediately after winning the Libertadores for the third consecutive time, Veron scored to conclude a 3–1 win at

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and was sent off with a second yellow card for removing his shirt. After the team won the

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against

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, he had six titles at the age of 19. In July 2022, Veron was fined 40% of his wages by Palmeiras after being caught drinking in a party. He was later criticized by Abel Ferreira, urging him to "not waste his talent".

Porto

On 22 July 2022, Veron signed for

of the Portuguese

for a fee of €10.25 million. He made his debut eight days later in the

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, playing the final three minutes of a 3–0 win over

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at the

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Cruzeiro (loan)

On 27 December 2023, Porto sent Veron on loan to Série A side Cruzeiro until 31 December 2024, with a €10 million option-to-buy. Shortly after arriving, he suffered an injury in his right foot which caused him to miss the entire

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. Back to action in April 2024, Veron became a starter until suffering a

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injury in July, being sidelined for nearly two months. Despite finishing the year as a first-choice, the club opted to not exercise his buyout clause, and he left in December.

Santos (loan)

On 4 February 2025, Veron was announced at

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on loan for the season, with a buyout clause. He made his club debut nineteen days later, replacing Zé Ivaldo at half-time in a 3–0 away win over

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. In June 2025, after indiscipline problems, his loan was cut short.

Juventude (loan)

On 16 July 2025, Juventude announced the signing of Veron until December, also on loan from Porto.

International career

Already a regular at Brazil under-17s, Veron was included in Guilherme Dalla Déa's 21-man list for the

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on 20 September 2019. An undisputed starter during the competition, he contributed with three goals as his side lifted the trophy for the fourth time, and was subsequently awarded the Golden Ball.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Palmeiras *

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* Campeonato Brasileiro:

Porto *

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Brazil U17 *

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Individual * FIFA U-17 World Cup Golden Ball:

References

External links

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