Giovana Queiroz Costa Garbelini (born 21 June 2003), known as Gio Garbelini or simply Gio, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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, and the Brazil women's national team.

Early life

Queiroz was born in 2003 in

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, Brazil. In 2007, her family moved to

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and settled until 2014 when they moved to

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, Spain. She was part of the

academy until 2017.

Club career

Queiroz played in the youth teams of

. She started her senior career in 2018 at Primera División club

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. On 9 December 2018, she made her professional debut as a 15-year-old in a 0–7 defeat against

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. Queiroz played 14 matches and scored one goal with Madrid until February 2020. On 17 July 2020, Barcelona announced the signing of Queiroz for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal. On 12 August 2021, Levante signed Gio on a one–year loan deal until the end of the 2021–22 season. She made her official debut for Levante in qualification for the

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, entering the match against

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as a substitute. She scored her first goals for the club in the final of qualifying

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against Rosenborg. She entered the match as a substitute and scored twice in extra time, including the match-winning goal that helped Levante advance to

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of qualifying. In 2022, Queiroz won the Samba Gold Feminino 2021 after defeating 29 opponents. The medal honors the best Brazilian player working abroad and was given to the women's category for the first time. In September 2022, Queiroz was sold to

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for around €40,000, with the club immediately sending her on loan to Everton for the season. Amid injuries at Arsenal, however, Queiroz was recalled the following January, after only seven matches for Everton, in which she had scored one goal against

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. During her time at Arsenal, Queiroz was played mostly as a substitute by manager Jonas Eidevall. They had intended to send her on another loan for the 2023–24 season, but failed to come to an agreement before the season, also meaning they were unable to register her at the club. She was then loaned back to her first senior club, Madrid CFF, in January 2024. During her spell at Madrid CFF, Queiroz received more opportunities and made an instant impact, scoring a hat trick against

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, on 20th fixture of La Liga, a brace against

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, on 27th fixture, and another brace against

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, on 29th fixture. In total, Queiroz scored 9 goals in 16 matches for Madrid CFF at

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. On 2 August 2024, it was announced that Queiroz had completed a transfer back to

. During the 2024/25 pre-season friendly against

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, Queiroz scored a hat-trick. Her good form at the start of the season was confirmed by scoring a debut goal in the first fixture of 2024-25 Liga F against Granada.

International career

Youth

United States

Queiroz was called twice to represent the United States U17 national team in May and June 2019, playing at the UEFA Development Tournament held in May 2019 in

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. She started all three matches the team played at the tournament, which concluded with three wins for the United States U17 and the tournament title. In June, Queiroz was called again to a training camp held at the Elite Athlete Training Center in

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Spain

In August 2019, Queiroz was called to represent the Spain U17 national team in a friendly tournament held in Sweden in September of the same year. There, she played against the United States, whom she had played for months earlier, scoring a

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and leading Spain to a 4–3 win.

Brazil

In February 2020, Queiroz was named to Brazil's under-17 squad. She played against Austria and Portugal, scoring a goal in a 2–0 win against the former.

Senior

On 8 October 2020, Queiroz was called by

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's coach

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to a training camp in

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, Portugal on 18–28 October 2020. On 9 November, Queiroz was called to represent Brazil in two friendly matches against

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. Later, Argentina quit the matches with

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taking its place. On 1 December, she debuted for Brazil coming in the half time of the 8–0 win over Ecuador. In June 2021, Queiroz was named to Brazil's squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics. She played against

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in the group stage match, coming up as substitute. Brazil ended up being eliminated at the penalties by

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at the quarter-finals. In June 2022, Queiroz was named to Brazil's squad for the 2022 Copa América Femenina. Brazil ended up winning the tournament for the 8th time, with Queiroz starting the initial match against

and coming up as a substitute against

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at the group stage. In July 2022, Queiroz was named to Brazil's squad for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup at

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, but she withdrew from the tournament. In October 2024, Queiroz was called back to the national team, after a nearly two years absence, by new coach

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, for two friendly matches against

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. Queiroz scored the second goal of the 3-1 victory. In November 2024, Queiroz was called up again for two friendly matches against

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, scoring the third goal in a 3-1 victory against the home team.

List of international goals scored by Giovana Queiroz

Personal life

Her brother, André Luiz Queiroz Costa, is also a footballer. He played for Real Madrid youth teams and represented the

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at the 2018 Nike International Friendlies.

Honours

;Barcelona * Primera División:

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;Brazil *

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;Individual * Samba Gold:

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* Liga F Player of the Month: March 2025

Notes

References

External links

*
Profile at Barcelona

Profile at La Liga
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