Gabriel Mentz

Gabriel Mentz

Personal information
Full name	Gabriel Bohrer Mentz
Date of birth	(1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	São Leopoldo, Brazil
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Gżira United
Number	3
Youth career
0000–2018	Internacional
2018–2019	Botafogo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Santa Lucia	19	(0)
2020–	Gżira United	95	(18)
International career^‡
2024–	Malta	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 November 2024

Gabriel Bohrer Mentz (born 11 August 1998) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Gżira United. Born in Brazil, he is a Malta international.

Club career

Mentz started playing football at the age of five.[1] As a youth player, he joined the youth academy of Brazilian side Internacional, before joining the youth academy of Brazilian side Botafogo in 2018. A year later, he started his senior career with Maltese side Santa Lucia, where he made nineteen league appearances and scored zero goals. In 2020, he signed for Maltese side Gżira United.

International career

On 13 October 2024, Mentz debuted for the Malta national team during a 1–0 home win over the Moldova national team in the UEFA Nations League.[2] One month previously, he obtained Maltese citizenship, having lived in the country for five years, which allowed him to be eligible to represent Malta internationally.[3]

References

1. "Zagueiro Gabriel Bohrer Mentz, de São Leopoldo, estreia pela seleção de Malta" [Defender Gabriel Bohrer Mentz, from São Leopoldo, makes his debut for the Malta national team] (in Portuguese). Jornal NH. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
2. "Gabriel Mentz makes his mark in Malta". The Malta Independent. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
3. "Gżira United defender Gabriel Mentz handed Maltese citizenship". Times of Malta. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.

External links

• Gabriel Mentz at Soccerway