Gabriel Magalhães

Magalhães's current-season form is level with last season (Season 68→68), while his Rating held around 71. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 74).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Arsenal · 2nd	7	0	0	7.05	71	68
2025/26	Arsenal · 1st	32	3	4	7.36	71	68
2024/25	Arsenal · 2nd	28	3	1	7.24	81	38
2023/24	Arsenal · 2nd	36	4	0	7.17	93	74
2022/23	Arsenal · 2nd	38	3	0	7.02	94	55

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons and 5 youth-team spells in the full career.

Brazil · international

Side	Apps	G
Brazil	25	1
Brazil U20	3	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Key starterCentral defender

Gabriel Magalhães is a 28-year-old central defender at Arsenal, rated 69.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 59th of 134 on scout potential in the Premier League. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (80.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.11 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Magalhães.

Judged on this season alone, Magalhães graded 68 — a standout campaign that ranks top 4% of the 27 centre-backs in the Premier League, on 15 clean sheets and 3.108 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 68 → 68). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 70, 11th of 27 of the 27 centre-backs in the Premier League. At 28 Magalhães is in his prime years, and a market index of 82 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/26

Current potential11th of 27 centre-backs · Premier League Current seasonTop 4% centre-backs · Premier League 1st-best centre-back in the Premier League 59th in the Premier League · potential 11th-highest potential centre-back in the Premier League

69.6

Ratingi

11th of 27 centre-backs

68.3

Seasoni

a strong, regular top-tier starter

80.4%

Minutes

near ever-present

3.11

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Arsenal finished 1st of 20 · a title-challenging side

Apps

3.11

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 15 clean sheets across 32 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 80.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.23 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 100/100).

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 69.6, Magalhães carries the 11th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Premier League of 27. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %80.4%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.098

Assists / 900.131

Goal contribution / 900.229

Defensive actions / 903.108

Player flow

Goal involvements7

Cards / 900.131

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~137), then tapers with age. At 28, Magalhães sits on 82, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Magalhães's projected Rating — 69.6 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Passing

Assists4

Defending

Tackles38

Interceptions23

Blocks34

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

€26.3M total transfer fees · 5 moves

ArsenalSept 2020 – now€ 26.3M

Lille(back from loan)Jul 2018 – Sept 2020

Dinamo Zagreb(on loan)Feb 2018 – Jul 2018

Estac Troyes(on loan)Jul 2017 – Feb 2018

TTroyes II(on loan)Jul 2017 – Jul 2017

Lilleuntil Jul 2017

About Gabriel Magalhães

Gabriel dos Santos Magalhães is a 28-year-old centre-back who plays for Arsenal, born on December 19, 1997 in São Paulo, standing 190 cm tall. He is from Brazil. Arsenal currently sit 2nd of 20 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, Gabriel Magalhães has made 7 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 630 minutes, averaging a 6.67 match rating over his last 8 rated games, with 2 yellow cards.

When Gabriel Magalhães plays, Arsenal's record this season is 7W-0D-1L — and his match ratings average 6.46 at home against 6.88 on the road.

Recent matches

October 18, 2026: 1-0 win away at Nottingham Forest (90 minutes, 7.53 rating)
October 10, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Leeds (90 minutes, 6.33 rating)
September 19, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Brighton (90 minutes, 6.13 rating)
September 12, 2026: 2-0 win away at Sunderland (90 minutes, 6.66 rating)
September 6, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Chelsea (90 minutes, 6.29 rating)
August 31, 2026: 1-0 win away at Aston Villa (100 minutes, 7.2 rating)
August 21, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Coventry (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 16, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Manchester City (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)

Gabriel Magalhães's next match is on November 1, 2026, when Arsenal face Liverpool away in the Premier League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Gabriel Magalhães at 69.6 with a Season form score of 68.3, ranking 59th of 134 centre-backs in the Premier League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 15 career titles — among them the Emirates Cup and the MLS All-Star. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, Gabriel Magalhães has totalled 285 club appearances with 25 goals and 5 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 38 appearances for Arsenal.

Gabriel Magalhães's career has also included time at Lille, Dinamo Zagreb, Estac Troyes and TTroyes II.

On the international stage, Gabriel Magalhães has represented Brazil and Brazil U20 — 28 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Arsenal finished 1st of 20 · a title-challenging side

Strengths

Watch points