MALLORCA, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 26: Gabriel Paulista of Valencia CF celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the LaLiga Santander match between RCD Mallorca and Valencia CF at Estadio de Son Moix on February 26, 2022 in Mallorca, Spain. (Photo by Rafa Babot/Getty Images)

Former Arsenal defender scores 25-yard wondergoal

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Feb 27, 2022

Former Arsenal defender, Gabriel Paulista, scored an absolute banger of a goal for Valencia in their game against Mallorca on Saturday.

MALLORCA, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 26: Gabriel Paulista of Valencia CF celebrates scoring his team's first goal with teammates during the LaLiga Santander match between RCD Mallorca and Valencia CF at Estadio de Son Moix on February 26, 2022 in Mallorca, Spain. (Photo by Rafa Babot/Getty Images) — MALLORCA, SPAIN – FEBRUARY 26: Gabriel Paulista of Valencia CF celebrates scoring his team’s first goal with teammates during the LaLiga Santander match between RCD Mallorca and Valencia CF at Estadio de Son Moix on February 26, 2022 in Mallorca, Spain. (Photo by Rafa Babot/Getty Images)

A few years after Arsenal signed Laurent Koscielny, Gabriel joined the club from Villarreal for £13.5m as one of Arsenal’s most expensive defender signings.

He had his moments in an Arsenal shirt, but generally never seemed to settle and was a little bit bonkers.

Eventually, after winning two FA Cups and making 64 appearances, the Brazilian returned to Spain.

Since his £9.9m move to Valencia in 2017, Gabriel has played 170 times, scoring seven and assisting five.

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The goal he scored against Mallorca, however, must surely be the best he has managed in his career:

https://twitter.com/PremierSportsTV/status/1497559769745297409

Gabriel scored just one goal for Arsenal during his two years at the club.

It was nothing like that one.

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