Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues

Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues
Sloane-Rodrigues with the Wellington Phoenix in 2025
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Edward Sloane-Rodrigues[1]
Date of birth (2007-07-03) 3 July 2007
Place of birth Hong Kong
Position Winger
Youth career
East Coast Bays
2020–2021 Auckland United
2022–2024 Wellington Phoenix
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2026 Wellington Phoenix Reserves 28 (7)
2024–2026 Wellington Phoenix 5 (0)
International career‡
2023– New Zealand U17 7 (2)
2024– New Zealand U20 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 April 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 July 2024

Gabriel Edward Sloane-Rodrigues (European Portuguese: [ɡɐ.bɾiˈɛl ʁuˈdɾi.ɡɨʃ];[2] born 3 July 2007) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a forward, most recently for A-League Men side Wellington Phoenix.

Club career

Born in Hong Kong to a Brazilian father and New Zealand mother, Sloane-Rodrigues moved to Auckland as a child and began his career in the youth systems of East Coast Bays and Auckland United. In 2022, aged 14, Sloane-Rodrigues moved to Wellington to link up with the academy of A-League Men side Wellington Phoenix.[3][4] After initially appearing for their age-group sides, Sloane-Rodrigues made his first appearance for the Wellington Phoenix reserve team on 26 August 2023, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–1 Central League win over Western Suburbs.

Sloane-Rodrigues made his professional debut for Wellington Phoenix as a late substitute in a 1–0 loss against Melbourne City on 9 March 2024, and in the process became the Wellington Phoenix's youngest ever footballer at the age of 16 years and 250 days.[5]

On 3 July 2026, it was announced that Sloane-Rodrigues would depart the club following a mutual termination of his contract.[6]

International career

Sloane-Rodrigues was named as part of the 21-player New Zealand U-20 squad for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup taking place in Chile from September to October 2025.[7]

Personal life

Sloane-Rodrigues' father is former Corinthians footballer Jorginho. Jorginho moved to Hong Kong as a player in 2005, where Sloane-Rodrigues was eventually born. His mother is Donna Sloane, a school teacher and advocate of homeopathy, born in New Zealand.

Honours

New Zealand

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 2025 SQUAD LIST" (PDF). FIFA. 22 September 2025.
  2. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPDEMkIEuLW/?igsh=M281aGtrdnplZXJv
  3. ↑ friendsoffootballnz_irqgpj (15 March 2024). "Wellington Phoenix offer record-breaking teenager his first pro contract". Friends of Football. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  4. ↑ sachapisani (16 April 2024). "How 16-year-old A-Leagues wonderkid was discovered 'by accident'". A-Leagues. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "Sweet 16: Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues creates history as Wellington Phoenix's youngest player". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  6. ↑ Phoenix, Wellington (3 July 2026). "Sloane-Rodrigues departs". Wellington Phoenix. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Squad Named for September's FIFA U-20 World Cup 2025". New Zealand Football. 12 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
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