*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:11, 10 May 2024 (UTC)
Gabriel Tadeu Strefezza Rebelato (born 18 April 1997), sometimes known as Espeto, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right wingerorforward for Serie A club Como.[1]
Strefezza was born in Brazil and is of Italian descent.[2] He played for the Corinthians youth teams for 10 years, until moving to SPAL in December 2016.[3] On 31 March 2017 Strefezza made his professional debut for SPAL in Serie B as a substitute replacing Paolo Ghiglione in the 79th minute of a 1–0 away defeat against Avellino.[4] He signed his first professional contract with SPAL on 2 May 2017.[5]
On 10 July 2017, Strefezza and Tommaso Costantini were signed by Serie C side Juve Stabia on a season-long loan deal.[6] On 30 July, Strefezza made his debut with Juve Stabia and he scored his first professional goal in the 47th minute in a 3–1 home win over Bassano Virtus in the first round of Coppa Italia, he played the entire match.[7] On 23 September, Espeto made his Serie C debut for Juve Stabia as a substitute replacing Filippo Berardi in the 68th minute of a 2–1 away win over Paganese.[8] On 3 October he played his first match as a starter for Juve Stabia in Serie C, a 1–0 away defeat against Bisceglie.[9] On 3 December, he scored his first Serie C goal in the 53rd minute of a 2–2 home draw against Casertana.[10] On 21 January 2018 he played his first entire match for the club, a 1–1 home draw against Catanzaro.[11] On 11 March, he scored his second goal in the league in the 39th minute of a 7–0 home win over Akragas.[12] On 22 April he scored his third goal in the 58th minute of a 3–1 away defeat against Casertana.[13] Strefezza ended his loan to Juve Stabia with 36 appearances, four goals and four assists.[14]
On 10 July 2018, Strefezza was loaned to Serie B club Cremonese with an option to buy.[15] On 5 August he made his debut for Cremonese as a substitute replacing Gaetano Castrovilli in the 66th minute of a match lost 4–2 at penalties after a 2–2 draw against Pisa in the second round of Coppa Italia.[16] On 31 August he made his Serie B debut as a substitute replacing Giampietro Perrulli in the 64th minute and in the same minute he scored his first goal for the club.[17] On 23 September, he played his first match as a starter for Cremonese, a 1–1 away draw against Padova, he was replaced by Paulinho in the 60th minute.[18] On 22 December he played his first entire match for the club, a 2–1 home defeat against Carpi.[19] On 10 March 2019, he was sent-off with a double yellow card, as a substitute, in the 91st minute of a 1–0 home win over Benevento.[20] Strefezza ended his loan to Cremonese with 24 appearances and one goal.[14]
Strefezza returned to SPAL for the Serie A2019/2020 season, making his debut on the pitch as a substitute in the team's third game, and first win, against Lazio. His contract with the club was renewed the day after, until 30 June 2022.[21] On 21 December 2019 he scored his first goal in Serie A in 2–1 away win against Torino.[22]
On 12 August 2021, Strefezza joined Lecce on a permanent basis. He was one of the key figures in the 2021–22 Serie B season, contributing with 14 goals to Lecce’s successful campaign, crowned with promotion to Serie A.
