Gabriel Mentz

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. 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. 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.