Ten years ago, Gabriel Jesus dreamed of combining his artistic training with a career in professional soccer.

As Brazil prepared to host the 2014 World Cup, the 27-year-old new signing for Arsenal was seen painting on the streets of his Sao Paulo neighborhood while still a youngster. Jesus was playing for the Palmeiras youth squad when he was seventeen years old and painting on the streets of São Paulo. He had a paintbrush in his hand. This is a component of a regional celebration of the country’s 2014 World Cup hosting. Therefore, Jesus was content with his neighborhood in Jardim Peri and added his own touches to make a place known for its poor housing quality seem better.


Jesus was photographed when he was seventeen, painting the streets of São Paulo.Local teenagers painted elaborate murals in their hometowns as part of a World Cup project.


Jesus celebrates his hometown by getting a tattoo of a little child with a soccer ball under his arm, looking back at his old neighborhood. He was motivated to focus on his career from the age of eight to fourteen by the football team Pequeninos do Meio Ambiente in the adjacent city of Tremembe.


Because he cannot afford to ride the bus, he practices every Saturday for an hour and a half by walking in his old soccer shoes and flip-flops. Perhaps that eight-mile ride helped mold him into the committed and hardworking player he is today.

Football fever struck Jesus at Pequeninos do Meio Ambiente.When Jesus first began working at the Clube Pequeninos do Meio Ambiente in the Tremembe neighborhood, these were his identity cards.


His former Guilherme de Almeida State University principal suggested him consider a profession in biology after he passed the exam with flying colors. He chose football, though.

He scored 37 goals in 22 games to help Palmeiras win the 2014 u17 state championship. Top European teams had already noticed his talent by then, but academy life would have to wait. Jesus made numerous appearances off the bench throughout his 37 appearances across all competitions, scoring 7 goals, after being promoted to the Palmeiras first squad in 2015. Next year is going to be even better. During his 46 games, he scored 21 goals. More importantly, he will help Palmeiras win their first championship in 22 years.


Jesus dreamed of being a famous football player despite doing well in school.

Jesus assisted Palmeiras in winning their first championship in 22 years in 2016.

The striker made his national team debut, scoring twice, at the end of 2016 after landing a spectacular trade to Manchester City in Europe. I was nineteen years old when all of this happened. Jesus’ amazing climb and subsequent feats for Man City led Pep Guardiola to label him as “the best in the world.”


Jesus had earned a big move to Man City at the age of 19.

After a successful career at Manchester City, Jesus moved to Arsenal FC in July of 2022. He maintained his striker skills at Arsenal, boosting the team’s offensive potency and acclimating to the new style.