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{{short description|Canadian soccer player (born 1989)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name                 = Gabe Gala
| image                = Gabe Gala TFC 2010.jpg
| image_size           = 225px
| caption              = Gala in 2010
| fullname             = Gala Gabriel Gala<ref name="FIFA">{{Cite web |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2007/pdf/FWYC_2007_SquadLists.pdf |publisher=FIFA |page=4 |date=July 5, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231000046/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2007/pdf/FWYC_2007_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=December 31, 2013}}</ref>
| birth_date           = {{Birth date and age|1989|6|29}}
| birth_place          = [[Yola, Nigeria|Yola]], Nigeria
| height               = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}
| position             = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub          =
| clubnumber           =
| youthyears1          =
| youthclubs1          = Brampton East
| youthyears2          = 2005–2006
| youthclubs2          = [[North Mississauga SC]]
| collegeyears1        = 2008–2009
| college1             = [[Toronto Varsity Blues]]
| years1               = 2007–2010
| clubs1               = [[Toronto FC]]
| caps1                = 17
| goals1               = 0
| years2               = 2011
| clubs2               = [[Mississauga Eagles FC|Mississauga Eagles]]
| caps2                =
| goals2               =
| years3               = 2014
| clubs3               = [[North York Astros]]
| caps3                =
| goals3               =
| years4               = 2015
| clubs4               = [[Scarborough SC]]
| caps4                =
| goals4               =
| years5               = 2016
| clubs5               = [[North Mississauga SC]]
| caps5                = 10
| goals5               = 1
| nationalyears1       = 2006–2009
| nationalteam1        = [[Canada men's national under-20 soccer team|Canada U20]]
| nationalcaps1        = 9
| nationalgoals1       = 0
| medaltemplates       =
| pcupdate       = 10 October 2016
| ntupdate       = 11 June 2015
}}
'''Gala Gabriel Gala''' (born June 29, 1989) is a Canadian [[association football|soccer]] player.
==Career==
===Youth===
Gala moved from his native Nigeria to [[Brampton, Ontario]] as a young child. He played club soccer for the Brampton East SC and [[North Mississauga SC]] and his high school [[C. W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute|C. W. Jefferys]].
===Professional===
Gala joined [[Toronto FC]] as a development player in 2007, and played extensively in the [[MLS Reserve Division]] prior to him making his professional debut on June 2, 2007, when he came on as a substitute against the [[Colorado Rapids]]. He scored his first goal for the Toronto FC first-team in an international friendly against [[Real Madrid]] on August 7, 2009. After making 15 appearances for Toronto in the 2010 season he was waived by the club on November 24 following the [[2010 MLS Expansion Draft]].<ref>[http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2010/11/toronto-waives-five-players Toronto Waives Five Players] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202222047/http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2010/11/toronto-waives-five-players |date=2013-12-02 }}; Toronto FC, 24 November 2010</ref> He also attended the [[University of Toronto]] and played for the [[Toronto Varsity Blues men's soccer|Varsity Blues]] during this time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://varsityblues.ca/sports/mens-soccer/roster/gabe-gala/2445|title=Gabe Gala Varsity Blues profile|work=[[Toronto Varsity Blues]]}}</ref>
In 2011, he signed with newly expansion [[Mississauga Eagles FC]] of the [[Canadian Soccer League]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports11/11csl067.htm|title=June 19, 2011 CSL--Mississauga Eagles FC vs Brantford Galaxy (by Rocket Robin)|last=Glover|first=Robin|website=www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com|access-date=2016-05-27}}</ref> He took two years of a sabbatical from soccer, and later returned in 2014 to sign with [[North York Astros]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rednationonline.ca/Articles2015/RNOInterviewSeriesGabeGala.aspx|title=RNO Interview Series Gabe Gala|last=Vujcic|first=Djuradj|website=www.rednationonline.ca|access-date=2016-05-27}}</ref> During his tenure with North York he helped the club secure a postseason berth by finishing fourth in the postseason. After the departure of North York from the CSL he signed with expansion franchise [[Scarborough SC]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/scarborough-sc/ |title=Scarborough SC {{!}} Canadian Soccer League |date=2015-11-16 |access-date=2017-05-04 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116122324/http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/scarborough-sc/ |archivedate=2015-11-16 }}</ref>
In 2016, he joined [[League1 Ontario]] club [[North Mississauga SC]].
==International==
Gala made his debut for the Canada's U-20 team on May 19, 2006, against Brazil, and made his first start against the United States on July 9, 2006. He was also a member of Canada's U20 side for the [[2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2007 U20 World Cup]].
==Club statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style=font-size:90% text-align: center width=69%
|-
!rowspan=2 width=8%| '''Season'''
!rowspan=2 width=13%| '''Team'''
!rowspan=2 width=8%| '''League'''
!colspan=2 width=8%| Domestic League
!colspan=2 width=8%| Domestic Playoffs
!colspan=2 width=8%| Domestic Cup
!colspan=2 width=8%| Continental Championship
!colspan=2 width=8%| Total
|-
!align=center| '''Apps'''
!align=center| '''Goals'''
!align=center| '''Apps'''
!align=center| '''Goals'''
!align=center| '''Apps'''
!align=center| '''Goals'''
!align=center| '''Apps'''
!align=center| '''Goals'''
!align=center| '''Apps'''
!align=center| '''Goals'''
|-
|rowspan=1 align=center|2007
|rowspan=4 align=center|'''[[Toronto FC]]'''
|rowspan=4 align=center|[[Major League Soccer|MLS]]
|align=center|5
|align=center|0
|align=center|-
|align=center|-
|align=center|-
|align=center|-
|align=center|-
|align=center|-
!align=center|'''5'''
!align=center|'''0'''
|-
|rowspan=1 align=center|2008
|align=center|1
|align=center|0
|align=center|-
|align=center|-
|align=center|-
|align=center|-
|align=center|-
|align=center|-
!align=center|'''1'''
!align=center|'''0'''
|-
|rowspan=1 align=center|2009
|align=center|1
|align=center|0
|align=center|-
|align=center|-
|align=center|-
|align=center|-
|align=center|-
|align=center|-
!align=center|'''1'''
!align=center|'''0'''
|-
|rowspan=1 align=center|2010
|align=center|10
|align=center|0
|align=center|-
|align=center|-
|align=center|4
|align=center|0
|align=center|1
|align=center|0
!align=center|'''15'''
!align=center|'''0'''
|-
!style="background: #DCDCDC" colspan="3" |'''Career Total'''
!style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center|'''17'''
!style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center|'''0'''
!style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center|'''-'''
!style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center|'''-'''
!style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center|'''4'''
!style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center|'''0'''
!style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center|'''1'''
!style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center|'''0'''
!style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center|'''22'''
!style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center|'''0'''
|}
==Honours==
===Toronto FC===
*'''[[Canadian Championship]] (1):''' [[2010 Canadian Championship|2010]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*{{MLS|gabe-gala}}
*{{Canada Soccer player|1230}}
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[[Category:1989 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Adamawa State]]
[[Category:Black Canadian men's soccer players]]
[[Category:Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players]]
[[Category:Canadian men's soccer players]]
[[Category:Naturalized citizens of Canada]]
[[Category:Canadian sportspeople of Nigerian descent]]
[[Category:Nigerian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Nigerian emigrants to Canada]]
[[Category:Toronto FC players]]
[[Category:Major League Soccer players]]
[[Category:Canadian real estate agents]]
[[Category:Canada men's youth international soccer players]]
[[Category:Mississauga Eagles FC players]]
[[Category:North York Astros players]]
[[Category:Scarborough SC players]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:North Mississauga SC players]]
[[Category:Toronto Varsity Blues men's soccer players]]
[[Category:Soccer players from Brampton]]
[[Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen]]
[[Category:21st-century Nigerian sportsmen]]