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Watch Arsenal's Gabriel Martinelli Score First International Goal For Brazil Against Colombia

Gabriel Martinelli scored the 1st goal of his international career on Thursday. It arrived 3 minutes into Brazil's World Cup qualifying game against Colombia.

Robert Summerscales

Watch Arsenal's Gabriel Martinelli Score First International Goal For Brazil Against Colombia
Watch Arsenal's Gabriel Martinelli Score First International Goal For Brazil Against Colombia /

Gabriel Martinelli scored the first goal of his senior international career on Thursday night.

It arrived three minutes into Brazil's World Cup qualifying game against Colombia in Barranquilla.

The Arsenal winger collected the ball just inside the Colombia half, tight to the left touchline.

Martinelli then dribbled with the ball for five seconds before twice exchanging passes with Vinicius Junior and then producing a cool sliding finish from 14 yards.

Martinelli ran straight over to Vinicius after seeing his shot hit the net. The two wingers were then pounced upon by the likes of Raphinha and Bruno Guimaraes as Brazil celebrated as a team.

Brazil had little else to celebrate during Thursday's game though.

Vinicius limped off the field with a suspected thigh injury in the 26th minute, before two headed goals from Luis Diaz in the second half saw Colombia come from behind to win 2-1.

Real Madrid ace Vinicius is now unlikely to feature against Argentina on Tuesday.

Martinelli - who made his Brazil debut in March last year - had made seven senior international appearances prior to Thursday's game.

Despite never previously scoring for his country, Martinelli netted 16 goals for Arsenal at club level last season.

Gabriel Martinelli pictured playing for Brazil at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar
Gabriel Martinelli pictured playing for Brazil at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar :: IMAGO/Agencia-MexSport/David Leah
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Robert Summerscales
ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.