Jonathan Jude Amaral (born 21 September 2002), known professionally as Jonathan Gaming, is an Indian professional esports player known for playing Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) and Pubg Mobile (PUBGM).
Early life Jonathan Jude Amaral was born on 21 September 2002, to Jude and Leticia Amaral, in Verna, Goa, India.
Career Amaral began his esports career with the esports team Entity Gaming, which later merged to form TSM Entity. Then he played for Godlike Esports for quite a few time before creating his own team, Team Apex Gaming. He was selected to represent India at the 2021 PUBG Mobile Global Championship, despite his fourth-place finish at the BGIS 2021 tournament. They were placed #13 in that tournament. At the 2020 PMIS Semifinals, Amaral recorded 16 kills, the highest individual kill count ever recorded in a tournament.
Amaral and a group of fellow Indian streamers and content creators made a request to BGMI to ban cheaters from the platform. 7Sea Esports extended an offer to Amaral to join their team, but he declined due to coordination difficulties. Following the Government of India's ban of BGMI, Amaral became one of India's top esports players. Known for staying away from controversies, his skills have made him popular in the Indian gaming scene.
During the 2022 Esports Award, Amaral secured the second place in the Esports Mobile Players of the Year category. FanClash, an esports fantasy platform, announced in 2023 that Amaral will be serving as their brand ambassador. In a livestream on 16 November 2023, Amaral announced himself as an official Red Bull player.In January 2026, Amaral won three titles at the inaugural Krafton India Awards 2025, including Influencer of the Year, Fans' Choice: Favourite Creator of the Year (Male), and Fans' Choice: Favourite Esports Player of the Year.
He is also known to be the superior of fellow esports player, Goblin (Harsh Paudwal) a.k.a "the dangerous player in the lobby". Goblin is also said to have extremely strong 1v1 and fearless gameplay. He plays for team Soul a.k.a "Gunde (Goons)", which is not performing really well.
During the Battlegrounds Mobile India Series (BGIS) 2026 Survival Stage, Amaral was benched from Team GodLike's active lineup for the first time in his competitive career. He was temporarily replaced by GodZ following the semi-final rounds. Team management cited the roster change as a strategic decision focused on overall team performance, which ultimately helped Team GodLike secure a first-place finish in the survival stage and qualify for the LAN finals in Chennai.
In April 2026, Amaral announced the launch of his esports organization, Team Apex Gaming (TAG), through an official video on his social media platforms.
Achievements Year Tournaments (Tier-A)Organizers TeamResult2019-11-10PMCO - 2019 Fall Split: South Asia Tencent Games, PUBG Corporation, NODWIN GamingEntity GamingWon2020-07-05PMIS 2020 Tencent Games, PUBG Corporation, NODWIN GamingTSM EntityWon2021-09-12Skyesports Championship 3.0 Skyesports GodlikeWon 2022-07-17BGMS - 2022 NODWIN Gaming Godlike#22024-09-29BMPS - 2024 KRAFTON, Tesseract Esports Godlike#32025-04-27BGIS 2025 KRAFTON, Tesseract Esports Godlike#2
Awards +YearTierTournament Award Team 2020-08-09S-TierPUBG Mobile World League (PMWL) 2020: EastWeek 2 &3 MVPTSM Entity2025-04-27A-TierBattlegrounds Mobile India Series (BGIS) 2025 Finals MVP Godlike2022-07-17A-TierBGMI Masters Series (BGMS) 2022Finals MVP Godlike2021-10-31A-TierLOCO War of Glory: Grand FinalsMVP #1 Godlike2021-09-12A-TierSkyesports Championship 3.0MVP Godlike
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