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Fabinho (footballer, born 1986)

Fabinho
Personal information
Full name Fábio Gonçalves
Date of birth (1986-11-19) 19 November 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Cruzeiro, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Retrô
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Camboriú
2009 Campinense 0 (0)
2010 Baraúnas 7 (0)
2012 Alecrim 23 (1)
2012–2014 América de Natal 136 (2)
2015 Figueirense 46 (1)
2016–2018 Internacional 52 (1)
2018–2022 Ceará 115 (3)
2022– Botafogo 10 (0)
2022Sport Recife (loan) 29 (3)
2023–2024 Sport Recife 41 (5)
2025– Retrô 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 November 2024

Fábio Gonçalves (born 19 November 1986), commonly known as Fabinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Retrô as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Born in Cruzeiro, São Paulo, Fabinho made his senior debuts with Camboriú in 2006, aged 20. In 2009, he moved to Campinense, and subsequently represented Baraúnas and Alecrim before joining América-RN in September 2011.[1]

Fabinho was promoted with the latter to Série B late in the year, after appearing in four matches. He made his debut in the competition on 19 May 2012, starting in a 5–2 home routing of Goiás.[2]

Fabinho was an undisputed starter for his side during the following years, scoring his first goal for the club on 20 January 2013, netting his side's only in a 1–2 home loss against Vitória, for that year's Copa do Nordeste.[3] On 22 December 2014 he signed for Série A club Figueirense.[4]

Fabinho has appeared in over 100 competitive matches for Ceará over three seasons and winning the 2020 Copa do Nordeste with the club.[5]

Honours

América-RN
Internacional
Ceará
Sport

References