Fábio Farroco Braga (born 6 September 1992) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fábio Farroco Braga | ||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Internacional | |||
| 2009–2011 | Fluminense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Fluminense | 14 | (0) |
| 2014 | → América (RN) (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | CSMS Iași | 10 | (1) |
| 2016 | Coritiba | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | Ponte Preta | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 November 2017 | |||
Club career edit
Born in Lisbon, Braga moved to Brazil in 1995, aged two. In 2009, he joined Fluminense's youth setup, after a stint at Internacional,[1] and was promoted to the former's first team ahead of the 2012 campaign.[2]
Braga made his senior debut on 21 January 2012, coming on as a late substitute for Alejandro Martinuccio in a 3–0 home win against Friburguense for the Campeonato Carioca championship.[3] He scored his first goal on 28 April, netting the first in a 2–0 home success over Volta Redonda.[4]
Braga made his Série A debut on 20 May, starting in a 1–0 win at Corinthians,[5] and finished the season with eight league matches, as his side was crowned champions. In August 2013 he was linked to a move to Modena,[6] but the deal later collapsed.[7]
On 27 August 2014, after being rarely used, Braga was loaned to América-RN until December.[8] He appeared in only four matches for the side, which eventually suffered relegation.
On 28 January 2015 Braga moved to CSM Studențesc Iași, signing a six-month contract after being released by Flu.[9] He scored his first professional goal on 9 March, netting the last in a 2–0 away win against FC Petrolul Ploiești.
Braga returned to Brazil on 6 January 2016, signing for Coritiba Foot Ball Club.[10] Unused as they finished runners-up in the Campeonato Paranaense, he made his debut on 4 June, replacing César González for the final 20 minutes of a 2–1 loss at national champions Sport Club Corinthians Paulista.[11]
On 11 January 2017, Braga signed for Associação Atlética Ponte Preta for the year.[12] He made one appearance as they came runners-up in the Campeonato Paulista, as a late substitute for Clayson in a 3–3 draw at Esporte Clube Santo André.[13] On 25 July, having added just two more appearances in the national league, he was released from his contract, as was Lins.[14]
Personal life edit
Braga's father, Abel, was also a footballer. A central defender, he also represented Fluminense.[1] His younger brother João Pedro died in a fall from a balcony at their Rio de Janeiro home in July 2017, aged 19.[15]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fluminense | 2012 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Subtotal | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 1 | |
| América-RN | 2014 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| CSMS Iași | 2014–15 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |
| Total | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 37 | 2 | |
Honours edit
- Fluminense
References edit
- ^ a b "Filho de Abel Braga pode deixar o Fluminense" [Abel Braga's son could leave Fluminense] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 7 June 2011. Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ "Filho de Abel Braga treinará entre os profissionais do Flu" [Abel Braga's son will train among the professionals of Flu] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 23 December 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Dancinhas e boas estreias: Flu inicia o Carioca batendo o Friburguense" [Dances and good debuts: Flu starts Carioca defeating Friburguense] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ "Fábio Braga marca pela primeira vez e se diz acostumado com a pressão" [Fábio Braga scores for the first time and claims being used to the pressure] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ "Com Libertadores à frente, reservas do Fluminense batem os do Timão" [With Libertadores ahead, Fluminense's reserves defeats Timão's] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ "Flu aceita proposta e volante filho de Abel Braga fica próximo do Modena" [Flu accepts bid and defensive midfielder son of Abel Braga gets near to Modena] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ "Modena recua, não envia documentos e Fábio Braga deve seguir no Flu" [Modena steps back, does not send the documentation and Fábio Braga may remain at Flu] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Fluminense acerta empréstimo de Fábio Braga ao América-RN" [Fluminense agrees the loan of Fábio Braga to América-RN] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ "Ex-Fluminense, Fábio Braga acerta com time da Romênia" [Former Fluminense player, Fábio Braga signs with Romanian club] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ "Coritiba contrata volante filho do técnico Abel Braga" [Coritiba sign the defensive midfield son of the manager Abel Braga] (in Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ "Coxa sofre revés amargo" [Coxa suffers bitter defeat] (in Portuguese). Coritiba Foot Ball Club. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ "Ponte Preta corre atrás de três a quatro reforços para fechar elenco de 2017" [Ponte Preta run after three to four additions to complete 2017 squad]. Estadão (in Portuguese). 11 January 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Na última partida sem Kleina, Ponte-Preta vira, mas cede empate ao Santo André" [In the last match without Kleina, Ponte-Preta come back, but concede draw to Santo André] (in Portuguese). Rádio Esportes. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Ponte Preta anuncia rescisão de contrato de Fábio Braga e Lins" [Ponte Preta announce termination of contracts of Fábio Braga and Lins] (in Portuguese). ESPN. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Filho do técnico Abel Braga completaria 20 anos, e amigos fazem homenagens" [Son of manager Abel Braga would have turned 20 today, and friends pay tribute] (in Portuguese). Extra. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ Fábio Braga at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
External links edit
- Fábio Braga at Soccerway