Fabinho (footballer, born 1994)

Fábio Miguel Jesus Carvalho (born 21 December 1994), known as Fabinho, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Leixões S.C. as an attacking midfielder.

Fabinho
Personal information
Full name Fábio Miguel Jesus Carvalho[1]
Date of birth (1994-12-21) 21 December 1994 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth Nogueira da Regedoura, Portugal[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Leixões
Number 27
Youth career
2003–2005 Porto
2005–2013 Feirense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Feirense 119 (18)
2018–2019 Famalicão 40 (3)
2019–2020 Oliveirense 23 (7)
2020–2021 Académica 30 (4)
2021– Leixões 87 (9)
International career
2014 Portugal U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:27, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Born in Nogueira da Regedoura, Santa Maria da Feira, Fabinho joined local club C.D. Feirense's youth system at the age of 10. He spent his first three seasons as a senior in the Segunda Liga, notably scoring ten goals in 41 matches in 2014–15 to help the team to the seventh position, notably from penalties.[2]

Fabinho started in 29 of his 34 league appearances in the following campaign (two goals), as the side returned to the Primeira Liga after a four-year absence. He made his debut in the competition on 15 August 2016, featuring 77 minutes in a 2–0 away win against G.D. Estoril Praia.[3]

International career

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Fabinho was part of the Portugal under-20 team at the 2014 Toulon Tournament.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Fabinho" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  2. ^ Santos, Rui (12 October 2016). "Fabinho fez pela vida na Taça da Liga" [Fabinho worked his ass off in League Cup] (in Portuguese). AFA TV. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Feirense vence no regresso à I Liga" [Feirense win in return to I League]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 15 August 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Torneio de Toulon: Portugal-Inglaterra, 1–0" [Toulon Tournament: Portugal-England, 1–0]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 June 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
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