Fábio Abreu
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fábio Gonçalves Abreu[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 29 January 1993||
Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal[1] | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Al Batin | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009−2010 | Bacup Borough | ||
2010−2011 | Mossley | ||
2011−2012 | Marítimo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012−2017 | Marítimo B | 83 | (23) |
2012–2013 | → Ribeira Brava (loan) | 12 | (4) |
2015−2016 | Marítimo | 8 | (0) |
2017−2019 | Penafiel | 64 | (20) |
2019−2020 | Moreirense | 37 | (15) |
2020− | Al Batin | 50 | (23) |
National team‡ | |||
2019− | Angola | 8 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:10, 9 March 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2021 |
Fábio Gonçalves Abreu (born 29 January 1993) is a professional footballer who plays for Saudi Arabian club Al Batin FC and the Angolan national team as a striker.
Club career[]
Born in Lisbon of Angolan descent,[2] Abreu moved to Manchester in England as a child, where he attended Loreto College.[3] He played youth football for Bacup Borough and Mossley,[4] and trialled with S.L. Benfica before signing a three-year contract with C.S. Marítimo in July 2011.[3] In 2012, he was loaned to amateurs Clube Desportivo Ribeira Brava – also in the island of Madeira – to kickstart his senior career.[5]
Abreu spent the better part of his spell at the Estádio do Marítimo registered with the reserve side.[6][7] His first Primeira Liga appearance with the first team occurred on 1 February 2015, when he came on as a late substitute in a 1−1 away draw against Académica de Coimbra;[8] in May 2014, he renewed his contract until June 2017.[5]
On 10 July 2017, Abreu signed a two-year deal with LigaPro team F.C. Penafiel as a free agent.[9] With 12 goals in his first season, he ranked seventh in the league's goalscorers,[10] including a hat-trick on 21 October in a 4–1 home victory over Sporting CP B.[11]
In June 2019, Abreu returned to the top division when he joined Moreirense F.C. for three years; he released himself from an agreement with Gil Vicente F.C. in order to do so.[12] On 11 August, at home to precisely that team, he scored his first top-flight goal to open a 3–0 win,[13] and from February to March 2020 he netted in six consecutive games, ending with one in a 2–0 defeat of former club Marítimo.[14] He finished the campaign as an ever-present with 13 goals, the fifth-most in the league.[15]
On 13 October 2020, Abreu signed for Saudi Professional League club Al Batin FC in a €2.5 million transfer, under Portuguese manager José Garrido.[16] He scored on his debut 16 days later, equalising in a 2–1 home win over Al Raed FC.[17]
International career[]
Abreu played three games for England Schoolboys in 2010.[3] He won his first cap for Angola on 6 September 2019, featuring the entire 1−0 away win over Gambia for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers,[18] and scored his first goal in the return leg, a 2−1 victory in Luanda that qualified the team to the group phase.[19]
International goals[]
- As of 10 September 2019 (Angola score listed first, score column indicates score after each Abreu goal)[19]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 10 September 2019 | Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Fábio Abreu" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Penafiel perdulário empata 1–1 na visita ao Cova da Piedade" [Miss-a-lot Penafiel draw 1–1 in visit to Cova da Piedade]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 16 February 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "Mossley wonderkid heads for Portugal". Manchester Evening News. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "COMPLETE A−Z OF MOSSLEY PLAYERS from 1919 to current". Mossley Web. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Fábio Abreu renova com Marítimo até 2017" [Fábio Abreu renews with Marítimo until 2017] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ Vieira Lopes, Paulo (31 January 2015). "Fábio Abreu estreia-se nos convocados do Marítimo" [Fábio Abreu makes Marítimo selection for the first time]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Fábio Abreu é novidade para o Estoril" [Fábio Abreu a novelty for Estoril]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 24 April 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Académica-Marítimo, 1−1: Empate anunciado não agrada a ninguém" [Académica-Marítimo, 1−1: Announced draw pleases no one]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 February 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ Caires, Raul (10 July 2017). "Marítimo: Fábio Abreu não renova e assina pelo Penafiel" [Marítimo: Fábio Abreu does not renew and signs for Penafiel] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ Cordeiro, João Pedro (10 March 2020). "Fábio Abreu, um segredo guardado num frasco de pickles" [Fábio Abreu, a secret kept in a pickle jar] (in Portuguese). António Tadeia. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "COMENTÁRIO: Penafiel goleou Sporting B, com reviravolta e segunda parte de luxo" [COMMENTARY: Penafiel thrashed Sporting B, with comeback and great second half]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 21 October 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ Devesas, Lino (8 June 2019). "Já estava comprometido com o Gil Vicente, mas é o mais recente reforço do Moreirense" [He had already committed to Gil Vicente, but he is Moreirense's latest addition]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Moreirense impõe derrota pesada ao Gil Vicente" [Moreirense impose a heavy defeat on Gil Vicente]. Público (in Portuguese). 17 August 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ Cordeiro, João Pedro (8 March 2020). "Fábio Abreu segue imparável e Moreirense vence Marítimo" [Fábio Abreu remains unstoppable and Moreirense defeat Marítimo] (in Portuguese). António Tadeia. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "FOTOS: Vinícius é o «rei» dos golos na Liga 2019/20" [PHOTOS: Vinícius is the "king" of goals in the 2019/20 League] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ Vieira da Silva, Pedro (13 October 2020). "Fábio Abreu (ex-Moreirense) confirmado no Al-Batin" [Fábio Abreu (ex-Moreirense) confirmed at Al-Batin]. Diário do Minho (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Ex-Moreirense Fábio Abreu estreou-se a marcar no Al Batin do vimaranense Jorge Prisca" [Ex-Moreirense player Fábio Abreu scored for the first time for the Al-Batin of Guimarães-born Jorge Prisca] (in Portuguese). Guimarães Digital. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ Freitas, Bruno (7 September 2019). "Fábio Abreu titular na vitória de Angola sobre a Gâmbia" [Fábio Abreu started in Angola win over Gambia]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Mundial 2022: Angola vence Gâmbia e garante fase de grupos" [2022 World Cup: Angola beat Gambia and confirm group stage] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
External links[]
- Fábio Abreu at ForaDeJogo
- Fábio Abreu at National-Football-Teams.com
- Fábio Abreu at Soccerway
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Portuguese people of Angolan descent
- Portuguese emigrants to England
- Angolan emigrants to the United Kingdom
- Footballers from Lisbon
- Angolan footballers
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football forwards
- Bacup Borough F.C. players
- Mossley A.F.C. players
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Segunda Divisão players
- C.S. Marítimo players
- F.C. Penafiel players
- Moreirense F.C. players
- Saudi Professional League players
- Al-Batin FC players
- Angola international footballers
- Angolan expatriate footballers
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia
- Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in England
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia