Fabiano Ribeiro de Freitas

Fabiano Ribeiro de Freitas (born 29 February 1988), known simply as Fabiano, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Cypriot club AC Omonia as a goalkeeper.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Ribeiro and the second or paternal family name is Freitas.
Fabiano
Fabiano with Fenerbahçe in 2016
Personal information
Full name Fabiano Ribeiro de Freitas
Date of birth (1988-02-29) 29 February 1988
Place of birth Mundo Novo, Brazil
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Omonia
Number 40
Youth career
2003–2006 Rio Branco-SP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 São Paulo 1 (0)
2009 → Toledo (loan)
2010 → Santo André (loan) 0 (0)
2010 → América-RN (loan) 7 (0)
2011 → Grêmio Prudente (loan) 0 (0)
2011–2012 Olhanense 30 (0)
2012–2019 Porto B 16 (0)
2012–2019 Porto 37 (0)
2015–2017 → Fenerbahçe (loan) 8 (0)
2019– Omonia 29 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 January 2021

Club career

São Paulo / Olhanense

Born in Mundo Novo, Bahia, Fabiano joined São Paulo FC in 2006, aged 18. During his four-year spell he only played two Série A games, also being loaned to several modest teams. He made his debut in the top division on 13 October 2007 in a 1–1 draw against Fluminense FC at the Maracanã Stadium where he saved a penalty, being part of the squads that won back-to-back national championships.[1]

On 28 June 2011, Fabiano signed with Portuguese club S.C. Olhanense.[2] He made his debut in the Primeira Liga on 13 August in a 1–1 draw at Sporting CP,[3] and went on to appear in all league matches during the season as the Algarve side retained their division status.

Porto

Fabiano moved to FC Porto in late May 2012, penning a four-year contract.[4] He acted as understudy to compatriot Helton in his debut campaign, subsequently becoming a starter after an injury to the latter.[5]

On 21 April 2015, in an away fixture for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League against FC Bayern Munich, his team lost 6–1, making it the worst in their European history.[6] In the subsequent off-season, he was loaned to Fenerbahçe SK.[7]

Back at the Estádio do Dragão, Fabiano missed the vast majority of 2017–18 due to an injury to his right knee.[8] He earned a champions' winners medal in the last matchday after playing the last minutes of the 1–0 away win over Vitória de Guimarães, having replaced third choice Vaná.[9]

Fabiano played all the matches save one in the 2018–19 edition of the Taça de Portugal, where his team reached the final.[10][11] He was not featured in the domestic league, however.

Omonia

On 17 October 2019, the 31-year-old Fabiano signed a one-year deal with AC Omonia of the Cypriot First Division, as a free agent.[12]

Honours

São Paulo

Porto

References
  1. De Laurentiis, Francisco (28 November 2014). "De prefeito a fabricante de cosméticos: que fim levaram os reservas de Rogério Ceni" [From mayor to cosmetics manufacturer: what happened to Rogério Ceni's reserves] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  2. "Olhanense: Fabiano Freitas e Cauê assinaram" [Olhanense: Fabiano Freitas and Cauê have signed] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  3. ""Veterano" Izmailov salva Sporting da derrota" ["Veteran" Izmailov saves Sporting from defeat]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 13 August 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  4. "Fabiano reforça dragões" [Fabiano strengthens dragons]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 May 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  5. Natan, Jorge (1 September 2014). "Fabiano agarra chance após lesão de amigo Hélton e se consolida no Porto" [Fabiano seizes chance after injury to friend Hélton and cements himself at Porto] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  6. "6:1! Bayern-Gala dank Thiago und Lewandowski" [6:1! Bayern-Show thanks Thiago and Lewandowski] (in German). kicker. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  7. "Abdoulaye ve Fabiano Fenerbahçe'de" [Abdoulaye and Fabiano set for Fenerbahçe] (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  8. "Atenção FC Porto: Fabiano sofreu "a pior lesão da carreira"" [Attention FC Porto: Fabiano suffered «the worst injury of career»] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  9. "FC Porto: Fabiano terminou o jogo em lágrimas" [FC Porto: Fabiano ended game in tears] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  10. "Fabiano: Os 31 anos do "resistente" do plantel" [Fabiano: The 31 years of the squad's "last man standing"] (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  11. Sousa, Guilherme (2 April 2019). "Empate em Braga foi suficiente para FC Porto confirmar presença no Jamor" [Draw in Braga was enough as FC Porto confirm Jamor presence] (in Portuguese). TSF. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  12. "Omonia contrata Fabiano a custo zero após saída do FC Porto" [Omonia sign Fabiano for free after FC Porto exit]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
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