Fábio Ervões

Fábio Ervões
Personal information
Full name	Fábio Miguel Amendoeira Ervões
Date of birth	26 February 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Valpaços, Portugal
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
1999–2000	Valpaços
2000–2002	Chaves
2002–2003	Padroense
2003–2006	Porto
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2008	Esmoriz
2008–2010	Covilhã
2010–2012	União Madeira
2012–2014	Penafiel
2014–2017	Boavista
2016–2017	→ Vizela (loan)
Total
International career
2003	Portugal U16
2005–2006	Portugal U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fábio Miguel Amendoeira Ervões (born 26 February 1987) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a centre back.

Club career

Born in Valpaços, Vila Real District, Ervões played youth football for four clubs, including FC Porto from ages 16–19. He alternated between the second and third divisions in his first years as a senior, starting out at S.C. Esmoriz.

Ervões made his debut as a professional on 21 September 2008, coming on as a late substitute to help S.C. Covilhã to a 2–1 away win against U.D. Oliveirense. In summer 2012, he signed for fellow league club F.C. Penafiel. He was sent off in his first official appearance of the 2013–14 season, a 2–0 victory over Leixões S.C. in the domestic League Cup,^[2] but ended up contributing 30 league matches and one goal^[3] as the team returned to the Primeira Liga after a lengthy absence.^[4]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Fábio Ervoes" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
^ "Penafiel-Leixões, 2–0: Triunfo com golo madrugador" [Penafiel-Leixões, 2–0: Win with early goal]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 July 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
^ "Penafiel-Ac. Viseu, 3–0: Triunfo de olhos na subida" [Penafiel-Ac. Viseu, 3–0: Win eyeing promotion]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 April 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
^ "Penafiel 2014/15: regressar com o desejo de ficar" [Penafiel 2014/15: returning with the desire to stay] (in Portuguese). Vavel. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2020.