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 | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Moreirense | ||
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− | Moreirense | 24 | (10) |
International career‡ | |||
2019− | Angola | 4 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 March 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2019 |
Fábio Gonçalves Abreu (born 29 January 1993) is a professional footballer who plays for Moreirense F.C. and the Angolan national team as a striker.
Club career
Born in Lisbon of Angolan descent,[2] Abreu played youth football for three clubs, including Bacup Borough and Mossley in England.[3] In 2012, he was loaned by C.S. Marítimo to amateurs Clube Desportivo Ribeira Brava – also in the island of Madeira – to kickstart his senior career.[4]
Abreu spent the better part of his spell at the Estádio do Marítimo registered with the reserve side.[5][6] 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;[7] in May 2014, he renewed his contract until June 2017.[4]
On 10 July 2017, Abreu signed a two-year deal with LigaPro team F.C. Penafiel as a free agent.[8] With 12 goals in his first season, he ranked seventh in the league's goalscorers,[9] including a hat-trick on 21 October in a 4–1 home victory over Sporting CP B.[10]
In June 2019, Abreu returned to the top division when he joined Moreirense F.C. for three seasons; he released himself from an agreement with Gil Vicente F.C. in order to do so.[11] On 11 August, at home to precisely that team, he scored his first top-flight goal to open a 3–0 win.[12]
International career
Abreu 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.[13] He scored his first goal in the return leg, a 2−1 victory in Luanda that qualified to the group phase.[14]
International goals
- As of 10 September 2019 (Angola score listed first, score column indicates score after each Abreu goal)[14]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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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.
- ^ "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] (in Portuguese). DNotícias. 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.
- ^ 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 (archived)
- Fábio Abreu at National-Football-Teams.com
- Fábio Abreu at Soccerway
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Portuguese people of Angolan descent
- Sportspeople from Lisbon
- Angolan footballers
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football forwards
- Bacup Borough F.C. players
- Mossley A.F.C. players
- Primeira Liga players
- LigaPro players
- Portuguese Second Division players
- C.S. Marítimo players
- F.C. Penafiel players
- Moreirense F.C. players
- Angola international footballers
- Angolan expatriate footballers
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in England