Fábio Gonçalves (born 19 November 1986), commonly known as Fabinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Sport Recife, on loan from Botafogo as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Born in Cruzeiro, São Paulo, Fabinho made his senior debuts with Camboriú in 2006, aged 20. In 2009, he moved to Campinense, and subsequently represented Baraúnas and Alecrim before joining América-RN in September 2011.

Fabinho (footballer, born 1986)

Fabinho was promoted with the latter to Série B late in the year, after appearing in four matches. He made his debut in the competition on 19 May 2012, starting in a 5–2 home routing of Goiás.

Fabinho (footballer, born 1986)

Fabinho was an undisputed starter for his side during the following years, scoring his first goal for the club on 20 January 2013, netting his side's only in a 1–2 home loss against Vitória, for that year's Copa do Nordeste. On 22 December 2014 he signed for Série A club Figueirense.

Fabinho (footballer, born 1986)

Fabinho has appeared in over 100 competitive matches for Ceará over three seasons and winning the 2020 Copa do Nordeste with the club.

Honours

América-RN

Campeonato Potiguar: 2012, 2014

Internacional

Campeonato Gaúcho: 2016

Ceará

Copa do Nordeste: 2020

Sport

Campeonato Pernambucano: 2023

References

External links

1986 births

Living people

Footballers from São Paulo (state) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Camboriú Futebol Clube players Campinense Clube players Associação Cultural Esporte Clube Baraúnas players Alecrim Futebol Clube players América Futebol Clube (RN) players Figueirense FC players Sport Club Internacional players Ceará Sporting Club players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Sport Club do Recife players People from Cruzeiro, São Paulo