Fabinho (footballer, born 1994)

Fábio Miguel Jesus Carvalho (born 21 December 1994), known as Fabinho, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Leixões S.C. as an attacking midfielder.

Fabinho
Personal information
Full name Fábio Miguel Jesus Carvalho[1]
Date of birth (1994-12-21) 21 December 1994[1]
Place of birth Nogueira da Regedoura, Portugal[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Leixões
Number 27
Youth career
2003–2005 Porto
2005–2013 Feirense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Feirense 119 (18)
2018–2019 Famalicão 40 (3)
2019–2020 Oliveirense 23 (7)
2020–2021 Académica 30 (4)
2021– Leixões 57 (6)
International career
2014 Portugal U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 June 2023

Club career

Born in Nogueira da Regedoura, Santa Maria da Feira, Fabinho joined local club C.D. Feirense's youth system at the age of 10. He spent his first three seasons as a senior in the Segunda Liga, notably scoring ten goals in 41 matches in 2014–15 to help the team to the seventh position, notably from penalties.[2]

Fabinho started in 29 of his 34 league appearances in the following campaign (two goals), as the side returned to the Primeira Liga after a four-year absence. He made his debut in the competition on 15 August 2016, featuring 77 minutes in a 2–0 away win against G.D. Estoril Praia.[3]

International career

Fabinho was part of the Portugal under-20 team at the 2014 Toulon Tournament.[4]

References
  1. "Fabinho" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  2. Santos, Rui (12 October 2016). "Fabinho fez pela vida na Taça da Liga" [Fabinho worked his ass off in League Cup] (in Portuguese). AFA TV. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. "Feirense vence no regresso à I Liga" [Feirense win in return to I League]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 15 August 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  4. "Torneio de Toulon: Portugal-Inglaterra, 1–0" [Toulon Tournament: Portugal-England, 1–0]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 June 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
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