Fábio Lopes (footballer, born 1977)
Fábio Lopes Alcântara (Chinese: 法比奧; born 24 March 1977 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil), or simply Fábio Lopes, is a former Brazilian-born Hong Kong professional footballer.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fábio Lopes Alcântara | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shatin | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | Bahia | ||
| ?–2004 | Passo Fundo | ||
| 2004 | Platinense | ||
| 2004–2007 | Happy Valley | 36 | (16) |
| 2007–2008 | Eastern | 13 | (4) |
| 2008–2009 | Persib Bandung | 32 | (3) |
| 2009 | Persija Jakarta | 16 | (6) |
| 2009–2010 | Shatin | 16 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | Pontic | 22 | (23) |
| 2011 | Hoi Fan | 8 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | Mettip | 20 | (20) |
| 2012 | Kuan Tai | 7 | (6) |
| 2012–2020 | Yuen Long | 124 | (37) |
| 2020–2021 | Pegasus | 15 | (1) |
| 2021 | Shatin | 12 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2020 | Yuen Long (player-coach) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Pegasus (player-coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 May 2022 | |||
Club career
He played as a striker for Eastern, having signed from Happy Valley in August 2007.
On 17 May 2018, Fabio announced his retirement at the annual Hong Kong Football Awards.[1] However, on 4 June 2018, Yuen Long chairman Wilson Wong stated that Fabio had reversed his decision, and would become a player-coach for the club the following season.[2] He was appointed as Assistant Manager from 15 July 2018 until 31 May 2020.
Following Yuen Long's self-relegation, Fabio joined Pegasus as a player-coach on 14 June 2020.[3]
Family
Fábio has two younger brothers, they are both professional footballers.
His younger brother Fabrício Alcântara, who currently plays for Shatin in Hong Kong First Division since 2015. Also Fabrício was a teammate with Fábio for Hong Kong First Division club Happy Valley during 2006–07.
Also his another younger brother, Fernando Lopes, who played for Hong Kong First Division clubs South China and Sham Shui Po. He is currently playing for Rangers.
Honours
Club
- Happy Valley
- Eastern
- Yuen Long
Individual honours
- Hong Kong First Division Top Scorer: 2005–06
- Hong Kong League Cup Top Scorer: 2005–06
Career statistics
Club career
As of 20 May 2021[4]
| Club | Season | No. | League | League Cup | Senior Shield | FA Cup | AFC Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Happy Valley | 2004–05 | 9 | 10 | 5 | ? | 2 | ? | 1 | ? | 0 | ? | 1 | ? | 9 |
| 2005–06 | 9 | 14 | 10 | ? | 4 | ? | 1 | ? | 0 | ? | 2 | ? | 17 | |
| 2006–07 | 9 | 12 | 1 | ? | 3 | — | — | ? | 0 | ? | 0 | ? | 4 | |
| Total | 36 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 30 | |||||||
| Eastern | 2007–08 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ? | 0 | — | — | ? | 5 |
| Total | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| Shatin | 2009–10 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Yuen Long | 2013–14 | 7 | 17 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 4 |
| 2014–15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | 20 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 3 | ||
| 2017–18 | 16 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 7 | ||
| 2018–19 | 16 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 104 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 129 | 19 | ||||
| Pegasus | 2020–21 | 22 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Career Total | ||||||||||||||
References
- "法比奧掛靴". Apple Daily. Retrieved 18 May 2018. (in Chinese)
- "亞運男足主帥郭嘉諾來季執教元朗". Sports Road. Retrieved 4 June 2018. (in Chinese)
- "元朗大埔正式知會足總退出港超 本地料大量球員失業". Wenweipo. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- "Brazil - Fábio - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2021-05-20.