Luís Fabiano

Luís Fabiano Clemente (born 8 November 1980), commonly known as Luís Fabiano, is a retired Brazilian professional footballer who played as a striker most notably for Sevilla, São Paulo, and the Brazil national team.

Luís Fabiano
Luís Fabiano while at Sevilla in 2009
Personal information
Full name Luís Fabiano Clemente
Date of birth (1980-11-08) 8 November 1980
Place of birth Campinas, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Ponte Preta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 Ponte Preta 12 (3)
2000–2002 Rennes 11 (0)
2001 → São Paulo (loan) 22 (9)
2002–2004 São Paulo 65 (54)
2004–2005 Porto 22 (3)
2005–2011 Sevilla 149 (72)
2011–2015 São Paulo 101 (46)
2016 Tianjin Quanjian 28 (22)
2017 Vasco da Gama 12 (5)
Total 422 (214)
International career
2003–2013 Brazil 45 (28)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner2009 South Africa
Copa América
Winner2004 Peru
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He is a prolific goalscorer and was ranked the second-highest-scoring Brazilian of the 21st century, according to the International Federation of Football History & Statistics.[2]

Club career

Early career

Luís Fabiano enjoyed great success during two spells with Brazilian side São Paulo, with a disappointing period at French side Rennes sandwiched in between.[3] His strength on the ball, accurate finishing and pace made him a vital part of the side that fell in the semi-finals of the 2004 Copa Libertadores de América.

Luís Fabiano was labeled the "bad boy" of Brazilian football when playing for São Paulo after a number of brawls. During a 2003 Copa Sudamericana match for São Paulo against River Plate of Argentina, a fight between the players broke out. Luís Fabiano ran behind a River player and kicked him just below the neck. While being escorted off the field, Luís Fabiano said that he "would rather fight than take a penalty".[4] He was given a three-match ban from all competitions.

Porto

Luís Fabiano moved to Portugal to play for Porto in 2004 for a €1.875 million transfer fee; Porto, however, only bought 25% of his rights, the other 75% belonging to Global Soccer Investments (later renamed to Rio Football Services).[5][6] At Porto, Luís Fabiano was reunited with his international teammate Diego, who he played with on the Brazil squad at the 2004 Copa América.[7] Luís Fabiano had a troublesome season, however, scoring only three goals in 22 matches. This led to him being transferred to La Liga side Sevilla.

Sevilla signed 25% economic right from Porto and later signed a further 10% from Rio Football Services for €1.2 million, with a pre-set price of remains 65% rights for €7.15 million to be excised on or before 15 April 2007, although it was never excised. Moreover, Sevilla had to pay Rio Football Services €450,000 annually. Eventually, the third parties ownership had brought to the court.[5]

Sevilla

On 10 May 2006, Luís Fabiano scored a header during Sevilla's 4–0 victory over Middlesbrough in the UEFA Cup Final. The success continued in the 2007–08 season, as Luís Fabiano finished runner-up in the Pichichi Trophy with 24 goals (including two from the penalty spot), second only to Daniel Güiza's 27 goals. This led to Luís Fabiano being recalled to the Brazilian Seleção. On 29 November, Luís Fabiano was sent off for elbowing Barcelona's Sergio Busquets. He had to be restrained by the Sevilla staff.[8] In 2008, Luís Fabiano extended his contract with Sevilla to 2011.[9]

On 4 July 2009, according to Luís Fabiano's agent, Milan made an official offer for him, with Luís Fabiano reportedly pleading with his club Sevilla to allow him to make the switch to the San Siro.[10] The deal, however, did not go through.

On 30 August 2010, Luís Fabiano put an end to the speculation with a move away from Sevilla by signing a contract extension until 2013. On the renewal, he stated his intentions: "This is my home, I've been here six seasons and I will try to continue scoring goals and continue making history for Sevilla."

Return to São Paulo

On 13 March 2011, Luís Fabiano returned to Brazil to rejoin São Paulo. The Brazilian club paid €7.6 million for the striker, who signed a four-year deal.[11][12] He was welcomed by 45,000 fans at his presentation at Estádio do Morumbi. On 29 July 2012, playing against Flamengo, Luís Fabiano scored two goals and thus became the seventh-most prolific goalscorer of São Paulo's history, outscoring Leônidas.[13]

On 26 August 2012, Luís Fabiano scored twice in São Paulo's 2–1 win over Corinthians.[14] In 2013, however, after a year in which he was injured or had been out of form, Luís Fabiano was charged by Muricy Ramalho, then the coach of club. According to Ramalho, using Ganso (who recovered his good shape) as an example, Ramalho stated Luís Fabiano needs "wanting more".[15]

In December 2015, he was released from São Paulo and joined Chinese club Tianjin Quanjian as a free agent.

International career

Luís Fabiano made his debut for Brazil on 11 June 2003 in a friendly against Nigeria, marking his international debut with a goal before being substituted. He was also included in Brazil's squad for 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, but did not make any appearances.

He won the 2004 Copa América with Brazil, where he started in all five matches alongside striker Adriano. With his poor form in Europe with Porto and Sevilla, however, he did not make any further international appearances for more than three years. He was finally recalled to the national team in November 2007 for 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. On 19 November 2008, he scored his first international hat-trick in a friendly match against Portugal in Brasília. The match ended in a 6–2 victory for Brazil.[16]

On 28 June 2009, Luís Fabiano scored two goals in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup final win against the United States.[17] He won the golden boot as the tournament's top scorer with five goals.[18]

Luís Fabiano scored his first international goal in nine months with a right-footed strike against Ivory Coast on 20 June 2010 in the 2010 World Cup. He followed it up with a second goal, which he scored after touching the ball with his hands on two occasions.[19] His third goal of the competition came against Chile in the round of 16 on 29 June 2010, as Brazil won 3–0. On 11 September 2012, Luís Fabiano was called up for the first time since the 2010 World Cup by then coach Mano Menezes for the two Superclásico de las Américas matches against national rivals Argentina, held in both Brazil and Argentina respectively.

Style of play

Luís Fabiano was a prolific, skilful and powerful goalscorer, with excellent creativity, dribbling skills, and technical ability; he also had a strong physical presence against defenders and goalkeepers.[20] Nonetheless, he had a poor disciplinary record, despite playing as a forward. Even as the top goalscorer in the 2013 season with 16 goals by June, he had received several red cards, hindering São Paulo in important games.[21]

Personal life

Luís Fabiano is married to Juliana Paradela Clemente,[22] and has three children, Giovanna, Gabriella and Giulie.[23] In 2005, his mother was kidnapped by gunmen in Campinas.[24] She was rescued by police 62 days later.[25]

Career statistics

Club
Sources:[26][27][28][29]
Club Season League State
League		 National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ponte Preta 1998 Série A 720000000072
1999 510000000051
Total 12300000000123
Rennes 2000–01 Ligue 1 70––––70
2001–02 40–––1050
Total 110–––10120
São Paulo (loan) 2001 Série A 229954662894931
São Paulo 2002 Série A 2319–––222521
2003 34291088841–5646
2004 8698–128–2922
Total 876319168816922159120
Porto 2004–05 Primeira Liga 223––4010273
Sevilla 2005–06 La Liga 235–20122–377
2006–07 2610–31104–3915
2007–08 3024–41117114633
2008–09 268–7642–3716
2009–10 2315–6462–3521
2010–11 2110–4182213514
Total 14972–2613511932229106
São Paulo 2011 Série A 106––21–127
2012 2217859851–4431
2013 246138–137–5021
2014 2391493230–4320
2015 228734161–3913
Total 101464225161129100018892
Tianjin Quanjian 2016 League One 2822–11––2923
Vasco da Gama 2017 Série A 125711000–206
Career total 42221477475639106401513676353

International
Source:[30][31][32][33][28]
Brazil
YearAppsGoals
200331
200495
200500
200600
200722
200896
20091311
201073
201100
201210
201310
Total4528
Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first. Score column indicates score after each Luís Fabiano goal.[28]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 June 2003National Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria Nigeria2–03–0Friendly
2.28 April 2004Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary Hungary2–04–1
3.3–0
4.6 June 2004Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile Chile1–01–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.8 July 2004Estadio Arequipa, Arequipa, Peru Chile1–01–02004 Copa América
6.14 July 2004 Paraguay1–11–2
7.21 November 2007Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil Uruguay1–12–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.2–1
9.31 May 2008Qwest Field, Seattle, United States Canada2–13–2Friendly
10.7 September 2008Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile Chile1–03–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.3–0
12.19 November 2008Bezerrão, Gama, Brazil Portugal1–16–2Friendly
13.2–1
14.4–1
15.1 April 2009Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil Peru1–03–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
16.2–0
17.6 June 2009Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Uruguay3–04–0
18.15 June 2009Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa Egypt2–14–32009 FIFA Confederations Cup
19.21 June 2009Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa Italy1–03–0
20.2–0
21.28 June 2009Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa United States1–23–2
22.2–2
23.12 August 2009A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia Estonia1–01–0Friendly
24.5 September 2009Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario, Argentina Argentina2–03–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
25.3–1
26.20 June 2010Soccer City, Johannesburg, South Africa Ivory Coast1–03–12010 FIFA World Cup
27.2–0
28.28 June 2010Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Chile2–03–0

Honours

São Paulo

Porto

Sevilla

Tianjin Quanjian

Brazil

Individual

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