Fabinho (footballer, born 1993)

Fábio Henrique Tavares (born 23 October 1993), known as Fabinho (Brazilian Portuguese: [faˈbĩɲu]), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool and the Brazil national team. A versatile player who mainly plays as a defensive midfielder, Fabinho can also be deployed as a right-back[5] or centre-back.[6]

Fabinho
Fabinho playing for Liverpool in 2018
Personal information
Full name Fábio Henrique Tavares[1]
Date of birth (1993-10-23) 23 October 1993[2]
Place of birth Campinas, Brazil[3]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[4]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder/ Defender
Club information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 3
Youth career
0000–2012 Fluminense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Fluminense 0 (0)
2012–2015 Rio Ave 0 (0)
2012–2013 → Real Madrid Castilla (loan) 30 (2)
2013 → Real Madrid (loan) 1 (0)
2013–2015 → Monaco (loan) 62 (1)
2015–2018 Monaco 105 (22)
2018– Liverpool 127 (8)
National team‡
2015–2016 Brazil U23 3 (0)
2015– Brazil 28 (0)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Brazil
Copa América
Runner-up2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 October 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 September 2022

After starting off at Fluminense, he transferred to Rio Ave in 2012. He spent his entire time there out on loan, first at Real Madrid Castilla, and made one substitute appearance for the first team. He spent five years at Monaco, playing 233 total games and scoring 31 goals, and won Ligue 1 in 2016–17. In his debut season at Liverpool he won the UEFA Champions League. He won the UEFA Super Cup in 2019 and also played a key role in guiding Liverpool to the Premier League title in 2020, the club’s first league title in 30 years.

Fabinho made his international debut for Brazil in 2015, and was part of their squads at the Copa América in 2015, 2016 and 2021.

Club career

Fluminense

Born in Campinas, São Paulo, Fabinho began his career at Fluminense. He was called into a first team matchday squad for the only time on 20 May 2012, as he was an unused substitute in a 1–0 win over Corinthians for the season's Série A.[7]

Rio Ave and Real Madrid

On 8 June 2012, Fabinho joined Portuguese Primeira Liga side Rio Ave on a six-year deal.[8] After one month at Rio Ave, Fabinho joined Real Madrid Castilla on a season-long loan deal on 19 July.[9] He made his professional debut on 17 August, as the Spanish Segunda División season began, playing 90 minutes in the 2–1 defeat at Villarreal.[10] On 28 April 2013, he scored his first goal, heading an added-time equaliser for a 3–3 draw at CD Numancia.[11]

He made his debut for Real Madrid on 8 May 2013, playing 14 minutes in place of Fábio Coentrão and assisting the sixth goal by Ángel Di María in the 6–2 La Liga victory over Málaga at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.[12]

AS Monaco
Fabinho playing for Monaco in 2014

On 19 July 2013, Fabinho joined Monaco on a season-long loan deal.[13] He made his debut on 10 August at the Stade Chaban-Delmas in Monaco's opening Ligue 1 match of the 2013–14 season, playing the entire match against Bordeaux, with Monaco winning 2–0.[14] He scored his first goal for Monaco in the 58th minute in their 6–0 home win over Lens in the quarter-finals of the 2013–14 Coupe de France on 26 March 2014.[15]

After completing his one-year loan at Monaco, he rejoined the club on loan for another year on 2 July 2014. On 9 December 2014, he scored the last goal in the Group C Matchday 6 2–0 home win over Zenit St Petersburg (his first UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League goal), to enable Monaco to qualify for 2014–15 UEFA Champions League knockout phase as group winners.[16]

On 19 May 2015, after two seasons on loan at Monaco, Monaco and Rio Ave agreed on the permanent transfer of Fabinho; he signed a contract with Monaco for the next four seasons and would be tied to the club until 30 June 2019.[17]

On 20 March 2016, Fabinho won a penalty when fouled by compatriot David Luiz, and converted it for a 2–0 win that was Paris Saint-Germain's first home defeat since May 2014.[18]

On 21 February 2017, Fabinho provided one assist each to Radamel Falcao and Kylian Mbappé in a 5–3 away defeat against Manchester City in the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League round of 16 first-leg match.[19] On 15 March, Fabinho made the score 2–0 for Monaco in the 29th minute by driving home Benjamin Mendy's low cross to help Monaco beat Manchester City 3–1 (aggregate score 6–6) in the second-leg match at the Stade Louis II and advance to the quarter-finals on the away goals rule.[20]

Liverpool

On 28 May 2018, Premier League club Liverpool announced that Fabinho would sign for the club on a long-term contract for a reported initial fee of £39 million, effective 1 July.[21][22]

2018–19

His competitive debut for the club came as an injury-time substitute for Sadio Mané in a Champions League group match against Paris Saint-Germain on 18 September, a 3–2 win at Anfield.[23][24] He made his league debut in a 1–0 win at Huddersfield Town on 20 October, coming on for the last 21 minutes in place of Adam Lallana.[25] A week later he was granted a first league start in a 4–1 home victory against Cardiff City in central midfield alongside Georginio Wijnaldum, and received praise from Sky Sports.[26][27] On 17 December, Fabinho was named Carlsberg Man of the Match after his performance against Manchester United in a 3–1 victory.[28] On 26 December 2018, Fabinho scored his first goal for Liverpool in a 4–0 win against Newcastle United.[29]

In early January 2019, Fabinho played at centre-back against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the FA Cup third round and away against Brighton.[30] Following his performances, manager Jurgen Klopp praised him and stated that he is a "new centre-back option".[31]

On 4 May 2019, with Liverpool's title race going down to the wire, Fabinho won his side a free-kick from which Liverpool scored to beat Newcastle 3–2 away from home.[32][33] On 1 June, Fabinho started in the 2019 UEFA Champions League final against Tottenham Hotspur, playing the full 90 minutes as the club secured their sixth win in the competition and Fabinho earning his first trophy with the club.[34]

2019–20
Fabinho playing for Liverpool in the 2019 UEFA Super Cup

On 14 August, Fabinho played the full 90 minutes in the 2019 UEFA Super Cup against Chelsea, scoring Liverpool's second penalty in the shootout after regular time ended 2–2, in an eventual 5–4 win on penalties.[35]

On 27 October, he earned praise from the fans for his performance in a 2–1 win against Tottenham.[36][37] Fabinho's first goal of the season came against Manchester City on 10 November, scoring an early goal in an eventual 3–1 win and was voted by BBC Sport as "Man of the Match".[38]

On 27 November, during a crucial Champions League match against Napoli, he suffered an early injury after falling awkwardly during a challenge and was substituted after 18 minutes.[39] Two days later, the club announced that the injury will keep Fabinho out of action until the start of 2020.[40]

2020–21

During the 2020–21 season, Fabinho had to play as a centre-back due to the club's injury problems.[41] In December 2020, he made his 100th appearance for Liverpool.[42]

2021–22

On 3 August 2021, Fabinho signed a long-term contract with Liverpool until 2026.[43]

On 12 September 2021, he scored his first goal of the season, tapping home from close range against Leeds United, the second in an eventual 3–0 win.[44] On 9 January 2022, Fabinho scored his first goals in the FA Cup, scoring the second and fourth in a 4–1 third round victory over Shrewsbury Town.[45] Liverpool went on to win the competition on 15 May by beating Chelsea in the final, which ended in a 0–0 draw after extra time and Liverpool winning 5–6 in the penalty shoot-out, although Fabinho was not in the matchday squad for the final.[46]

International career

Included in coach Dunga's 23-man squad for the 2015 Copa América in Chile, Fabinho made his debut in a warm-up match against Mexico on 7 June of that year, as a half-time substitute for Danilo in a 2–0 victory at Allianz Parque in São Paulo.[47] With Dani Alves playing the entire tournament at right-back, Fabinho did not play at the Copa América, in which Brazil reached the quarter-finals. Fabinho was selected for Brazil's Copa América Centenario squad,[48] although he did not play in any of Brazil's three matches at the tournament.

In June 2021, he was included in Brazil's squad for the 2021 Copa América on home soil.[49]

Style of play

Fabinho is regarded as one of the best defensive midfielders in the world, with Sky Sports pundit and former Manchester United player Gary Neville saying, "Fabinho, for me, is the best."[50] He is a robust, agile player who is valued for his ability to win back the ball in the midfield and recycle possession quickly. His role as defensive midfielder sometimes requires him to drop further back to play as a third centre-back to cover for Liverpool's fullbacks Andy Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold.[51] His reading of the game is considered outstanding and has led to him being nicknamed 'The Lighthouse' by Liverpool assistant coach Pepijn Lijnders and his teammates.[52]

Personal life

Fabinho married Rebeca Tavares in 2015, having been together since 2013.[53] The couple revealed Rebeca was pregnant with their first child in July 2022.[54] At Liverpool, he earned himself the nickname, "The Hoover," because according to teammate Joe Gomez, "he cleans up everything."[55]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 1 November 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fluminense 2012[56] Série A 00——000000
Real Madrid Castilla (loan) 2012–13[56] Segunda División 302————302
Real Madrid (loan) 2012–13[56] La Liga 1000—000010
Monaco (loan) 2013–14[56] Ligue 1 2604110——311
2014–15[56] Ligue 1 361403010[lower-alpha 3]1—532
Monaco 2015–16[56] Ligue 1 34632109[lower-alpha 4]0—478
2016–17[56] Ligue 1 379401014[lower-alpha 3]3—5612
2017–18[56] Ligue 1 34721405[lower-alpha 3]01[lower-alpha 5]0468
Total 167251741003841023331
Liverpool 2018–19[57] Premier League 281101011[lower-alpha 3]0—411
2019–20[58] Premier League 28220007[lower-alpha 3]02[lower-alpha 6]0392
2020–21[59] Premier League 30020108[lower-alpha 3]01[lower-alpha 7]0420
2021–22[60] Premier League 295323013[lower-alpha 3]1—488
2022–23[61] Premier League 12000006[lower-alpha 3]01[lower-alpha 7]0190
Total 127882504514018911
Career total 356352561508355048344
  1. Includes Coupe de France and FA Cup
  2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue and EFL Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  4. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearance in Trophée des Champions
  6. One appearance in FA Community Shield, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup
  7. Appearance in FA Community Shield

International
As of match played 23 September 2022[62]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Brazil 201530
201610
201830
201950
2021100
202260
Total280

Honours

Monaco

Liverpool

Brazil

  • Copa América runner-up: 2021[69]

Individual

  • UEFA Champions League Team of the Season: 2021–22[70]
  • Liverpool Player of the Month: January 2022[71]

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