Fábio Faria (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fábio do Passo Faria[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 April 1989[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Vila do Conde, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2005 | Porto | ||
| 2004–2005 | → Padroense (loan) | ||
| 2005–2007 | Rio Ave | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Rio Ave | 29 | (1) |
| 2010–2013 | Benfica | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Valladolid (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Paços Ferreira (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Rio Ave (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 40 | (1) | |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Portugal U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Portugal U21 | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Fábio do Passo Faria (born 24 April 1989) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a central defender.
Club career[edit]
Born in Vila do Conde, Faria finished his development at his hometown club Rio Ave FC, having arrived aged 16 from FC Porto. In 2007, with the side in the Segunda Liga, he was promoted to the first team, appearing in two games as they returned to the Primeira Liga.[2]
After almost no competitive appearances in the 2008–09 season, Faria became an undisputed starter the following campaign – 27 matches, one goal,[3] partnering veteran Gaspar as the team retained their league status – and was also called up to the Portugal under-21s for the first time. In December 2009, his solid performances earned him a transfer to S.L. Benfica on a four-year contract for an estimated fee of €2 million, effective for 2010–11.[4][5]
Faria only featured once during his spell at the Estádio da Luz, 45 minutes in a 2–0 home win against C.S. Marítimo in the group stage of the Taça da Liga where he played as a left-back.[6][7] In January 2011, he was loaned to Real Valladolid of the Spanish Segunda División until June.[8][9]
Still owned by Benfica, Faria split the 2011–12 season with F.C. Paços de Ferreira and former club Rio Ave.[10] With the latter, after a game against Moreirense F.C. in the League Cup, he felt indisposed and had to be taken to hospital with a heart condition,[11] which put his career on hold for several months; his retirement was completed in March 2013, at the age of only 23.[12]
Personal life[edit]
Faria's father, Francisco (born 22 October 1964), was also a footballer. A striker, he also started his career at Rio Ave, and went on to play professionally for 13 years in representation of seven teams (notably C.F. Os Belenenses), amassing top-division totals of 199 games and 62 goals.[13][2]
Honours[edit]
Benfica
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Fábio Faria" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ a b Fábio Faria (Rio Ave): o craque descoberto num piquenique (Fábio Faria (Rio Ave): the star discovered at a picnic); Mais Futebol, 8 October 2009 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Paços de Ferreira ganha em Vila do Conde e ultrapassa anfitrião (Paços de Ferreira win in Vila do Conde and leapfrog hosts); Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, 21 February 2010 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Fábio Faria é reforço (Fábio Faria is addition); Record, 3 December 2009 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Official: Fabio Faria to Benfica; Portugal Football, 24 December 2009
- ^ Anselmo scores late brace as Nacional stun Porto Archived 22 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine; PortuGOAL, 2 January 2011
- ^ Uma carreira que não passou de promissora (A career that was only promising); Record, 8 March 2013 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Fabio Faria loaned to Valladolid; Portugal Football, 13 January 2011
- ^ Valladolid confirma empréstimo de Fábio Faria (Valladolid confirm Fábio Faria loan); Rádio Renascença, 17 January 2011 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Fábio Faria contratado (Fábio Faria signed); Record, 31 January 2012 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Fábio Faria internado com problema cardíaco (Fábio Faria admitted with heart problem); Diário de Notícias, 5 February 2012 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Fábio Faria anuncia fim da carreira de jogador (Fábio Faria announces end of playing career); Record, 8 March 2013 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Fábio Faria. "O melhor será mesmo não jogar!" (Fábio Faria. "The best that could happen to me is not to play!") Archived 31 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine; i, 5 May 2010 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Benfica 2–0 Marítimo; Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, 2 January 2011 (in Portuguese)
External links[edit]
- Fábio Faria at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Fábio Faria national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Fábio Faria at Soccerway
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Footballers from Vila do Conde
- Men's association football central defenders
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Padroense F.C. players
- Rio Ave F.C. players
- S.L. Benfica footballers
- F.C. Paços de Ferreira players
- Segunda División players
- Real Valladolid players
- Portugal men's youth international footballers
- Portugal men's under-21 international footballers
- Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain