Fábio Gonçalves Abreu (born 29 January 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan and the Angolan national team.

Fábio Abreu
Personal information
Full name Fábio Gonçalves Abreu[1]
Date of birth (1993-01-29) 29 January 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal[1]
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Beijing Guoan
Number 29
Youth career
2009−2010 Bacup Borough
2010−2011 Mossley
2011−2012 Marítimo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012−2017 Marítimo B 85 (24)
2012–2013 → Ribeira Brava (loan) 12 (4)
2015−2016 Marítimo 8 (0)
2017−2019 Penafiel 64 (20)
2019−2020 Moreirense 37 (15)
2020–2022 Al Batin 56 (26)
2022–2023 Khor Fakkan 15 (6)
2023– Beijing Guoan 13 (10)
International career
2019− Angola 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:53, 3 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2021

Club career edit

Early career and Marítimo edit

Born in Lisbon of Angolan descent,[2] Abreu moved to Manchester in England as a child, where he attended Loreto College.[3] He played youth football for Bacup Borough and Mossley,[4] and trialled with S.L. Benfica before signing a three-year contract with C.S. Marítimo in July 2011.[3] In 2012, he was loaned to amateurs Clube Desportivo Ribeira Brava – also in the island of Madeira – to kickstart his senior career.[5]

Abreu spent the better part of his spell at the Estádio do Marítimo registered with the reserve side.[6][7] His first Primeira Liga appearance with the first team occurred on 1 February 2015, when he came on as a late substitute in a 1−1 away draw against Académica de Coimbra;[8] in May 2014, he renewed his contract until June 2017.[5]

Penafiel edit

On 10 July 2017, Abreu signed a two-year deal with LigaPro team F.C. Penafiel as a free agent.[9] With 12 goals in his first season, he ranked seventh in the league's goalscorers,[10] including a hat-trick on 21 October in a 4–1 home victory over Sporting CP B.[11]

Moreirense edit

In June 2019, Abreu returned to the top division when he joined Moreirense F.C. for three years; he released himself from an agreement with Gil Vicente F.C. in order to do so.[12] On 11 August, at home to precisely that team, he scored his first top-flight goal to open a 3–0 win,[13] and from February to March 2020 he netted in six consecutive games, ending with one in a 2–0 defeat of former club Marítimo.[14] He finished the campaign as an ever-present with 13 goals, the fifth-most in the league.[15]

Asia edit

On 13 October 2020, Abreu signed for Saudi Professional League club Al Batin FC in a €2.5 million transfer, under Portuguese manager José Garrido.[16] He scored on his debut 16 days later, equalising in a 2–1 home win over Al Raed FC.[17]

Abreu moved to the UAE Pro League with Khor Fakkan Club in July 2022.[18] One year later, he agreed to a deal at Chinese Super League side Beijing Guoan FC.[19]

International career edit

Abreu played three games for England Schoolboys in 2010.[3] He won his first cap for Angola on 6 September 2019, featuring the entire 1−0 away win over Gambia for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers,[20] and scored his first goal in the return leg, a 2−1 victory in Luanda that qualified the team to the group phase.[21]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of 4 November 2023[22]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Marítimo B 2013–14 Segunda Liga 32 3 32 3
2014–15 23 2 23 2
2014–15 Campeonato de Portugal 30 19 30 19
Total 85 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85 24
Ribeira Brava(loan) 2012–13 Segunda Divisão 12 4 12 4
Marítimo 2014–15 Primeira Liga 7 0 0 0 0 0 37 15
2015–16 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
Total 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Penafiel 2017–18 LigaPro 36 12 1 0 1 0 38 12
2018–19 28 8 2 0 1 0 31 8
Total 64 20 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 69 20
Moreirense 2019–20 Primeira Liga 34 13 2 2 1 0 37 15
2020–21 3 2 3 2
Total 37 15 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 17
Al Batin 2020–21 Saudi Pro League 28 17 2 1 30 18
2021–22 28 9 2 1 30 10
Total 56 26 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 28
Khor Fakkan 2022–23 UAE Pro League 15 6 1 0 0 0 16 6
Beijing Guoan 2023 Chinese Super League 13 10 2 2 15 12
Career total 290 105 12 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 305 111

International goals edit

As of 10 September 2019 (Angola score listed first, score column indicates score after each Abreu goal)[21]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 10 September 2019 Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola   Gambia 2–1 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Fábio Abreu" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Penafiel perdulário empata 1–1 na visita ao Cova da Piedade" [Miss-a-lot Penafiel draw 1–1 in visit to Cova da Piedade]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 16 February 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Mossley wonderkid heads for Portugal". Manchester Evening News. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  4. ^ "COMPLETE A−Z OF MOSSLEY PLAYERS from 1919 to current". Mossley Web. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Fábio Abreu renova com Marítimo até 2017" [Fábio Abreu renews with Marítimo until 2017] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  6. ^ Vieira Lopes, Paulo (31 January 2015). "Fábio Abreu estreia-se nos convocados do Marítimo" [Fábio Abreu makes Marítimo selection for the first time]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Fábio Abreu é novidade para o Estoril" [Fábio Abreu a novelty for Estoril]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 24 April 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Académica-Marítimo, 1−1: Empate anunciado não agrada a ninguém" [Académica-Marítimo, 1−1: Announced draw pleases no one]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 February 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  9. ^ Caires, Raul (10 July 2017). "Marítimo: Fábio Abreu não renova e assina pelo Penafiel" [Marítimo: Fábio Abreu does not renew and signs for Penafiel] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  10. ^ Cordeiro, João Pedro (10 March 2020). "Fábio Abreu, um segredo guardado num frasco de pickles" [Fábio Abreu, a secret kept in a pickle jar] (in Portuguese). António Tadeia. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  11. ^ "COMENTÁRIO: Penafiel goleou Sporting B, com reviravolta e segunda parte de luxo" [COMMENTARY: Penafiel thrashed Sporting B, with comeback and great second half]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 21 October 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  12. ^ Devesas, Lino (8 June 2019). "Já estava comprometido com o Gil Vicente, mas é o mais recente reforço do Moreirense" [He had already committed to Gil Vicente, but he is Moreirense's latest addition]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  13. ^ "Moreirense impõe derrota pesada ao Gil Vicente" [Moreirense impose a heavy defeat on Gil Vicente]. Público (in Portuguese). 17 August 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  14. ^ Cordeiro, João Pedro (8 March 2020). "Fábio Abreu segue imparável e Moreirense vence Marítimo" [Fábio Abreu remains unstoppable and Moreirense defeat Marítimo] (in Portuguese). António Tadeia. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  15. ^ "FOTOS: Vinícius é o «rei» dos golos na Liga 2019/20" [PHOTOS: Vinícius is the "king" of goals in the 2019/20 League] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  16. ^ Vieira da Silva, Pedro (13 October 2020). "Fábio Abreu (ex-Moreirense) confirmado no Al-Batin" [Fábio Abreu (ex-Moreirense) confirmed at Al-Batin]. Diário do Minho (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  17. ^ "Ex-Moreirense Fábio Abreu estreou-se a marcar no Al Batin do vimaranense Jorge Prisca" [Ex-Moreirense player Fábio Abreu scored for the first time for the Al-Batin of Guimarães-born Jorge Prisca] (in Portuguese). Guimarães Digital. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  18. ^ "رغم ارتباطه بعقد مع الباطن .. خورفكان يُعلن رسميا ضم فابيو آبرو" [In spite of his contract with Al Batin, Khor Fakkan officially announce signing of Fábio Abreu] (in Arabic). Dawri Plus. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  19. ^ "法比奥·阿布雷乌正式加盟北京国安足球俱乐部,他将..." (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  20. ^ Freitas, Bruno (7 September 2019). "Fábio Abreu titular na vitória de Angola sobre a Gâmbia" [Fábio Abreu started in Angola win over Gambia]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  21. ^ a b "Mundial 2022: Angola vence Gâmbia e garante fase de grupos" [2022 World Cup: Angola beat Gambia and confirm group stage] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  22. ^ Fábio Abreu at Soccerway

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