Fábio Abreu

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Gonçalves and the second or paternal family name is Abreu.
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+1⁄2 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 40 (24)
International career
2019−2021 Angola 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024

Fábio Gonçalves Abreu (born 29 January 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan. Born in Portugal, he represented the Angola national team.

Club career

Early career and Marítimo

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

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

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

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]

On 17 July 2023, Abreu joined Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan.[19] On 22 July 2023, he made his debut for Guoan in a 2-0 home win against Qingdao Hainiu.[20] He scored his first goals for Guoan 4 days later, a brace in the 4–1 away victory against Qingdao West Coast in the round of 16 of the Chinese FA Cup.[21]

On 28 September 2024, Abreu completed his first hat-trick for Guoan in a 8–1 home win against Changchun Yatai.[22]

International career

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,[23] and scored his first goal in the return leg, a 2−1 victory in Luanda that qualified the team to the group phase.[24]

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 November 2024[25]
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
2015–16 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 — — 7 0
2015–16 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — 1 0
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
2024 27 14 3 1 0 0 — — 30 15
Total 40 24 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 27
Career total 317 119 15 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 335 126

International goals

Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Abreu goal.[24]
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

  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. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. 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. ^ "国安2-0海牛，阿布雷乌首秀助攻姜祥佑破门，阿代米建功" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  21. ^ "国安4–1青岛西海岸，晋级足协杯八强战山东，阿布雷乌双响" [Guoan 4–1 Qingdao West Coast, advancing to the FA Cup quarter-finals against Shandong, Abreu with a brace] (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  22. ^ "国安8–1亚泰，法比奥戴帽+助攻，林良铭传射，王子铭双响" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  23. ^ 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.
  24. ^ 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.
  25. ^ Fábio Abreu at Soccerway