Fábio Braga

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Farroco and the second or paternal family name is Braga.
Fábio Braga
Personal information
Full name Fábio Farroco Braga
Date of birth (1992-09-06) 6 September 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
Internacional
2009–2011 Fluminense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Fluminense 14 (0)
2014 → América (RN) (loan) 4 (0)
2015 CSMS Iași 10 (1)
2016 Coritiba 4 (0)
2017 Ponte Preta 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 November 2017

Fábio Farroco Braga (born 6 September 1992) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Born in Lisbon, Braga moved to Brazil in 1995, aged two. In 2009, he joined Fluminense's youth setup, after a stint at Internacional,[1] and was promoted to the former's first team ahead of the 2012 campaign.[2]

Braga made his senior debut on 21 January 2012, coming on as a late substitute for Alejandro Martinuccio in a 3–0 home win against Friburguense for the Campeonato Carioca championship.[3] He scored his first goal on 28 April, netting the first in a 2–0 home success over Volta Redonda.[4]

Braga made his Série A debut on 20 May, starting in a 1–0 win at Corinthians,[5] and finished the season with eight league matches, as his side was crowned champions. In August 2013 he was linked to a move to Modena,[6] but the deal later collapsed.[7]

On 27 August 2014, after being rarely used, Braga was loaned to América-RN until December.[8] He appeared in only four matches for the side, which eventually suffered relegation.

On 28 January 2015 Braga moved to CSM Studențesc Iași, signing a six-month contract after being released by Flu.[9] He scored his first professional goal on 9 March, netting the last in a 2–0 away win against FC Petrolul Ploiești.

Braga returned to Brazil on 6 January 2016, signing for Coritiba Foot Ball Club.[10] Unused as they finished runners-up in the Campeonato Paranaense, he made his debut on 4 June, replacing César González for the final 20 minutes of a 2–1 loss at national champions Sport Club Corinthians Paulista.[11]

On 11 January 2017, Braga signed for Associação Atlética Ponte Preta for the year.[12] He made one appearance as they came runners-up in the Campeonato Paulista, as a late substitute for Clayson in a 3–3 draw at Esporte Clube Santo André.[13] On 25 July, having added just two more appearances in the national league, he was released from his contract, as was Lins.[14]

Personal life

Braga's father, Abel, was also a footballer. A central defender, he also represented Fluminense.[1] His younger brother João Pedro died in a fall from a balcony at their Rio de Janeiro home in July 2017, aged 19.[15]

Career statistics

(Correct as of 25 April 2015)[16]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fluminense 2012 8 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 14 1
2013 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 9 0
Subtotal 14 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 23 1
América-RN 2014 4 0 — — — 4 0
CSMS Iași 2014–15 10 1 0 0 0 0 — 10 1
Total 28 1 0 0 0 0 9 1 37 2

Honours

Fluminense

References

  1. ^ a b "Filho de Abel Braga pode deixar o Fluminense" [Abel Braga's son could leave Fluminense] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 7 June 2011. Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Filho de Abel Braga treinará entre os profissionais do Flu" [Abel Braga's son will train among the professionals of Flu] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 23 December 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2015.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Dancinhas e boas estreias: Flu inicia o Carioca batendo o Friburguense" [Dances and good debuts: Flu starts Carioca defeating Friburguense] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Fábio Braga marca pela primeira vez e se diz acostumado com a pressão" [Fábio Braga scores for the first time and claims being used to the pressure] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Com Libertadores à frente, reservas do Fluminense batem os do Timão" [With Libertadores ahead, Fluminense's reserves defeats Timão's] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Flu aceita proposta e volante filho de Abel Braga fica próximo do Modena" [Flu accepts bid and defensive midfielder son of Abel Braga gets near to Modena] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Modena recua, não envia documentos e Fábio Braga deve seguir no Flu" [Modena steps back, does not send the documentation and Fábio Braga may remain at Flu] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2015.[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ "Fluminense acerta empréstimo de Fábio Braga ao América-RN" [Fluminense agrees the loan of Fábio Braga to América-RN] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  9. ^ "Ex-Fluminense, Fábio Braga acerta com time da Romênia" [Former Fluminense player, Fábio Braga signs with Romanian club] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  10. ^ "Coritiba contrata volante filho do técnico Abel Braga" [Coritiba sign the defensive midfield son of the manager Abel Braga] (in Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  11. ^ "Coxa sofre revés amargo" [Coxa suffers bitter defeat] (in Portuguese). Coritiba Foot Ball Club. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  12. ^ "Ponte Preta corre atrás de três a quatro reforços para fechar elenco de 2017" [Ponte Preta run after three to four additions to complete 2017 squad]. Estadão (in Portuguese). 11 January 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Na última partida sem Kleina, Ponte-Preta vira, mas cede empate ao Santo André" [In the last match without Kleina, Ponte-Preta come back, but concede draw to Santo André] (in Portuguese). Rádio Esportes. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Ponte Preta anuncia rescisão de contrato de Fábio Braga e Lins" [Ponte Preta announce termination of contracts of Fábio Braga and Lins] (in Portuguese). ESPN. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Filho do técnico Abel Braga completaria 20 anos, e amigos fazem homenagens" [Son of manager Abel Braga would have turned 20 today, and friends pay tribute] (in Portuguese). Extra. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  16. ^ Fábio Braga at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2015.