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Fábio Braga
Personal information
Full name	Fábio Farroco Braga
Date of birth	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
2012–2015	Fluminense
2014	→ América (RN) (loan)
2015	CSMS Iași
2016	Coritiba
2017	Ponte Preta
	*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^[update])^[16]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	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

Campeonato Carioca: 2012
Série A: 2012

References

^ ^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.
^ "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]}
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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]}
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Coxa sofre revés amargo" [Coxa suffers bitter defeat] (in Portuguese). Coritiba Foot Ball Club. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ Fábio Braga at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2015.