Fabiano Freitas

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ribeiro and the second or paternal family name is Freitas.
Fabiano
Fabiano with Fenerbahçe in 2016
Personal information
Full name Fabiano Ribeiro de Freitas[1]
Date of birth (1988-02-29) 29 February 1988 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth Mundo Novo, Brazil
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Omonia
Number 40
Youth career
2003–2006 Rio Branco-SP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 São Paulo 1 (0)
2009 → Toledo (loan)
2010 → Santo André (loan) 1 (0)
2010 → América-RN (loan) 7 (0)
2011–2012 Olhanense 30 (0)
2012–2019 Porto B 16 (0)
2012–2019 Porto 37 (0)
2015–2017 → Fenerbahçe (loan) 8 (0)
2019– Omonia 118 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:30, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

Fabiano Ribeiro de Freitas (born 29 February 1988), known simply as Fabiano, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Cypriot club Omonia.

Club career

São Paulo and Olhanense

Born in Mundo Novo, Bahia,[2] Fabiano joined São Paulo in 2006, aged 18. During his four-year spell he only played two Série A games, also being loaned to several modest teams.[3] He made his debut in the top division on 13 October 2007 in a 1–1 draw against Fluminense at the Maracanã Stadium where he saved a penalty, being part of the squads that won back-to-back national championships.[3]

On 28 June 2011, Fabiano signed with Portuguese club Olhanense.[4] He made his debut in the Primeira Liga on 13 August in a 1–1 draw at Sporting CP,[5] and went on to appear in all league matches during the season as the Algarve side retained their division status.

Porto

Fabiano moved to Porto in late May 2012, penning a four-year contract.[6] He acted as understudy to compatriot Helton in his debut campaign, subsequently becoming a starter after an injury to the latter.[7]

On 21 April 2015, in an away fixture for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League against Bayern Munich, Fabiano's team lost 6–1, making it the worst in their European history.[8] In the subsequent off-season, he was loaned to Fenerbahçe.[9]

Back at the Estádio do Dragão, Fabiano missed the vast majority of 2017–18 due to an injury to his right knee.[10] He earned a champions' winners medal in the last matchday after playing the last minutes of the 1–0 away win over Vitória de Guimarães, having replaced third choice Vaná.[11]

Fabiano played all the matches save one in the 2018–19 edition of the Taça de Portugal, where his team reached the final.[12][13] He was not featured in the domestic league, however.

Omonia

Fabiano signed a one-year deal with Omonia of the Cypriot First Division on 17 October 2019, as a free agent.[14] He made his debut three days later, in a 0–0 away draw with Anorthosis Famagusta.[15][16] In January 2020, he sustained an injury which kept him out of action until the abandonment of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic;[17] on 9 June, he agreed to an extension until 2022.[18]

On 16 September 2020, Fabiano was in goal for a Champions League qualifier against Red Star Belgrade, saving two attempts in the penalty shootout to help his team reach the group stage of a European competition for the first time in their history.[19] He was crowned champion on the domestic front, a first for the club since 2010;[20] as a result, he was voted Footballer of the Year and also renewed his contract until June 2024.[21][22]

In the 2021–22 campaign, Fabiano was involved in four shootouts, helping Omonia beat Anorthosis in the Cypriot Super Cup,[23] Flora Tallinn in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League[24] and Ethnikos Achna in the final of the Cypriot Cup; he prevented the opposition from scoring a total of six times.[25]

On 24 May 2023, Fabiano won the Cypriot Cup for the second year in a row.[26]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 November 2023[27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
São Paulo 2007 Série A 1 0 — — 0 0 0 0 1 0
2008 Série A 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 Série A 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 — — 0 0 0 0 1 0
Toledo (loan) 2009 Campeonato Paranaense 0 0 — — — — 0 0
Santo André (loan) 2010 Série B 0 0 — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
América-RN (loan) 2010 Série B 7 0 0 0 — — 1[b] 0 8 0
Olhanense 2011–12 Primeira Liga 30 0 3 0 1 0 — — 34 0
Porto B 2012–13 Segunda Liga 6 0 — — — — 6 0
2013–14 Segunda Liga 7 0 — — — — 7 0
2018–19 LigaPro 3 0 — — — — 3 0
Total 16 0 — — — — 16 0
Porto 2012–13 Primeira Liga 1 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
2013–14 Primeira Liga 8 0 6 0 4 0 3[c] 0 0 0 21 0
2014–15 Primeira Liga 27 0 0 0 0 0 11[d] 0 — 38 0
2017–18 Primeira Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2018–19 Primeira Liga 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Total 37 0 15 0 8 0 14 0 0 0 74 0
Fenerbahçe (loan) 2015–16 Süper Lig 2 0 8 0 — 7[c] 0 — 17 0
2016–17 Süper Lig 6 0 7 0 — 1[c] 0 — 14 0
Total 8 0 15 0 — 8 0 — 31 0
Omonia 2019–20 Cypriot First Division 11 0 1 0 — — — 12 0
2020–21 Cypriot First Division 32 0 2 0 — 11[e] 0 — 45 0
2021–22 Cypriot First Division 20 0 4 0 — 9[f] 0 1[g] 0 34 0
2022–23 Cypriot First Division 15 0 5 0 — 5[c] 0 1[g] 0 26 0
2023–24 Cypriot First Division 12 0 0 0 — 4[h] 0 1[g] 0 17 0
Total 90 0 12 0 — 29 0 3 0 134 0
Career total 189 0 45 0 9 0 51 0 5 0 299 0
  1. ^ Appearance in Campeonato Paulista
  2. ^ Appearance in Copa do Nordeste
  3. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League, three appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  7. ^ a b c Appearance in Cypriot Super Cup
  8. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

São Paulo

Porto

Omonia

Individual

  • Cypriot First Division Player of the Year: 2020–21[28]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Fabiano" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  2. ^ Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (17 October 2014). "Fabiano Freitas: um Mundo Novo na baliza do FC Porto" [Fabiano Freitas: a New World (pun on athlete's birthplace) in FC Porto's goal] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b De Laurentiis, Francisco (28 November 2014). "De prefeito a fabricante de cosméticos: que fim levaram os reservas de Rogério Ceni" [From mayor to cosmetics manufacturer: what happened to Rogério Ceni's reserves] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brazil. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Olhanense: Fabiano Freitas e Cauê assinaram" [Olhanense: Fabiano Freitas and Cauê have signed] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  5. ^ ""Veterano" Izmailov salva Sporting da derrota" ["Veteran" Izmailov saves Sporting from defeat]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 13 August 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Fabiano reforça dragões" [Fabiano strengthens dragons]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 May 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  7. ^ Natan, Jorge (1 September 2014). "Fabiano agarra chance após lesão de amigo Hélton e se consolida no Porto" [Fabiano seizes chance after injury to friend Hélton and cements himself at Porto] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  8. ^ "6:1! Bayern-Gala dank Thiago und Lewandowski" [6:1! Bayern-Show thanks Thiago and Lewandowski] (in German). Kicker. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  9. ^ "Abdoulaye ve Fabiano Fenerbahçe'de" [Abdoulaye and Fabiano set for Fenerbahçe] (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  10. ^ "Atenção FC Porto: Fabiano sofreu "a pior lesão da carreira"" [Attention FC Porto: Fabiano suffered "the worst injury of career"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  11. ^ a b "FC Porto: Fabiano terminou o jogo em lágrimas" [FC Porto: Fabiano ended game in tears] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Fabiano: Os 31 anos do "resistente" do plantel" [Fabiano: The 31 years of the squad's "last man standing"] (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  13. ^ Sousa, Guilherme (2 April 2019). "Empate em Braga foi suficiente para FC Porto confirmar presença no Jamor" [Draw in Braga was enough as FC Porto confirm Jamor presence] (in Portuguese). TSF. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  14. ^ "Omonia contrata Fabiano a custo zero após saída do FC Porto" [Omonia sign Fabiano for free after FC Porto exit]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  15. ^ Stavrou, Stylianos (20 October 2019). "Match report: "Λευκή" ισοπαλία στο ντέρμπι του "Αντώνης Παπαδόπουλος"" [Match report: "White" draw in "Antonis Papadopoulos" derby] (in Greek). Omonoia News. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  16. ^ Andronikou, Christos (21 October 2019). "Βούτηξε στα βαθιά και τα κατάφερε" [He dived deep and made it] (in Greek). Omonoia News. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  17. ^ Stavrou, Stylianos (16 January 2020). "Η ατυχία που χτυπάει και πάλι την πόρτα πριν την Ανόρθωση" [Misfortune knocking on door again before Anorthosis] (in Greek). Omonoia News. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  18. ^ "Ανανέωση συνεργασίας με Φαμπιάνο μέχρι το 2022!" [Cooperation with Fabiano renewed until 2022!] (in Greek). AC Omonia. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  19. ^ Nicolaou, Kyriacos (16 September 2020). "Omonia win penalty thriller against Red Star". Cyprus Mail. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  20. ^ a b "Resurgent Omonia crowned Cyprus champions". Financial Mirror. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  21. ^ "PASP FOOTBALL AWARDS: MVP της σεζόν... ο Φαμπιάνο!" [PASP FOOTBALL AWARDS: MVP of the season... Fabiano!] (in Greek). Balla. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  22. ^ "Επίσημο: "Έδεσε" Φαμπιάνο η Ομόνοια" [Official: Omonia "tied" Fabiano] (in Greek). Alpha News. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  23. ^ a b Georgiou, Giorgos (13 July 2021). "Η Ομόνοια κατέκτησε το Super Cup με ήρωα τον Φαμπιάνο!" [Omonia won the Super Cup with Fabiano as hero!] (in Greek). Athlitika Press. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  24. ^ "Πέρασε στα πέναλτι και έμεινε Ευρώπη η Ομόνοια" [Omonia won on penalties and stayed in Europe] (in Greek). Euronews. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  25. ^ a b "Ήρωας Φαμπιάνο κούπα και όμιλοι ξανά" [The hero Fabiano, the cup, and groups again] (in Greek). 24 Sports. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  26. ^ a b "Λυτρωτής Ανσαριφάρντ, έστεψε Κυπελλούχο Κύπρου την Ομόνοια για δεύτερη συνεχόμενη χρονιά!" [Savior Ansarifard crowned Omonia as Cypriot Cup winners for the second consecutive year!] (in Greek). Sport FM. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  27. ^ Fabiano Freitas at Soccerway
  28. ^ "Ο ΠΑΣΠ ανέδειξε τους κορυφαίους της σεζόν 2020/21" [PSAP awarded best of 2020/21] (in Greek). Alpha News. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2022.