Fabiano (footballer, born 2000)

Fabiano
Personal information
Full name Fabiano Josué de Souza Silva
Date of birth (2000-03-14) 14 March 2000
Place of birth Presidente Prudente, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Ceará
(on loan from Moreirense)
Youth career
2017 Penapolense
2018 Linense
2018–2019 Braga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Penapolense 0 (0)
2019–2020 Braga B 22 (1)
2020–2023 Braga 41 (0)
2020–2021Académica (loan) 25 (1)
2023Kasımpaşa (loan) 9 (0)
2023– Moreirense 31 (1)
2025–Ceará (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 June 2024

Fabiano Josué de Souza Silva (born 14 March 2000), known as Fabiano Souza or just Fabiano, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ceará, on loan from Moreirense.

Career

Early career

Born in Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Fabiano played for the youth sides of Penapolense, and made his senior debut with the club in the 2017 Copa Paulista. In 2018, after a short period back to the under-20 side of Linense, he moved abroad with Portuguese side Braga.[1]

Braga

Fabiano was promoted to the reserves in the Campeonato de Portugal ahead of the 2019–20 season, and scored his first goal for the side on 2 February 2020, netting the opener in a 2–1 away defeat to Fafe. He made his first team debut on 4 July, coming on as a half-time substitute for Diogo Viana in a 4–0 home routing of Desportivo Aves.[2][3]

Loan to Académica

On 2 October 2020, Fabiano was loaned to Liga Portugal 2 side Académica de Coimbra.[4] He scored his first professional goal late in the month, netting his side's third in a 3–0 home win over Oliveirense, and finished the season as a starter.

Return from loan

Upon returning, Fabiano became a regular option for the Minhotas, sharing the staring spot with Yan Couto.[5][6] After Couto left, he was initially backup to new signing Víctor Gómez, but featured regularly after Gómez was sidelined due to an injury.[7]

Loan to Kasımpaşa

On 1 February 2023, Fabiano moved to Turkey after agreeing to a six-month loan deal with Kasımpaşa, with a buyout clause.[8] He featured in nine matches for the side, helping them to avoid relegation.

Moreirense

On 9 August 2023, recently-promoted to Primeira Liga side Moreirense announced the signing of Fabiano on a three-year contract,[9] having paid a reported 700,000 fee for 50% of the player's economic rights.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 January 2025.[11]
Club Season League Cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Penapolense 2017 Paulista A2 10[a] 0 10 0
Braga B 2019–20 Campeonato de Portugal 21 1 21 1
2020–21 1 0 1 0
Total 22 1 22 1
Braga 2019–20 Primeira Liga 2 0 2 0
2021–22 27 0 0 0 1 0 7[b] 0 1[c] 0 36 0
2022–23 12 0 2 0 2 0 5[b] 0 21 0
Total 41 0 2 0 3 0 12 0 1 0 59 0
Académica (loan) 2020–21 Liga Portugal 2 25 1 3 0 28 1
Kasımpaşa 2022–23 Süper Lig 9 0 9 0
Moreirense 2023–24 Primeira Liga 25 1 1 0 0 0 26 1
2024–25 11 0 1 0 1 0 13 0
Total 36 1 2 0 1 0 39 1
Career total 133 3 7 0 4 0 12 0 11 0 167 3
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

Honours

Clubs

Ceará

References

  1. ^ "Linense quer vários campeões da A-3 no elenco da A-2" [Linense want several champions of the A-3 in the squad of the A-2] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Jornal Debate. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Sp. Braga: duas estreias na primeira convocatória de Artur Jorge" [Sp. Braga: two debuts in Artur Jorge's first call-up] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Artur Jorge: "Fomos muito competentes"" [Artur Jorge: "We were very competent"] (in Portuguese). SC Braga. 5 July 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Sp. Braga empresta Fabiano Silva à Académica" [Sp. Braga loan Fabiano Silva to Académica]. Mais Futebol (in Portuguese). 2 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Jogo azarado de Fabiano deixa Yan Couto próximo do onze inicial" [Fabiano's poor match leaves Yan Couto close to the starting eleven] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 8 September 2021. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Sp. Braga: Yan Couto testa positivo a covid-19" [Sp. Braga: Yan Couto tests positive for COVID-19] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  7. ^ "SC Braga. «Dentro de campo é para ganhar»" [SC Braga. "We have to win it on the field"] (in Portuguese). Diário do Minho. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Fabiano cedido ao Kasımpaşa SK" [Fabiano on loan to Kasimpasa] (in Portuguese). SC Braga. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Fabiano é reforço do Moreirense" [Fabiano is an addition of Moreirense]. Moreirense FC (in Portuguese). 9 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Fabiano disse adeus ao Braga e assinou pelo Moreirense: eis o valor do negócio" [Fabiano bids farewell to Braga and signs for Moreirense: here is the value of the deal] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  11. ^ Fabiano at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 January 2025.