Fábio Abreu

Fábio Gonçalves Abreu (born 29 January 1993) is a professional footballer who plays for Moreirense F.C. and the Angolan national team as a striker.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: 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[1]
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal[1]
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Moreirense
Number 9
Youth career
2009−2010 Bacup Borough
2010−2011 Mossley
2011−2012 Marítimo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012−2017 Marítimo B 83 (23)
2012–2013 → Ribeira Brava (loan) 12 (4)
2015−2016 Marítimo 8 (0)
2017−2019 Penafiel 64 (20)
2019− Moreirense 34 (15)
National team‡
2019− Angola 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2019

Club career

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]

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]

In June 2019, Abreu returned to the top division when he joined Moreirense F.C. for three seasons; 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 season as an ever-present with 13 goals, the fifth-most in the league.[15]

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,[16] and scored his first goal in the return leg, a 2−1 victory in Luanda that qualified the team to the group phase.[17]

International goals
As of 10 September 2019 (Angola score listed first, score column indicates score after each Abreu goal)[17]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 September 2019Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola Gambia2–12–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
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References
  1. "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. "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. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  5. "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] (in Portuguese). DNotícias. 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 Liga] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  16. 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.
  17. "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.
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