Fabricio Agosto

Fabricio Martín Agosto Ramírez (Spanish pronunciation: [faˈβɾiθjo aˈɣosto raˈmiɾeθ]; born 31 December 1987), known as Fabri [ˈfaβɾi], is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for English Premier League club Fulham.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Agosto and the second or maternal family name is Ramírez.

Fabri

Fabri with Betis in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Fabricio Martín Agosto Ramírez[1]
Date of birth	(1987-12-31) 31 December 1987[2]
Place of birth	Las Palmas, Spain[2]
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Playing position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Fulham
Number	31
Youth career
2003–2005	Vecindario
2005–2006	Deportivo La Coruña
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2008	Deportivo La Coruña B	54	(0)
2007–2009	Deportivo La Coruña	6	(0)
2009–2011	Valladolid	1	(0)
2010–2011	→ Recreativo (loan)	40	(0)
2011–2013	Betis	17	(0)
2013–2016	Deportivo La Coruña	37	(0)
2016–2018	Beşiktaş	66	(0)
2018–	Fulham	2	(0)
2019–2020	→ Mallorca (loan)	1	(0)
National team
2007	Spain U20	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 November 2019

Fabri appeared in 56 La Liga matches over six seasons, representing Deportivo La Coruña (two spells) Real Valladolid, Real Betis and Mallorca in the competition. He also competed professionally in Turkey and England, winning the Süper Lig championship with Beşiktaş in 2016–17.

Club career

Spain

Fabri training with Betis in 2011

Fabri was born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands. After being bought at almost 18 from local UD Vecindario, he finished his football development at Deportivo de La Coruña. After suspensions to goalkeeping teammates Dudu Aouate and Gustavo Munúa due to a post-training punching session,[4] he was made first choice, and made his La Liga debut on 13 January 2008 in a 3–4 away loss against Villarreal CF;[5] both offenders were reinstated in the first team late in the month, and he returned to the B squad.[6]

In January 2008, Arsenal reportedly showed interest in signing Fabri, considered "one of Spain's brightest talents".[7] During the 2008–09 season he was definitely promoted to backup duties as Munúa and Aouate were both deemed surplus to requirements, and also appeared in the Copa del Rey;[8] however, after the Israeli's move to RCD Mallorca, Munúa was again reinstated as second choice and Fabri returned to the reserves.[9]

On 13 July 2009, Fabri was released by Depor, joining Real Valladolid on a 2+2 contract.[10] On 19 August of the following year, he signed for Recreativo de Huelva of Segunda División on a one-year loan deal.[11]

Fabri returned to the top flight for the 2011–12 campaign, moving to Real Betis.[12] He played 17 competitive games in his first year, keeping clean sheets against Real Zaragoza (2–0, away),[13] Málaga CF (2–0, also away)[14] and CA Osasuna (1–0 at the Estadio Benito Villamarín).[15] Following a run-in with manager Pepe Mel,[16] he was demoted to third choice and eventually left the club in summer 2013, returning to Deportivo.[17]

Fabri played second-fiddle to Germán Lux in his first year in his second spell in Galicia,[18] but subsequently became the starter.[9] He lost the vast majority of 2015–16, however, due to a tibia injury he originally contracted ten years ago (in 2011, whilst at Betis, he also suffered a potentially career-threatening shoulder ailment).[19][20]

Beşiktaş

In July 2016, Fabri moved abroad for the first time, signing for Turkish Süper Lig champions Beşiktaş JK.[21] In a 0–6 loss at FC Dynamo Kyiv in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League on 6 December, he began to cry after conceding the fourth goal of the first half.[22]

In his first season in Istanbul, Fabri only missed two matches in 34 as his team were crowned champions for the second consecutive time and 15th overall.[23]

Fulham

On 24 July 2018, Fabri joined Premier League club Fulham on a three-year deal with the option of a fourth year.[24] He was already known to their goalkeeping coach José Sambade Carreira, with the pair having worked together at Deportivo.[25] His first appearance in the Premier League took place on 11 August, in a 0–2 home defeat against Crystal Palace.[26]

On 2 September 2019, Fabri was loaned to RCD Mallorca for one year.[27] His competitive input during his tenure at the Visit Mallorca Stadium consisted of four games, underperforming in his sole league one at Valladolid.[28]

International career

A former youth international for Spain, in February 2018 Fabri announced that he was of Uruguayan descent and wanted to represent its national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[29][30]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 August 2018

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Deportivo La Coruña	2006–07[31]	La Liga	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2007–08[31]	La Liga	6	0	0	0	—		6	0
	2008–09[31]	La Liga	0	0	4	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	6	0
	Total		6	0	4	0	2	0	12	0
Valladolid	2009–10[31]	La Liga	1	0	2	0	—		3	0
Recreativo (loan)	2010–11[31]	Segunda División	40	0	1	0	—		41	0
Betis	2011–12[31]	La Liga	15	0	2	0	—		17	0
	2012–13[31]	La Liga	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Total		17	0	2	0	—		19	0
Deportivo La Coruña	2013–14[31]	Segunda División	6	0	2	0	—		8	0
	2014–15[31]	La Liga	31	0	0	0	—		31	0
	2015–16[31]	La Liga	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		37	0	2	0	—		39	0
Beşiktaş	2016–17[32]	Süper Lig	32	0	1	0	11[lower-alpha 2]	0	44	0
	2017–18[32]	Süper Lig	34	0	2	0	6[lower-alpha 3]	0	42	0
	Total		66	0	3	0	17	0	86	0
Fulham	2018–19[32]	Premier League	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
Career total			169	0	14	0	19	0	201	0

1. Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
2. Includes appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
3. Includes appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Beşiktaş

• Süper Lig: 2016–17[23]

References

1. "Acta del partido celebrado el 28 de noviembre de 2015, en Las Palmas de Gran Canaria" [Minutes of the match held on 28 November 2015, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
2. "Fabri". Eurosport. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
3. "Fabricio Agosto Ramirez". Fulham F.C. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
4. "Deportivo keepers axed after fight". CNN. 11 January 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
5. Rincón, Jaime (13 January 2008). "Cabeza de turco blanquiazul" [White-and-blue Turkish head]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 March 2014.
6. "Munúa y Aouate se reincorporan al equipo gracias a sus compañeros" [Munúa and Aouate reinstated in team thanks to their teammates]. El País (in Spanish). 24 January 2008. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
7. Acedo, Francisco (14 January 2008). "Gunners in Depor starlet link". Sky Sports. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
8. "El Deportivo pasa y Omar Bravo se estrena como goleador" [Deportivo go through and Omar Bravo gets first goal]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 12 November 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
9. "La "espina" que se sacó Fabricio en el Deportivo" ["Thorn" off Fabricio's side at Deportivo]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 22 October 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
10. "Fabricio, apuesta de futuro en la portería" [Fabricio, bet for future in goal] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
11. "Mercado: Es oficial, el Recreativo ficha a Fabricio y descarta a Ibrahima" [Market: It's official, Recreativo sign Fabricio and rule out Ibrahima]. Goal (in Spanish). 19 August 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
12. "Fabricio se convierte en nuevo guardameta bético" [Fabricio becomes new Betis goalkeeper]. Marca (in Spanish). 22 June 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
13. Egea, Pablo (20 February 2012). "El Zaragoza compra billete para el infierno" [Zaragoza buy a ticket to hell]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 March 2014.
14. Estepa, Javier (31 March 2012). "Excesivo castigo en La Rosaleda" [Excessive punishment at La Rosaleda]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 March 2014.
15. "Betis 1–0 Osasuna: Rubén Castro da los tres puntos" [Betis 1–0 Osasuna: Rubén Castro gives three points]. Goal (in Spanish). 15 April 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
16. Pinilla, Dani (16 September 2012). "Mel: "No encuentro sentido a lo que dijo Fabricio"" [Mel: "I find no logic in what Fabricio said"]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 March 2014.
17. "Fabricio regresa al Deportivo" [Fabricio returns to Deportivo]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 17 August 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
18. Yordi, Juan (6 June 2014). "La afición del Dépor, pendiente de la renovación de Germán Lux" [Dépor's faithful, hanging on Germán Lux's renewal]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2016.
19. Silva, S. (6 October 2011). "Fabricio supera una lesión que comprometió su carrera" [Fabricio overcomes career-threatening injury]. Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2016.
20. Barreiros, Pedro (5 December 2015). "Diez años con el ligamento roto" [Ten years with a ruptured ligament]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2016.
21. "Fabricio dice adiós al Dépor para fichar por el Besiktas" [Fabricio says goodbye to Dépor to sign for Beşiktaş]. Be Soccer (in Spanish). 10 July 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
22. Critchley, Mark (7 December 2016). "Besiktas goalkeeper Fabricio cries after conceding four first half goals in Champions League". The Independent. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
23. Marín, Rafa (28 May 2017). "Fabricio, en la mira de La Roja, campeón con el Besiktas" [Fabricio, poised for La Roja, champion with Besiktas]. Super Deporte (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 August 2018.
24. "Fabri confirmed". Fulham F.C. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
25. "Fulham complete Fabri signing from Besiktas". Sky Sports. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
26. Jennings, Patrick (11 August 2018). "Fulham 0–2 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
27. "Fabri's Mallorca loan". Fulham F.C. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
28. "Besiktas quiere volver a fichar a Fabricio" [Besiktas want to sign Fabricio again]. Be Soccer (in Spanish). 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
29. "Fabricio reina en Turquía y oposita a la selección uruguaya" [Fabricio reigns in Turkey and is poised for the Uruguayan national team]. Marca (in Spanish). 14 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
30. Timurlenk, Bülent (15 February 2018). "Muslera'ya rakip!" [Competing against Muslera!]. Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 February 2018.
31. "Fabricio: Fabricio Agosto Ramírez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
32. "Fabri". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 December 2017.

External links

• Fabri at BDFutbol
• Fabri at Futbolme (in Spanish)
• Fabri at the Turkish Football Federation