Coentrão playing with Portugal |
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Fábio Alexandre Silva Coentrão | ||
| Date of birth | 11 March 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Vila do Conde, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Wingback / Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Real Madrid | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Rio Ave | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2007 | Rio Ave | 29 | (5) |
| 2007–2011 | Benfica | 52 | (2) |
| 2008 | → Nacional (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| 2008 | → Zaragoza (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Rio Ave (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2011– | Real Madrid | 10 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | Portugal U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Portugal U19 | 6 | (5) |
| 2007 | Portugal U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Portugal U21 | 8 | (6) |
| 2009– | Portugal | 18 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:01, 10 December 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Fábio Alexandre da Silva Coentrão (born 11 March 1988) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Real Madrid in Spain, and the Portuguese national team.
Mainly a left back, he can also operate as a left winger, and occasionally as a central midfielder.
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Coentrão joined hometown Rio Ave F.C. in 2004 at the age of 16, playing three first division games in the following season for a northern side that would be relegated from the top division. In 2006–07, he established himself as first-choice, as Rio Ave barely missed promotion back and had a good run in the Cup of Portugal, ended by Sporting Clube de Portugal with a 2–1 win in Lisbon, with Coentrão scoring Rio Ave's goal, from 30 metres out; whilst playing for the Vila do Conde team, he earned the nickname "Figo das Caxinas."
After that season, where he was voted the divisions' Breakthrough Player of the Year,[1] many clubs showed interest in Coentrão, most notably Sporting Clube de Portugal and S.L. Benfica, with Coentrão choosing the Encarnados (reds) on July 2007. His playing style was likened to that of Arjen Robben by World Soccer Magazine in their 50 World Talents 2007 issue.
On 1 January 2008, having received insignificant playing opportunities at Benfica, Coentrão joined Madeira's C.D. Nacional, loaned until the season's end. On 3 May, he scored twice in a 3–0 away success against already crowned league champions F.C. Porto.
Coentrão came close to signing with Eredivisie's Feyenoord during the 2008 off-season, with reports of a one-year loan deal being announced on the Internet.[2] Two days later, however, he joined Real Zaragoza, freshly relegated into Spain's second level.[3] After almost no appearances during the campaign, however, Coentrão returned to Portugal and Rio Ave in January 2009, still owned by Benfica. On 15 February, he scored after an individual effort, albeit in a 1–3 loss at Porto.
In the 2009 summer, Coentrão extended his contract with Benfica until 2015, with a release clause of €30 million.[4] On 2 December, having played some matches for Benfica as a left defender, he scored his first goal in European competition, against FC BATE Borisov of Belarus in a 2–1 away win for the UEFA Europa League group stage.[5]
On 10 February 2010, Benfica sold 20% of Coentrão's economic rights on any future transfer to a third party owner, Benfica Stars Fund, along with other teammates. He was tagged at €15 million, with the fund paying €3 million;[6] During that season, he had a breakthrough year, appearing in a total of 43 official games (2,851 minutes), as the club won the league and the Portuguese League Cup; he ended the season in style, as he was voted Portuguese League Breakthrough Player of the Year.[7]
On 27 September 2010, fully established with both his club and the national team, 22-year old Coentrão extended his contract with Benfica until 2016.[8][9] On 2 November, he scored his first career brace, helping to a 4–3 home win against Olympique Lyonnais, for the season's UEFA Champions League group stage. In a 67-minute fast break, he combined with Carlos Martins to make it 4–0 for the hosts.[10]
On 5 July 2011, after extensive negotiations, Benfica and Real Madrid reached an agreement in principle over the transfer of Coentrão, who signed a six-year contract the same day, for €30m.[11][12] Central defender Ezequiel Garay went in the other direction as part of the deal.[13] Coentrão made his Real Madrid debut in a pre-season friendly against L.A. Galaxy on 16 July 2011, creating an assist for Karim Benzema and also receiving Man of the match honors.[14] His first two official games were against FC Barcelona for the season's Spanish Supercup: in the first leg, he replaced Sami Khedira in the second half of a 2–2 home draw and played as a central midfielder, and he started as left-back in the second match, a 2–3 loss at the Camp Nou.
Coentrão made his La Liga debut on 28 August 2011 against former club Zaragoza, appearing as a central midfielder in a 6–0 away win (90 minutes played).[15]
An international for Portugal at youth level,[16] Coentrão was voted MVP in the 2007 Madeira Cup for the U-20s,[17] also being crowned the competition's topscorer. Subsequently, he represented the nation in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup[18] and, also during that year, made his U-21 debuts.
After consistent performances at Benfica, although he started rarely in the early 2009–10, Coentrão earned his first senior call-up in November 2009, for the decisive 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification playoffs against Bosnia and Herzegovina, and made his debut in the first leg on 14 November, at the Estádio da Luz, playing the second half of the 1–0 win.
Coentrão was chosen for Carlos Queiroz's squad of 23 for the final stages in South Africa, starting as left back ahead of another adapted player, Duda. He played in all the matches in Portugal's eventual round of 16 exit.
On 10 August 2011, Coentrão scored his first international goal, netting through a rare header in a 5–0 win with Luxembourg.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 August 2011 | Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal | Luxembourg | 3–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
*Last updated on 10 December 2011
| Club | Season | League | Cup1 | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Rio Ave | 2004–05 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2005–06 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2006–07 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 29 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 0 | |
| Benfica | 2007 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nacional | 2008 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | |
| Zaragoza | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rio Ave | 2009 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 |
| Total | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | |
| Benfica | 2009–10 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010–11 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 5 | 2 | |
| Total | 49 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 89 | 8 | 12 | |
| Real Madrid | 2011–12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 124 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 178 | 20 | 17 | |
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