Fábio Faria
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fábio do Passo Faria | ||
| Date of birth | 24 April 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Vila do Conde, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Retired | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2004 | Porto | ||
| 2004–2007 | Rio Ave | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2010 | Rio Ave | 29 | (1) |
| 2010–2013 | Benfica | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Valladolid (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Paços Ferreira (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Rio Ave (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 40 | (1) | |
| National team | |||
| 2007–2008 | Portugal U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Portugal U21 | 10 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Fábio do Passo Faria (born 24 April 1989 in Vila do Conde) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central defender.
Football career
Faria finished his football formation at hometown's Rio Ave FC, having arrived aged 15 from F.C. Porto. In 2007, with the Vila do Conde side in the second division, he was promoted to the first team, appearing in two games as it returned to the top level.
After almost no official appearances in 2008–09, Faria became an undisputed starter in the following campaign – 27 matches, one goal, partnering veteran Gaspar as the team maintained its league status – and was also first summoned to the Portuguese under-21s. In December 2009, his solid performances earned him a transfer to national powerhouse S.L. Benfica on a four-year contract, with a transfer fee of around €2 million, effective for the 2010–11 season.[1]
In January 2011, after only having appeared once officially for Benfica (45 minutes in a 2–0 home win against C.S. Marítimo for the season's League Cup, where he played as a left back[2]), Faria was loaned to Real Valladolid in the Spanish second division, until June.[3]
Still owned by Benfica, Faria split 2011–12 with F.C. Paços de Ferreira and former club Rio Ave. With the latter, after a game against Moreirense F.C. for the League Cup, he felt indisposed and had to be taken to hospital with a heart condition,[4] which put his career on hold for several months; his retirement was completed in March 2013, at the age of only 23.[5]
Honours
- Benfica
Personal
Faria's father, Francisco Chico Faria (born 22 October 1964), was also a footballer. A striker, he also started his career at Rio Ave, and went on to play professionally for 13 years in representation of seven teams (notably C.F. Os Belenenses), amassing top division totals of 193 games and 58 goals.[6]
References
- ↑ Official: Fabio Faria to Benfica; Portugal Football, 24 December 2009
- ↑ Anselmo scores late brace as Nacional stun Porto; PortuGOAL, 2 January 2011
- ↑ Fabio Faria loaned to Valladolid; Portugal Football, 13 January 2011
- ↑ Fábio Faria internado com problema cardíaco (Fábio Faria in hospital with heart problem); Diário de Notícias, 5 February 2012 (Portuguese)
- ↑ Fábio Faria anuncia fim da carreira de jogador (Fábio Faria announces end of playing career); Record, 8 March 2013 (Portuguese)
- ↑ Fábio Faria. "O melhor será mesmo não jogar!" (Fábio Faria. "The best that could happen to me is not to play!"); IOnline, 5 May 2010 (Portuguese)