Fábio Espinho

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Gomes and the second or paternal family name is Fonseca.
Espinho

Espinho with Ludogorets in 2014
Personal information
Full nameFábio Ricardo Gomes Fonseca
Date of birth18 August 1985
Place of birthEspinho, Portugal
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Ludogorets
Number8
Youth career
1993–2004Porto
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2004–2006Porto B36(2)
2006–2009Espinho79(12)
2009–2011Leixões40(0)
2011–2013Moreirense51(11)
2013–Ludogorets49(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 April 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

Fábio Ricardo Gomes Fonseca (born 18 August 1985), commonly known as Espinho, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Bulgarian club PFC Ludogorets Razgrad as a midfielder.

Football career

Espinho was born in Espinho. A product of F.C. Porto's youth system he never appeared officially for its first team, spending two years with the reserves in the third division. In 2006 he signed with local S.C. Espinho, in the same category.

On 8 June 2011, after two seasons in the second level with Leixões, Espinho joined Moreirense.[1] He scored nine goals in his first year to help the club return to the Primeira Liga after a seven-year absence, and, on 19 August 2012, celebrated his debut in the competition by netting his team's goal in a 1–1 away draw against Paços de Ferreira.[2]

On 11 June 2013 Espinho signed a one-year deal with Ludogorets Razgrad in the Bulgarian A Football Group, moving abroad for the first time at the age of 28.[3]

Club statistics

As of match played on 20 April 2015.
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Porto B 2004–05[4] Segunda Divisão 142——142
2005–06[4] Segunda Divisão 220——220
Total 362——362
Sporting Espinho 2006–07[4] Segunda Divisão 24131—272
2007–08[4] Segunda Divisão 29220—312
2008–09[4] Segunda Divisão 26910—279
Total 791261—8513
Leixões 2009–10[4] Primeira Liga 13051—181
2010–11[4] Segunda Liga 27052—322
Total 400103—503
Moreirense 2011–12[4] Segunda Liga 289102—3811
2012–13[4] Primeira Liga 23270—302
Total 5111172—6813
Ludogorets 2013–14[5] A PFG 29210015[lower-alpha 1]0542
2014–15[5] A PFG 2026212[lower-alpha 2]1385
Total 494162271927
Career total 2552949827133138
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References

  1. ↑ "Moreirense contrata médio Fábio Espinho e avançado N'Jock" [Moreirense signs midfielder Fábio Espinho and forward N'Jock] (in Portuguese). Guimarães TV. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Paços de Ferreira 1–1 Moreirense". Soccerway. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Лудогорец представи първото си ново попълнение" (in Bulgarian). Sportal. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 "Fabio Espinho:Fábio Ricardo Gomes Fonseca". Foradejogo. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Fabio Espinho:Fabio Ricardo Gomes Fonseca". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 April 2015.

External links