Fábio Paím
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fábio Miguel Malheiro Paím | ||
| Date of birth | 15 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Estoril, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FK Nevėžis | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–1999 | AFD Torre | ||
| 1999–2007 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2010 | Sporting CP | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Olivais Moscavide (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2007 | → Trofense (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2008 | → Paços Ferreira (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Chelsea (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Rio Ave (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Real Massamá (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2010 | Torreense | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | 1º Agosto | ||
| 2011 | → Benfica Luanda (loan) | ||
| 2012 | Futebol Benfica | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | Al Kharaitiyat | ||
| 2013 | Oliveirense | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Mosta | 2 | (0) |
| 2015– | FK Nevėžis | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2003 | Portugal U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Portugal U17 | 16 | (3) |
| 2006 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Portugal U19 | 8 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Portugal U20 | 12 | (3) |
| 2008 | Portugal U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 16 February 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Fábio Miguel Malheiro Paím (born 15 February 1988) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Lithuanian club FK Nevėžis as a winger.
Club career
Born in Estoril, Paím began his career in the youth team of Lisbon's Sporting Clube de Portugal, before making his professional debut in 2007 on loan at C.D. Olivais e Moscavide, alongside Sporting teammate Bruno Pereirinha. He spent the 2007–08 season with two teams, making his top flight debut with F.C. Paços de Ferreira after starting with C.D. Trofense in the second division.
In August 2008, Paím moved on loan to Luiz Felipe Scolari's Chelsea in England,[1] but only appeared for its reserves during a four-month spell. On 11 December he left the club and moved, yet again on loan, to Rio Ave FC.[2] Coach Carlos Brito decided not to keep him, part of it due to his high salaries,[3] and the player did not manage to attract any interest before the end of winter transfer window, spending the rest of the campaign unattached.
On 25 September 2009, both Sporting and Real Sport Clube – which had Filipe Ramos, a former Sporting player, as a coach, with the side competing in the third level – agreed to a one-year loan deal until the end of 2009–10, making Paím the ninth Sporting player loaned out to that team.[4][5]
In the 2010 summer, without any official appearances to his credit, 22-year-old Paím left Sporting for good, signing with another club in division three, S.C.U. Torreense. He left the team after only a couple of months, spending the following years in Angola with C.D. Primeiro de Agosto and S.L. Benfica (Luanda).
For the 2012–13 season, Paím signed for C.F. Benfica in the Portuguese third division.[6] After some months trying to regain match fitness, he made his official debut against C.D. Mafra; in December 2012, however, he moved teams and countries again, penning a two-year deal with Al Kharaitiyat SC in the Qatar Stars League.[7]
On 19 August 2014, Paím signed a two year contract for Mosta in the Maltese Premier League.[8] He later signed for FK Nevėžis in Lithuania.[9]
International career
Paím gained 41 caps for Portugal all youth categories comprised, scoring seven goals. Of Angolan descent as his parents hailed from Huambo Province,[10] he was eligible to represent its senior team and hoped to be selected to the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, but ultimately was not called.[11]
Honours
- Trofense
References
- ↑ "Portuguese striker joins Chelsea". BBC Sport. 21 August 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
- ↑ Fábio Paim já treina no Rio Ave (Fábio Paim already training with Rio Ave) (Portuguese)
- ↑ "Fábio Paim não fica no Rio Ave" [Fábio Paím won't stay at Rio Ave] (in Portuguese). Academia de Talentos. 9 January 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
- ↑ "Sete Ex-Juniores do Sporting às ordens de Filipe Ramos" [Seven former Sporting juniors under Filipe Ramos] (in Portuguese). Academia de Talentos. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
- ↑ "Fábio Paim no Real Massamá, Rabiu Ibrahim a caminho" [Fábio Paím at Real Massamá, Rabiu Ibrahim on the way] (in Portuguese). Sporting Apoio. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
- ↑ "Fábio Paim no Futebol Benfica" [Fábio Paím in Futebol Benfica] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ↑ "Fábio Paim a caminho do Catar" [Fábio Paím on his way to Qatar] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ↑ "Fábio Paim assina pelo Mosta FC" [Fábio Paím signs with Mosta FC] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ↑ http://pt.blastingnews.com/desporto/2015/04/depois-de-malta-fabio-paim-vai-jogar-na-lituania-00348849.htm
- ↑ Fábio Paim vai tentar renascer em Angola (Fábio Paim will try to be reborn in Angola); Diário de Notícias, 8 January 2011 (Portuguese)
- ↑ Fábio Paim “Não quero ser mais um” (Fábio Paim: «I do not want to be just another guy»); O País (Portuguese)
External links
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Fábio Paím profile at ForaDeJogo
- Fábio Paím career statistics at Soccerbase
- Stats and profile at Futebol365 (Portuguese)
- Soccerway profile