Fábio Sturgeon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fábio Miguel dos Santos Sturgeon | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Almada, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Belenenses | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2007 | Charneca da Caparica | ||
| 2007–2010 | Pescadores | ||
| 2010–2013 | Belenenses | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011– | Belenenses | 59 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014 | Portugal U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2014– | Portugal U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 8 December 2015 (UTC). | |||
Fábio Miguel dos Santos Sturgeon (born 4 February 1994) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for C.F. Os Belenenses as a midfielder.
Club career
Born in Almada, Setúbal District to an English father and a Portuguese mother,[1] Sturgeon joined C.F. Os Belenenses' youth system at the age of 16. Still a junior he made his professional debuts with the first team, playing one minute in a 0–0 away draw against F.C. Penafiel for the season's League Cup.[2]
Sturgeon first appeared in the second division on 24 April 2013, coming on as a 46th-minute substitute for Yacine Si Salem in a 0–2 home loss to U.D. Oliveirense.[3]
International career
Sturgeon was eligible to represent England and Portugal internationally.[1] He appeared for the under-20 team of the latter at the 2014 Toulon Tournament, and gained his first cap for the under-21s on 13 November 2014, playing 21 minutes in a 1–3 away friendly defeat against England.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Liverpool plot transfer of starlet Fabio Sturgeon from Portuguese side Belenenses". Daily Mirror. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ↑ "Penafiel 0–0 Belenenses" (in Portuguese). LPFP. 31 July 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ↑ "Belenenses-Oliveirense, 0–2: Azuis perdem invencibilidade caseira" [Belenenses-Oliveirense, 0–2: Blues lose at home for the first time] (in Portuguese). Record. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ↑ "England U21 3–1 Portugal U21: Ings looking up for Gareth Southgate as local hero Danny scores twice at Turf Moor". Daily Mail. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
External links
- Fábio Sturgeon at footballzz.co.uk
- Fábio Sturgeon profile at ForaDeJogo
- Fábio Sturgeon profile at Soccerway
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