Fábio Abreu

Fábio Abreu
Personal information
Full name	Fábio Gonçalves Abreu^[1]
Date of birth	(1993-01-29) 29 January 1993 (age 31)^[1]
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal^[1]
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Beijing Guoan
Number	29
Youth career
2009−2010	Bacup Borough
2010−2011	Mossley
2011−2012	Marítimo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012−2017	Marítimo B	85	(24)
2012–2013	→ Ribeira Brava (loan)	12	(4)
2015−2016	Marítimo	8	(0)
2017−2019	Penafiel	64	(20)
2019−2020	Moreirense	37	(15)
2020–2022	Al Batin	56	(26)
2022–2023	Khor Fakkan	15	(6)
2023–	Beijing Guoan	13	(10)
International career^‡
2019−	Angola	8	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:53, 3 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2021

Fábio Gonçalves Abreu (born 29 January 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan and the Angolan national team.

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Club career

Early career and Marítimo

Born in Lisbon of Angolan descent,^[2] Abreu moved to Manchester in England as a child, where he attended Loreto College.^[3] He played youth football for Bacup Borough and Mossley,^[4] and trialled with S.L. Benfica before signing a three-year contract with C.S. Marítimo in July 2011.^[3] In 2012, he was loaned to amateurs Clube Desportivo Ribeira Brava – also in the island of Madeira – to kickstart his senior career.^[5]

Abreu spent the better part of his spell at the Estádio do Marítimo registered with the reserve side.^[6]^[7] His first Primeira Liga appearance with the first team occurred on 1 February 2015, when he came on as a late substitute in a 1−1 away draw against Académica de Coimbra;^[8] in May 2014, he renewed his contract until June 2017.^[5]

Penafiel

On 10 July 2017, Abreu signed a two-year deal with LigaPro team F.C. Penafiel as a free agent.^[9] With 12 goals in his first season, he ranked seventh in the league's goalscorers,^[10] including a hat-trick on 21 October in a 4–1 home victory over Sporting CP B.^[11]

Moreirense

In June 2019, Abreu returned to the top division when he joined Moreirense F.C. for three years; he released himself from an agreement with Gil Vicente F.C. in order to do so.^[12] On 11 August, at home to precisely that team, he scored his first top-flight goal to open a 3–0 win,^[13] and from February to March 2020 he netted in six consecutive games, ending with one in a 2–0 defeat of former club Marítimo.^[14] He finished the campaign as an ever-present with 13 goals, the fifth-most in the league.^[15]

Asia

On 13 October 2020, Abreu signed for Saudi Professional League club Al Batin FC in a €2.5 million transfer, under Portuguese manager José Garrido.^[16] He scored on his debut 16 days later, equalising in a 2–1 home win over Al Raed FC.^[17]

Abreu moved to the UAE Pro League with Khor Fakkan Club in July 2022.^[18] One year later, he agreed to a deal at Chinese Super League side Beijing Guoan FC.^[19]

International career

Abreu played three games for England Schoolboys in 2010.^[3] He won his first cap for Angola on 6 September 2019, featuring the entire 1−0 away win over Gambia for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers,^[20] and scored his first goal in the return leg, a 2−1 victory in Luanda that qualified the team to the group phase.^[21]

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 November 2023^[22]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Marítimo B	2013–14	Segunda Liga	32	3	—		—		—		—		32	3
	2014–15	Segunda Liga	23	2	—		—		—		—		23	2
	2014–15	Campeonato de Portugal	30	19	—		—		—		—		30	19
	Total		85	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	85	24
Ribeira Brava(loan)	2012–13	Segunda Divisão	12	4	—		—		—		—		12	4
Marítimo	2014–15	Primeira Liga	7	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		37	15
	2015–16	Primeira Liga	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		3	2
	Total		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Penafiel	2017–18	LigaPro	36	12	1	0	1	0	—		—		38	12
	2018–19	LigaPro	28	8	2	0	1	0	—		—		31	8
	Total		64	20	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	69	20
Moreirense	2019–20	Primeira Liga	34	13	2	2	1	0	—		—		37	15
	2020–21	Primeira Liga	3	2	—		—		—		—		3	2
	Total		37	15	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	40	17
Al Batin	2020–21	Saudi Pro League	28	17	2	1	—		—		—		30	18
	2021–22	Saudi Pro League	28	9	2	1	—		—		—		30	10
	Total		56	26	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	60	28
Khor Fakkan	2022–23	UAE Pro League	15	6	1	0	0	0	—		—		16	6
Beijing Guoan	2023	Chinese Super League	13	10	2	2	—		—		—		15	12
Career total			290	105	12	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	305	111

International goals

As of 10 September 2019 (Angola score listed first, score column indicates score after each Abreu goal)^[21]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	10 September 2019	Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola	Gambia	2–1	2–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

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^ Vieira da Silva, Pedro (13 October 2020). "Fábio Abreu (ex-Moreirense) confirmado no Al-Batin" [Fábio Abreu (ex-Moreirense) confirmed at Al-Batin]. Diário do Minho (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 October 2020.
^ "Ex-Moreirense Fábio Abreu estreou-se a marcar no Al Batin do vimaranense Jorge Prisca" [Ex-Moreirense player Fábio Abreu scored for the first time for the Al-Batin of Guimarães-born Jorge Prisca] (in Portuguese). Guimarães Digital. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
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^ Fábio Abreu at Soccerway