Fábio Braga

Fábio Braga
Personal information
Full name Fábio Farroco Braga
Date of birth (1992-09-06) 6 September 1992
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
Coritiba
Number 25
Youth career
Internacional
2009–2011 Fluminense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Fluminense 14 (0)
2014América-RN (loan) 4 (0)
2015 CSMS Iași 10 (1)
2016– Coritiba 0 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 April 2015.

† Appearances (goals)
This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Farroco and the second or paternal family name is Braga.

Fábio Farroco Braga (born 6 September 1992) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Brazilian club Coritiba as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Born in Lisbon, Braga moved to Brazil in 1995, aged two. In 2009 he joined Fluminense's youth setup, after a stint at Internacional,[1] and was promoted to the former's first team ahead of the 2012 campaign.[2]

Braga made his senior debut on 21 January 2012, coming on as a late substitute for Alejandro Martinuccio in a 3–0 home win against Friburguense for the Campeonato Carioca championship.[3] He scored his first goal on 28 April, netting the first in a 2–0 home success over Volta Redonda.[4]

Braga made his Série A debut on 20 May, starting in a 1–0 win at Corinthians,[5] and finished the season with eight league matches, as his side was crowned champions. In August 2013 he was linked to a move to Modena,[6] but the deal later collapsed.[7]

On 27 August 2014, after being rarely used, Braga was loaned to América-RN until December.[8] He appeared in only four matches for the side, which eventually suffered relegation.

On 28 January 2015 Braga moved to CSM Studențesc Iași, signing a six-month contract after being released by Flu.[9] He scored his first professional goal on 9 March, netting the last in a 2–0 away win against FC Petrolul Ploiești.

Personal life

Braga's father, Abel, was also a footballer. A central defender, he also represented Fluminense.[1]

Career statistics

(Correct as of 25 April 2015)[10]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fluminense 2012 80000061141
2013 6000003090
Subtotal 140000091231
América-RN 2014 4040
CSMS Iași 2014–15 1010000101
Total 281000091372

Honours

References

  1. 1 2 "Filho de Abel Braga pode deixar o Fluminense" [Abel Braga's son could leave Fluminense] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  2. "Filho de Abel Braga treinará entre os profissionais do Flu" [Abel Braga's son will train among the professionals of Flu] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 23 December 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  3. "Dancinhas e boas estreias: Flu inicia o Carioca batendo o Friburguense" [Dances and good debuts: Flu starts Carioca defeating Friburguense] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  4. "Fábio Braga marca pela primeira vez e se diz acostumado com a pressão" [Fábio Braga scores for the first time and claims being used to the pressure] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  5. "Com Libertadores à frente, reservas do Fluminense batem os do Timão" [With Libertadores ahead, Fluminense's reserves defeats Timão's] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  6. "Flu aceita proposta e volante filho de Abel Braga fica próximo do Modena" [Flu accepts bid and defensive midfielder son of Abel Braga gets near to Modena] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  7. "Modena recua, não envia documentos e Fábio Braga deve seguir no Flu" [Modena steps back, does not send the documentation and Fábio Braga may remain at Flu] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  8. "Fluminense acerta empréstimo de Fábio Braga ao América-RN" [Fluminense agrees the loan of Fábio Braga to América-RN] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  9. "Ex-Fluminense, Fábio Braga acerta com time da Romênia" [Former Fluminense player, Fábio Braga signs with Romanian club] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  10. Fábio Braga profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2015.

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