Fábio Espinho

Espinho

Espinho with Ludogorets in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Fábio Ricardo Gomes Fonseca
Date of birth	18 August 1985
Place of birth	Espinho, Portugal
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Moreirense (on loan from Málaga)
Number	10
Youth career
1993–2004	Porto
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2004–2006	Porto B	36	(2)
2006–2009	Espinho	79	(12)
2009–2011	Leixões	40	(0)
2011–2013	Moreirense	51	(11)
2013–2015	Ludogorets	52	(4)
2015–	Málaga	2	(0)
2016	→ Moreirense (loan)	11	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 April 2016. † Appearances (goals)

Fábio Ricardo Gomes Fonseca (born 18 August 1985), commonly known as Espinho, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Moreirense F.C. on loan from Spanish club Málaga CF as a central midfielder.

Football career

Espinho was born in Espinho. A product of FC 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 SC, Espinho joined Moreirense FC.^[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 F.C. Paços de Ferreira.^[2]

On 11 June 2013 Espinho signed a one-year deal with PFC Ludogorets Razgrad in the Bulgarian A Football Group, moving abroad for the first time at the age of 28.^[3] He left Ludogorets in the summer of 2015 and signed a contract with Málaga CF as a free agent.^[4]

Club statistics

As of 16 May 2015

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Porto B	2004–05[5]	Segunda Divisão	14	2	—		—		14	2
	2005–06[5]		22	0	—		—		22	0
	Total		36	2	—		—		36	2
Espinho	2006–07[5]	Segunda Divisão	24	1	3	1	—		27	2
	2007–08[5]		29	2	2	0	—		31	2
	2008–09[5]		26	9	1	0	—		27	9
	Total		79	12	6	1	—		85	13
Leixões	2009–10[5]	Primeira Liga	13	0	5	1	—		18	1
	2010–11[5]	Segunda Liga	27	0	5	2	—		32	2
	Total		40	0	10	3	—		50	3
Moreirense	2011–12[5]	Segunda Liga	28	9	10	2	—		38	11
	2012–13[5]	Primeira Liga	23	2	7	0	—		30	2
	Total		51	11	17	2	—		68	13
Ludogorets	2013–14[6]	A Group	29	2	10	0	15[lower-alpha 1]	0	54	2
	2014–15[6]		23	2	6	2	12[lower-alpha 2]	1	41	5
	Total		52	4	16	2	27	1	95	7
Career total			258	29	49	8	27	1	334	38

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. "В Испания: Ешпиньо се разбра с "Малага". sportal.bg. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
5. "Fábio Espinho". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
6. "Fábio Espinho". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 April 2015.

External links

• Fábio Espinho at footballzz.co.uk
• Fábio Espinho profile at ForaDeJogo
• Fábio Espinho profile at BDFutbol
• Stats at Footballdatabase