Fábio Pereira da Silva

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Fábio
Fábio playin for Cardiff City in 2014
Personal information
Full name Fábio Pereira da Silva[1]
Date o birth (1990-07-09) 9 Julie 1990 (age 33)
Place o birth Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Hicht 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Playin poseetion Full-back
Club information
Current team
Middlesbrough
Nummer 2
Youth career
2005–2008 Fluminense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2014 Manchester United 22 (1)
2012–2013Queens Park Rangers (loan) 21 (0)
2014–2016 Cardiff City 65 (1)
2016– Middlesbrough 42 (1)
Naitional team
2007 Brazil U17[nb 1] 13 (10)
2011– Brazil 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances an goals coontit for the domestic league anerly an correct as o 17:00, 26 December 2017 (UTC)
‡ Naitional team caps an goals correct as o 10 November 2011

Fábio Pereira da Silva (born 9 Julie 1990), commonly kent as Fábio or Fábio da Silva, is a Brazilian profeesional fitbawer who plays as a full-back for Middlesbrough an the Brazil naitional team. He an his twin brither Rafael began their careers wi Fluminense in their native Brazil afore bein signed bi Inglis club Manchester United in Februar 2007.[3] Unlike his brither, Fábio struggled tae haud doun a place in the Manchester United first team, an efter a lend spell wi Queens Park Rangers in 2012–13, he made a permanent muive tae Cardiff in Januar 2014.

Early life[eedit | eedit soorce]

Fábio wis born in Petrópolis, approximately ane oor's drive awa frae Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro state, an began playin fitbaw frae the age o five. He an his identical twin, Rafael, wad play five-a-side in the ceety. They wur then spottit bi a representative o Fluminense, who gae thaim the opportunity tae play for the club; they went tae live at the club's trainin center at Xerém when they wur juist 11 year auld.[4]

Playin style[eedit | eedit soorce]

Along wi his brither, Rafael, Fábio haes been praised for his energetic style, an haes been describit as a "excellent footballer" bi Sir Alex Ferguson.[5] Les Kershaw, the umwhile Manchester United academy manager who spottit thaim, describit the pair as being like "two little whippets," praising how "when they got knocked down, they just got straight back up again and got on with it. They were like bouncing balls... very, very quick".[6] The Times haes cried thaim "Brazil's answer to the Neville brothers".[7] Based on his attackin ability an instincts, it wis suggestit on the United wabsteid that Fábio, alang wi Rafael, coud be deployed in the midfield rather than in defence.[5]

Career statistics[eedit | eedit soorce]

As o match played 01 February 2014[8]
Club Saison League FA Cup League Cup Europe Ither[nb 2] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester United 2008–09 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2009–10 5 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 11 0
2010–11 11 1 4 1 2 0 7 0 1 0 25 2
2011–12 5 0 0 0 3 0 7 0 0 0 15 0
2013–14 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
Total 22 1 8 1 8 1 16 0 2 0 56 3
Queens Park Rangers (len) 2012–13 21 0 1 1 1 0 23 1
Cardiff City 2013–14 13 0 0 0 13 0
2014–15 3 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 59 1 9 2 9 1 16 0 2 0 95 4

Honours[eedit | eedit soorce]

Club[eedit | eedit soorce]

Manchester United

Internaitional[eedit | eedit soorce]

Brazil U-17

Personal life[eedit | eedit soorce]

Fábio's twin brither, Rafael, is a profeesional fitbawer an aw; baith twins signed for Manchester United at the same time in 2008. The twins' elder brither, Luiz Henrique Pereira da Silva, uised tae play for América-MG in Brazil an Brescia in Italy, but muivit wi his wife tae Ingland when the twins signed for Manchester United. Efter a sax-week wait for internaitional clearance, Luiz Henrique signed for Radcliffe Borough, but he an his wife returned tae Brazil in early 2009 in preparation for the birth o their bairn, whaur he returned tae Ingland few months later.

The weddin ring on Fábio's finger uised tae be hou Ferguson coud tell the twins apairt, wi Fábio already marriet at the age o 18 tae 17-year-auld Barbara who relocatit wi him.[4][9][10][11] Despite stairtin their careers at Fluminense, baith Fábio an Rafael are actually supporters o their local rivals, Botafogo.[11]

Notes[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. Anerly includes 2007 FIFA U-17 Warld Cup an 2007 Sooth American Unner-17 Fitbaa Championship]]
  2. Includes ither competitive competeetions, includin the FA Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club Warld Cup

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. "Premier League clubs submit squad lists" (PDF). PremierLeague.com. Premier League. 2 Februar 2012. p. 24. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 27 Februar 2012. Retrieved 2 Februar 2012.
  2. "Fábio". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 7 Julie 2011.
  3. Custis, Neil (28 Februar 2007). "Utd land Brazil whizkid twins". Sun Online. News Group Newspapers. Archived frae the original on 4 Februar 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2008.
  4. a b Sharma, Elizabeth; Rowling, Rupert (20 Apryle 2009). "Manchester United's Rafael and Fabio Da Silva set sights on twin goals". The Guardian. London: Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 24 Apryle 2009.
  5. a b Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named meet
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  7. Kay, Oliver (17 Januar 2008). "Brazilian twins set for switch to Manchester United". The Times. London: Times Newspapers. Retrieved 2 Mey 2010.
  8. "Fabio". ESPN FC. ESPN. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  9. Ladyman, Ian (20 Apryle 2009). "Da Silva Twins Snubbed Arsenal to Follow Their United Dream". Daily Mail. London.
  10. "Boro sign boy from Brazil". radcliffeborough.com. Radcliffe Borough FC. 29 October 2008. Archived frae the original on 15 Julie 2011. Retrieved 24 Apryle 2009.
  11. a b Duarte, Fernando (25 Mey 2011). "Fábio and Rafael: twins united in mission for the Republic of Silva". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 25 Mey 2011.

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