Fabio (footballer, born 1990)
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Fabio playing for Cardiff City in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fabio Pereira da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 9 July 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | Fluminense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2014 | Manchester United | 22 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Cardiff City | 65 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Middlesbrough | 48 | (1) |
| 2018–2022 | Nantes | 85 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Grêmio | 26 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Brazil U17 | 13 | (10) |
| 2011 | Brazil | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:19, 29 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Fabio Pereira da Silva (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈfabju peˈɾejɾɐ dɐ ˈsiwvɐ]; born 9 July 1990), known as Fabio, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who last played as a full-back for Brazilian club Grêmio.
Fabio and his twin brother Rafael began their careers with Fluminense in their native Brazil before being signed by English club Manchester United in February 2007. Unlike his brother, Fabio struggled to hold down a place in the Manchester United first team, and after a loan spell with Queens Park Rangers in 2012–13, he made a permanent move to Cardiff City in January 2014.
Fabio has played for Brazil twice at senior international level, with both appearances coming in 2011, the same year he played for Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League Final against Barcelona and won the Premier League title.