Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fábio Gonçalves Abreu [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 29 January 1993||
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.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 10 September 2019 | Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola | Gambia | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |