Fábio Felício

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Fábio Felício

| image =

| fullname = Fábio Alexandre Duarte Felício

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|5|2|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Faro, Portugal

| height = 1.70 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

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| youthyears1 = 1990–2000

| youthclubs1 = Farense

| years1 = 1999–2001

| years2 = 2002–2003

| years3 = 2003–2004

| years4 = 2004–2006

| years5 = 2006–2007

| years6 = 2007–2009

| years7 = 2007–2008

| years8 = 2008–2009

| years9 = 2009–2010

| years10 = 2010–2011

| years11 = 2011–2012

| years12 = 2012–2013

| years13 = 2013–2014

| years14 = 2014–2015

| years15 = 2016–2017

| years16 = 2017–2018

| clubs1 = Farense

| clubs2 = Olhanense

| clubs3 = Académica

| clubs4 = União Leiria

| clubs5 = Real Sociedad

| clubs6 = Rubin Kazan

| clubs7 = → Marítimo (loan)

| clubs8 = → Asteras Tripoli (loan)

| clubs9 = Vitória Guimarães

| clubs10 = Rio Ave

| clubs11 = Marítimo

| clubs12 = Portimonense

| clubs13 = Farense

| clubs14 = Louletano

| clubs15 = Almancilense

| clubs16 = Olhanense

| caps1 = 14

| caps2 = 53

| caps3 = 25

| caps4 = 58

| caps5 = 10

| caps6 = 6

| caps7 = 21

| caps8 = 6

| caps9 = 8

| caps10 = 7

| caps11 = 4

| caps12 = 27

| caps13 = 27

| caps14 = 23

| caps15 = 27

| caps16 = 5

| totalcaps = 322

| goals1 = 0

| goals2 = 15

| goals3 = 3

| goals4 = 10

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| goals7 = 0

| goals8 = 0

| goals9 = 0

| goals10 = 0

| goals11 = 0

| goals12 = 3

| goals13 = 0

| goals14 = 2

| goals15 = 1

| goals16 = 0

| totalgoals = 34

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Fábio Alexandre Duarte Felício (born 2 May 1982) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Faro, Algarve, Felício made his professional debut with hometown club S.C. Farense, appearing in the Primeira Liga not yet aged 18. He continued to develop at neighbours S.C. Olhanense, in the lower leagues.

After a single season with Académica de Coimbra, again in the top division, Felício established himself at fellow league side U.D. Leiria, helping them qualify twice for the UEFA Intertoto Cup. His solid displays attracted the attention of Spain's Real Sociedad,{{cite web|url=http://www.noticias.info/archivo/2006/200606/20060610/20060610_186893.shtm|title=Fabio Felicio ya es jugador de la Real Sociedad|trans-title=Fabio Felicio is already a Real Sociedad player|publisher=Noticias|language=Spanish|date=10 June 2006|accessdate=15 June 2011}} but he did not settle at all at his new team, and left in the following transfer window.{{cite web|url=https://www.europapress.es/deportes/baloncesto-00163/noticia-futbol-fabio-felicio-deja-ser-jugador-real-sociedad-concretarse-fichaje-rubin-kazan-ruso-20070112183056.html|title=Fútbol.– Fabio Felicio deja de ser jugador de la Real Sociedad tras concretarse su fichaje por el Rubin Kazan ruso|trans-title=Football.– Fabio Felicio is no longer a Real Sociedad player after confirmation of signing for Russia's Rubin Kazan|publisher=Europa Press|language=Spanish|date=12 January 2007|accessdate=5 August 2019}}

Before the start of the 2007 season, Felício signed with Russian Premier League club FC Rubin Kazan. He made his debut on 4 March, appearing as a starter in a 1–3 defeat against FC Rostov in the Russian Cup, but lost his place in the first team very soon, playing just two league games since the fifth round and eventually went on to serve two consecutive loans, one of them back in his country with C.S. Marítimo;{{cite web|url=http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/maritimo-conta-com-os-regressados-makukula-e-fabio-felicio-e-mais-dois-reforcos|title=Marítimo conta com os "regressados" Makukula e Fábio Felício e mais dois reforços|trans-title=Marítimo count on "returning" Makukula and Fábio Felício and two more additions|publisher=Mais Futebol|language=Portuguese|date=19 July 2007|accessdate=4 January 2018}} in an interview, Rubin manager Kurban Berdyyev described him as "a heaven-born footballer, but a coward, not a fighter", criticizing him for his inability to demonstrate his talent during games.{{cite web|url=http://www.rg.ru/2008/11/19/berdyev.html|script-title=ru:Тренер – золото|trans-title=Manager – Gold|publisher=Российская газета|language=Russian|date=19 November 2008|accessdate=29 September 2009}}

Felício spent the 2008–09 season in Greece playing for Asteras Tripoli FC, on loan. In mid-December 2009 he agreed on a return to Portugal, signing with Vitória de Guimarães.{{cite news|url=https://www.publico.pt/2009/12/16/desporto/noticia/fabio-felicio-e-apresentado-hoje-em-guimaraes-1414158|title=Fábio Felício é apresentado hoje em Guimarães|trans-title=Fábio Felício is presented in Guimarães today|newspaper=Público|language=Portuguese|date=16 December 2009|accessdate=5 August 2019}}

He is the father of Afonso Cavaco Felicio, a 13 years old footballer who plays the Attacking Midfielder position at FC Porto.{{Cite web |title=Afonso Felício - FC Porto - Ficha e Estatísticas do Jogador - zerozero.pt |url=https://www.zerozero.pt/jogador/afonso-felicio/1106478 |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=www.zerozero.pt |language=pt}}