Fabiano Freitas
{{short description|Brazilian footballer (born 1988)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Portuguese name|Ribeiro|Freitas}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Fabiano
| image = Loco-Fener (5).jpg
| caption = Fabiano with Fenerbahçe in 2016
| fullname = Fabiano Ribeiro de Freitas{{cite web|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/jogador/fabiano/18072|title=Fabiano|publisher=Mais Futebol|language=pt|access-date=21 October 2021}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|2|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = Mundo Novo, Brazil
| height = {{height|m=1.97|precision=0}}
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = Omonia
| clubnumber = 40
| youthyears1 = 2003–2006 | youthclubs1 = Rio Branco-SP
| years1 = 2007–2011 | clubs1 = São Paulo | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2009 | clubs2 = → Toledo (loan) | caps2 = | goals2 =
| years3 = 2010 | clubs3 = → Santo André (loan) | caps3 = 1 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2010 | clubs4 = → América-RN (loan) | caps4 = 7 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2011–2012 | clubs5 = Olhanense | caps5 = 30 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2012–2019 | clubs6 = Porto B | caps6 = 16 | goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2012–2019 | clubs7 = Porto | caps7 = 37 | goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2015–2017 | clubs8 = → Fenerbahçe (loan) | caps8 = 8 | goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2019– | clubs9 = Omonia | caps9 = 118 | goals9 = 0
| totalcaps = | totalgoals =
| nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 19:30, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
}}
Fabiano Ribeiro de Freitas (born 29 February 1988), known simply as Fabiano, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Cypriot club Omonia.
Club career
=São Paulo and Olhanense=
Born in Mundo Novo, Bahia,{{cite web|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/renovacao/fabiano-renovacao/fabiano-freitas-um-mundo-novo-na-baliza-do-fc-porto|title=Fabiano Freitas: um Mundo Novo na baliza do FC Porto|trans-title=Fabiano Freitas: a New World (pun on athlete's birthplace) in FC Porto's goal|publisher=Mais Futebol|first=Vítor Hugo|last=Alvarenga|language=pt|date=17 October 2014|access-date=21 October 2021}} Fabiano joined São Paulo in 2006, aged 18. During his four-year spell he only played two Série A games, also being loaned to several modest teams.{{cite web|url=http://espn.uol.com.br/noticia/463467_de-prefeito-a-fabricante-de-cosmeticos-que-fim-levaram-os-reservas-de-rogerio-ceni|title=De prefeito a fabricante de cosméticos: que fim levaram os reservas de Rogério Ceni|trans-title=From mayor to cosmetics manufacturer: what happened to Rogério Ceni's reserves|publisher=ESPN Brazil|first=Francisco|last=De Laurentiis|language=pt|date=28 November 2014|access-date=24 April 2015}} He made his debut in the top division on 13 October 2007 in a 1–1 draw against Fluminense at the Maracanã Stadium where he saved a penalty, being part of the squads that won back-to-back national championships.
On 28 June 2011, Fabiano signed with Portuguese club Olhanense.{{cite web|url=http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/olhanense-fabiano-freitas-e-caue-assinaram|title=Olhanense: Fabiano Freitas e Cauê assinaram|trans-title=Olhanense: Fabiano Freitas and Cauê have signed|publisher=Mais Futebol|language=pt|date=29 June 2011|access-date=14 May 2018}} He made his debut in the Primeira Liga on 13 August in a 1–1 draw at Sporting CP,{{cite news|url=https://www.dn.pt/desporto/sporting/interior/veterano-izmailov-salva-sporting-da-derrota-1951742.html|title="Veterano" Izmailov salva Sporting da derrota|trans-title="Veteran" Izmailov saves Sporting from defeat|newspaper=Diário de Notícias|language=pt|date=13 August 2011|access-date=18 August 2017}} and went on to appear in all league matches during the season as the Algarve side retained their division status.
=Porto=
Fabiano moved to Porto in late May 2012, penning a four-year contract.{{cite news|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-nos/fc-porto/detalhe/fabiano-reforca-dragoes-758351|title=Fabiano reforça dragões|trans-title=Fabiano strengthens dragons|newspaper=Record|language=pt|date=23 May 2012|access-date=18 October 2019}} He acted as understudy to compatriot Helton in his debut campaign, subsequently becoming a starter after an injury to the latter.{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/futebol-internacional/futebol-portugues/noticia/2014/09/fabiano-agarra-chance-apos-lesao-de-amigo-helton-e-se-consolida-no-porto.html|title=Fabiano agarra chance após lesão de amigo Hélton e se consolida no Porto|trans-title=Fabiano seizes chance after injury to friend Hélton and cements himself at Porto|publisher=Globo Esporte|first=Jorge|last=Natan|language=pt|date=1 September 2014|access-date=14 May 2018}}
On 21 April 2015, in an away fixture for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League against Bayern Munich, Fabiano's team lost 6–1, making it the worst in their European history.{{cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/bayern-gegen-fc-porto-2015-champions-league-2836353/analyse|title=6:1! Bayern-Gala dank Thiago und Lewandowski|trans-title=6:1! Bayern-Show thanks Thiago and Lewandowski|publisher=Kicker|language=de|date=21 April 2015|access-date=21 April 2015}} In the subsequent off-season, he was loaned to Fenerbahçe.{{cite web|url=http://www.fenerbahce.org/detay.asp?ContentID=45668|title=Abdoulaye ve Fabiano Fenerbahçe'de|trans-title=Abdoulaye and Fabiano set for Fenerbahçe|publisher=Fenerbahçe S.K.|language=tr|date=2 July 2015|access-date=3 July 2015}}
Back at the Estádio do Dragão, Fabiano missed the vast majority of 2017–18 due to an injury to his right knee.{{cite web|url=http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/liga/fabiano-freitas/atencao-fc-porto-fabiano-sofreu-a-pior-lesao-da-carreira|title=Atenção FC Porto: Fabiano sofreu "a pior lesão da carreira"|trans-title=Attention FC Porto: Fabiano suffered "the worst injury of career"|publisher=Mais Futebol|language=pt|date=1 May 2017|access-date=14 May 2018}} He earned a champions' winners medal in the last matchday after playing the last minutes of the 1–0 away win over Vitória de Guimarães, having replaced third choice Vaná.{{cite web|url=http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/liga/vitoria-guimaraes/fc-porto-fabiano-terminou-o-jogo-em-lagrimas|title=FC Porto: Fabiano terminou o jogo em lágrimas|trans-title=FC Porto: Fabiano ended game in tears|publisher=Mais Futebol|language=pt|date=12 May 2018|access-date=14 May 2018}}
Fabiano played all the matches save one in the 2018–19 edition of the Taça de Portugal, where his team reached the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.fcporto.pt/pt/noticias/20190228-pt-fabiano-os-31-anos-do-resistente-do-plantel|title=Fabiano: Os 31 anos do "resistente" do plantel|trans-title=Fabiano: The 31 years of the squad's "last man standing"|publisher=FC Porto|language=pt|date=28 February 2019|access-date=18 October 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tsf.pt/desporto/direto-quem-vai-ao-jamor-fc-porto-e-braga-com-varias-alteracoes-na-taca-10753664.html|title=Empate em Braga foi suficiente para FC Porto confirmar presença no Jamor|trans-title=Draw in Braga was enough as FC Porto confirm Jamor presence|publisher=TSF|first=Guilherme|last=Sousa|language=pt|date=2 April 2019|access-date=18 October 2019}} He was not featured in the domestic league, however.
=Omonia=
Fabiano signed a one-year deal with Omonia of the Cypriot First Division on 17 October 2019, as a free agent.{{cite news|url=https://www.record.pt/internacional/detalhe/omonia-contrata-fabiano-a-custo-zero-apos-saida-do-fc-porto?ref=Detalhe_Ultimas|title=Omonia contrata Fabiano a custo zero após saída do FC Porto|trans-title=Omonia sign Fabiano for free after FC Porto exit|newspaper=Record|language=pt|date=17 October 2019|access-date=18 October 2019}} He made his debut three days later, in a 0–0 away draw with Anorthosis Famagusta.{{cite web|url=https://omonoianews.com/podosfairo/2019/10/match-report-leyki-isopalia-sto-ntermpi-toy-antonis-papadopoylos/|title=Match report: "Λευκή" ισοπαλία στο ντέρμπι του "Αντώνης Παπαδόπουλος"|trans-title=Match report: "White" draw in "Antonis Papadopoulos" derby|publisher=Omonoia News|first=Stylianos|last=Stavrou|language=el|date=20 October 2019|access-date=8 September 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://omonoianews.com/podosfairo/2019/10/voytixe-sta-vathia-kai-ta-katafere/|title=Βούτηξε στα βαθιά και τα κατάφερε|trans-title=He dived deep and made it|publisher=Omonoia News|first=Christos|last=Andronikou|language=el|date=21 October 2019|access-date=8 September 2022}} In January 2020, he sustained an injury which kept him out of action until the abandonment of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic;{{cite web|url=https://omonoianews.com/podosfairo/2020/01/i-atychia-poy-chtypaei-kai-pali-tin-porta-prin-tin-anorthosi/|title=Η ατυχία που χτυπάει και πάλι την πόρτα πριν την Ανόρθωση|trans-title=Misfortune knocking on door again before Anorthosis|publisher=Omonoia News|first=Stylianos|last=Stavrou|language=el|date=16 January 2020|access-date=8 September 2022}} on 9 June, he agreed to an extension until 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.omonoiafc.com.cy/%ce%b1%ce%bd%ce%b1%ce%bd%ce%ad%cf%89%cf%83%ce%b7-%cf%83%cf%85%ce%bd%ce%b5%cf%81%ce%b3%ce%b1%cf%83%ce%af%ce%b1%cf%82-%ce%bc%ce%b5-%cf%86%ce%b1%ce%bc%cf%80%ce%b9%ce%ac%ce%bd%ce%bf-%ce%bc%ce%ad%cf%87/|title=Ανανέωση συνεργασίας με Φαμπιάνο μέχρι το 2022!|trans-title=Cooperation with Fabiano renewed until 2022!|publisher=AC Omonia|language=el|date=9 June 2020|access-date=8 September 2022}}
On 16 September 2020, Fabiano was in goal for a Champions League qualifier against Red Star Belgrade, saving two attempts in the penalty shootout to help his team reach the group stage of a European competition for the first time in their history.{{cite news|url=https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/09/16/omonia-win-penalty-thriller-against-red-star/|title=Omonia win penalty thriller against Red Star|newspaper=Cyprus Mail|first=Kyriacos|last=Nicolaou|date=16 September 2020|access-date=8 September 2022}} He was crowned champion on the domestic front, a first for the club since 2010;{{cite news|url=https://www.financialmirror.com/2021/05/05/resurgent-omonia-crowned-cyprus-champions/|title=Resurgent Omonia crowned Cyprus champions|newspaper=Financial Mirror|date=5 May 2021|access-date=8 September 2022}} as a result, he was voted Footballer of the Year and also renewed his contract until June 2024.{{cite web|url=https://balla.com.cy/2021/05/13/pasp-football-awards-mvp-tis-sezon-o-fampiano/b|title=PASP FOOTBALL AWARDS: MVP της σεζόν... ο Φαμπιάνο!|trans-title=PASP FOOTBALL AWARDS: MVP of the season... Fabiano!|publisher=Balla|language=el|date=13 May 2021|access-date=8 September 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.alphanews.live/sports/episimo-edese-fampiano-i-omonoia|title=Επίσημο: "Έδεσε" Φαμπιάνο η Ομόνοια|trans-title=Official: Omonia "tied" Fabiano|publisher=Alpha News|language=el|date=4 August 2021|access-date=8 September 2022}}
In the 2021–22 campaign, Fabiano was involved in four shootouts, helping Omonia beat Anorthosis in the Cypriot Super Cup,{{cite web|url=https://athlitikapress.com/2021/07/13/i-omonoia-katektise-to-super-cup-me-iroa-ton-fa/|title=Η Ομόνοια κατέκτησε το Super Cup με ήρωα τον Φαμπιάνο!|trans-title=Omonia won the Super Cup with Fabiano as hero!|publisher=Athlitika Press|first=Giorgos|last=Georgiou|language=el|date=13 July 2021|access-date=8 September 2022}} Flora Tallinn in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League{{cite web|url=https://gr.euronews.com/2021/08/11/perase-sta-penalti-kai-emeine-eyroph-h-omonoia|title=Πέρασε στα πέναλτι και έμεινε Ευρώπη η Ομόνοια|trans-title=Omonia won on penalties and stayed in Europe|publisher=Euronews|language=el|date=11 August 2021|access-date=15 September 2022}} and Ethnikos Achna in the final of the Cypriot Cup; he prevented the opposition from scoring a total of six times.{{cite web|url=https://www.24sports.com.cy/gr/sports/podosfairo/kypros/a-katigoria/omonoia/3-omonoia-ethnikos-11ades|title=Ήρωας Φαμπιάνο κούπα και όμιλοι ξανά|trans-title=The hero Fabiano, the cup, and groups again|publisher=24 Sports|language=el|date=25 May 2022|access-date=8 September 2022}}
On 24 May 2023, Fabiano won the Cypriot Cup for the second year in a row.{{cite web|url=https://www.sport-fm.gr/article/podosfairo/ael-lemesou-omonoia-0-1/4886469|title=Λυτρωτής Ανσαριφάρντ, έστεψε Κυπελλούχο Κύπρου την Ομόνοια για δεύτερη συνεχόμενη χρονιά!|trans-title=Savior Ansarifard crowned Omonia as Cypriot Cup winners for the second consecutive year!|publisher=Sport FM|language=el|date=24 May 2023|access-date=25 July 2023}}
Career statistics
{{Updated|match played 26 November 2023}}{{Soccerway|fabiano-ribeiro-de-freitas/112506}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |National cup ! colspan="2" |League cup ! colspan="2" |Continental ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |Total | |
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |
|---|---|
| rowspan="4" |São Paulo
|2007 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 | |
| 2008
|Série A |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | |
| 2009
|Série A |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | |
| colspan="2" |Total
!1 !0 ! colspan="2" |— ! colspan="2" |— !0 !0 !0 !0 !1 !0 | |
| Toledo (loan)
|2009 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 | |
| Santo André (loan)
|2010 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |1{{Efn|Appearance in Campeonato Paulista|name=CPAU}} |0 |1 |0 | |
| América-RN (loan)
|2010 |Série B |7 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |1{{Efn|Appearance in Copa do Nordeste|name=CDN}} |0 |8 |0 | |
| Olhanense
|30 |0 |3 |0 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |34 |0 | |
| rowspan="4" |Porto B
|6 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |6 |0 | |
| 2013–14
|Segunda Liga |7 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |7 |0 | |
| 2018–19
|3 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |3 |0 | |
| colspan="2" |Total
!16 !0 ! colspan="2" |— ! colspan="2" |— ! colspan="2" |— ! colspan="2" |— !16 !0 | |
| rowspan="6" |Porto
|Primeira Liga |1 |0 |3 |0 |4 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |8 |0 | |
| 2013–14
|Primeira Liga |8 |0 |6 |0 |4 |0 |3{{Efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League|name=UEL}} |0 |0 |0 |21 |0 | |
| 2014–15
|Primeira Liga |27 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |11{{Efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League|name=UCL}} |0 | colspan="2" |— |38 |0 | |
| 2017–18
|Primeira Liga |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |1 |0 | |
| 2018–19
|Primeira Liga |0 |0 |6 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |6 |0 | |
| colspan="2" |Total
!37 !0 !15 !0 !8 !0 !14 !0 !0 !0 !74 !0 | |
| rowspan="3" |Fenerbahçe (loan)
|2 |0 |8 |0 | colspan="2" |— |7{{Efn|name=UEL}} |0 | colspan="2" |— |17 |0 | |
| 2016–17
|Süper Lig |6 |0 |7 |0 | colspan="2" |— |1{{Efn|name=UEL}} |0 | colspan="2" |— |14 |0 | |
| colspan="2" |Total
!8 !0 !15 !0 ! colspan="2" |— !8 !0 ! colspan="2" |— !31 !0 | |
| rowspan="6" |Omonia
|11 |0 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |12 |0 | |
| 2020–21
|Cypriot First Division |32 |0 |2 |0 | colspan="2" |— |11{{Efn|Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League}} |0 | colspan="2" |— |45 |0 | |
| 2021–22
|Cypriot First Division |20 |0 |4 |0 | colspan="2" |— |9{{Efn|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League, three appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}} |0 |1{{Efn|Appearance in Cypriot Super Cup|name=CSC}} |0 |34 |0 | |
| 2022–23
|Cypriot First Division |15 |0 |5 |0 | colspan="2" |— |5{{Efn|name=UEL}} |0 |1{{Efn | name=CSC}}
|0 |26 |0 |
| 2023–24
|Cypriot First Division |12 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |4{{Efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League|name=UECL}} |0 |1{{Efn | name=CSC}}
|0 |17 |0 |
| colspan="2" |Total
!90 !0 !12 !0 ! colspan="2" |— !29 !0 !3 !0 !134 !0 | |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!189 !0 !45 !0 !9 !0 !51 !0 !5 !0 !299 !0 |
{{Notelist}}
Honours
São Paulo
Porto
Omonia
Individual
- Cypriot First Division Player of the Year: 2020–21{{cite web|url=https://www.alphanews.live/sports/o-pasp-anedeixe-toys-koryfaioys-tis-sezon-202021|title=Ο ΠΑΣΠ ανέδειξε τους κορυφαίους της σεζόν 2020/21|trans-title=PSAP awarded best of 2020/21|publisher=Alpha News|language=el|date=13 May 2021|access-date=20 December 2022}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{ForaDeJogo}}
{{AC Omonia squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Freitas, Fabiano}}
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