Fábio Faria (footballer)

Fábio do Passo Faria (born 24 April 1989) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a central defender.

Fábio Faria
Personal information
Full name Fábio do Passo Faria[1]
Date of birth (1989-04-24) 24 April 1989[1]
Place of birth Vila do Conde, Portugal
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
2002–2005 Porto
2004–2005 → Padroense (loan)
2005–2007 Rio Ave
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Rio Ave 29 (1)
2010–2013 Benfica 0 (0)
2011 → Valladolid (loan) 4 (0)
2011–2012 → Paços Ferreira (loan) 7 (0)
2012 → Rio Ave (loan) 0 (0)
Total 40 (1)
National team
2007–2008 Portugal U19 4 (0)
2009–2010 Portugal U21 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Vila do Conde, Faria finished his development at hometown club Rio Ave FC, having arrived aged 16 from FC Porto. In 2007, with the side in the second division, he was promoted to the first team, appearing in two games as they returned to the Primeira Liga.

After almost no competitive appearances in the 2008–09 season, Faria became an undisputed starter the following campaign – 27 matches, one goal, partnering veteran Gaspar as the team retained their league status – and was also first summoned to the Portuguese under-21s. In December 2009, his solid performances earned him a transfer to S.L. Benfica on a four-year contract for an estimated fee of €2 million, effective for 2010–11.[2]

In January 2011, after only having featured once for Benfica (45 minutes in a 2–0 home win against C.S. Marítimo in the group stage of the Taça da Liga, where he played as a left back),[3] Faria was loaned to Real Valladolid of the Spanish Segunda División until June.[4]

Still owned by Benfica, Faria split the 2011–12 season with F.C. Paços de Ferreira and former club Rio Ave.[5] With the latter, after a game against Moreirense F.C. in the League Cup, he felt indisposed and had to be taken to hospital with a heart condition,[6] which put his career on hold for several months; his retirement was completed in March 2013, at the age of only 23.[7]

Personal life

Faria's father, Francisco (born 22 October 1964), was also a footballer. A striker, he also started his career at Rio Ave, and went on to play professionally for 13 years in representation of seven teams (notably C.F. Os Belenenses), amassing top-division totals of 199 games and 62 goals.[8]

Honours

Benfica

References
  1. "Fábio Faria" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  2. Official: Fabio Faria to Benfica; Portugal Football, 24 December 2009
  3. Anselmo scores late brace as Nacional stun Porto Archived 22 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine; PortuGOAL, 2 January 2011
  4. Fabio Faria loaned to Valladolid; Portugal Football, 13 January 2011
  5. Fábio Faria contratado (Fábio Faria signed); Record, 31 January 2012 (in Portuguese)
  6. Fábio Faria internado com problema cardíaco (Fábio Faria in hospital with heart problem); Diário de Notícias, 5 February 2012 (in Portuguese)
  7. Fábio Faria anuncia fim da carreira de jogador (Fábio Faria announces end of playing career); Record, 8 March 2013 (in Portuguese)
  8. Fábio Faria. "O melhor será mesmo não jogar!" (Fábio Faria. "The best that could happen to me is not to play!") Archived 31 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine; i, 5 May 2010 (in Portuguese)
  9. Benfica 2–0 Marítimo; Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, 2 January 2011 (in Portuguese)
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