Fábio Lopes Alcântara
Fábio Lopes Alcântara (Chinese: 法比奧; born 24 March 1977 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil), or simply Fábio Lopes, is a Brazilian-born Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays for Hong Kong Premier League club Pegasus. He is also the assistant coach of the club.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fábio Lopes Alcântara | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Pegasus | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | Bahia | ||
| ?–2004 | Passo Fundo | ||
| 2004 | Platinense | ||
| 2004–2007 | Happy Valley | 36 | (16) |
| 2007–2008 | Eastern | 13 | (4) |
| 2008–2009 | Persib Bandung | 32 | (3) |
| 2009 | Persija Jakarta | 16 | (6) |
| 2009–2010 | Shatin | 16 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | Pontic | 22 | (23) |
| 2011 | Hoi Fan | 8 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | Mettip | 20 | (20) |
| 2012 | Kuan Tai | 7 | (6) |
| 2012–2020 | Yuen Long | 124 | (37) |
| 2020– | Pegasus | 0 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2018–2020 | Yuen Long (player-coach) | ||
| 2020– | Pegasus (player-coach) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 June 2020 | |||
Club career
He played as a striker for Eastern, having signed from Happy Valley in August 2007.
On 17 May 2018, Fabio announced his retirement at the annual Hong Kong Football Awards.[1] However, on 4 June 2018, Yuen Long chairman Wilson Wong stated that Fabio had reversed his decision, and would become a player-coach for the club the following season.[2]
Following Yuen Long's self-relegation, Fabio joined Pegasus as a player-coach on 14 June 2020.[3]
Family
Fábio has two younger brothers, they are both professional footballers.
His younger brother Fabrício Alcântara, who currently plays for Shatin in Hong Kong First Division since 2015. Also Fabrício was a teammate with Fábio for Hong Kong First Division club Happy Valley during 2006–07.
Also his another younger brother, Fernando Lopes, who was playing for Hong Kong First Division clubs South China and Sham Shui Po.
Honours
Club
- Happy Valley
- Eastern
- Yuen Long
Individual honours
- Hong Kong First Division Top Scorer: 2005–06
- Hong Kong League Cup Top Scorer: 2005–06
Career statistics
Club career
As of 23 June 2008
| Club | Season | No. | League | League Cup | Senior Shield | FA Cup | AFC Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Happy Valley | 2004–05 | 9 | 10 | 5 | ? | 2 | ? | 1 | ? | 0 | ? | 1 | ? | 9 |
| 2005–06 | 9 | 14 | 10 | ? | 4 | ? | 1 | ? | 0 | ? | 2 | ? | 17 | |
| 2006–07 | 9 | 12 | 1 | ? | 3 | — | — | ? | 0 | ? | 0 | ? | 4 | |
| Total | 36 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 30 | |||||||
| Eastern | 2007–08 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ? | 0 | — | — | ? | 5 |
| Total | ||||||||||||||
| Shatin | 2009–10 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Total | ||||||||||||||
| Career Total | ||||||||||||||
References
- "法比奧掛靴". Apple Daily. Retrieved 18 May 2018. (in Chinese)
- "亞運男足主帥郭嘉諾來季執教元朗". Sports Road. Retrieved 4 June 2018. (in Chinese)
- "元朗大埔正式知會足總退出港超 本地料大量球員失業". Wenweipo. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
External links
- Fábio Lopes Alcântara at HKFA
- Fábio at Soccerway
| Preceded by Clodoaldo de Oliveira |
Hong Kong First Division League Top Scorer 2005–06 with Clodoaldo de Oliveira |
Succeeded by Tales Schütz |
| Preceded by Clodoaldo de Oliveira |
Hong Kong League Cup Top Scorer 2005–06 with Keith Gumbs |
Succeeded by Victor Eromosele Inegbenoise |