Fábio Braga

Fábio Braga
Personal information
Full name Fábio Farroco Braga
Date of birth (1992-09-06) 6 September 1992
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
Coritiba
Number 25
Youth career
Internacional
2009–2011 Fluminense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Fluminense 14 (0)
2014América (RN) (loan) 4 (0)
2015 CSMS Iași 10 (1)
2016– Coritiba 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 September 2015.


This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Farroco and the second or paternal family name is Braga.

Fábio Farroco Braga (born 6 September 1992) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Brazilian club Coritiba as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Born in Lisbon, Braga moved to Brazil in 1995, aged two. In 2009 he joined Fluminense's youth setup, after a stint at Internacional,[1] and was promoted to the former's first team ahead of the 2012 campaign.[2]

Braga made his senior debut on 21 January 2012, coming on as a late substitute for Alejandro Martinuccio in a 3–0 home win against Friburguense for the Campeonato Carioca championship.[3] He scored his first goal on 28 April, netting the first in a 2–0 home success over Volta Redonda.[4]

Braga made his Série A debut on 20 May, starting in a 1–0 win at Corinthians,[5] and finished the season with eight league matches, as his side was crowned champions. In August 2013 he was linked to a move to Modena,[6] but the deal later collapsed.[7]

On 27 August 2014, after being rarely used, Braga was loaned to América-RN until December.[8] He appeared in only four matches for the side, which eventually suffered relegation.

On 28 January 2015 Braga moved to CSM Studențesc Iași, signing a six-month contract after being released by Flu.[9] He scored his first professional goal on 9 March, netting the last in a 2–0 away win against FC Petrolul Ploiești.

Braga returned to Brazil on 6 January 2016, signing for Coritiba Foot Ball Club.[10] Unused as they finished runners-up in the Campeonato Paranaense, he made his debut on 4 June, replacing César Eduardo González for the final 20 minutes of a 2–1 loss at national champions Sport Club Corinthians Paulista.[11]

Personal life

Braga's father, Abel, was also a footballer. A central defender, he also represented Fluminense.[1]

Career statistics

(Correct as of 25 April 2015)[12]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fluminense 2012 80000061141
2013 6000003090
Subtotal 140000091231
América-RN 2014 4040
CSMS Iași 2014–15 1010000101
Total 281000091372

Honours

Fluminense

References

  1. 1 2 "Filho de Abel Braga pode deixar o Fluminense" [Abel Braga's son could leave Fluminense] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  2. "Filho de Abel Braga treinará entre os profissionais do Flu" [Abel Braga's son will train among the professionals of Flu] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 23 December 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  3. "Dancinhas e boas estreias: Flu inicia o Carioca batendo o Friburguense" [Dances and good debuts: Flu starts Carioca defeating Friburguense] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  4. "Fábio Braga marca pela primeira vez e se diz acostumado com a pressão" [Fábio Braga scores for the first time and claims being used to the pressure] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  5. "Com Libertadores à frente, reservas do Fluminense batem os do Timão" [With Libertadores ahead, Fluminense's reserves defeats Timão's] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  6. "Flu aceita proposta e volante filho de Abel Braga fica próximo do Modena" [Flu accepts bid and defensive midfielder son of Abel Braga gets near to Modena] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  7. "Modena recua, não envia documentos e Fábio Braga deve seguir no Flu" [Modena steps back, does not send the documentation and Fábio Braga may remain at Flu] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  8. "Fluminense acerta empréstimo de Fábio Braga ao América-RN" [Fluminense agrees the loan of Fábio Braga to América-RN] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  9. "Ex-Fluminense, Fábio Braga acerta com time da Romênia" [Former Fluminense player, Fábio Braga signs with Romanian club] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  10. "Coritiba contrata volante filho do técnico Abel Braga" [Coritiba sign the defensive midfield son of the manager Abel Braga] (in Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  11. "Coxa sofre revés amargo" [Coxa suffers bitter defeat] (in Portuguese). Coritiba Foot Ball Club. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  12. Fábio Braga profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
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