Fábio Henrique Tavares 

(born 23 October 1993), known as Fabinho (Brazilian Portuguese: [faˈbĩɲu]), is

a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool and
the Brazil national team. A versatile player who mainly plays as a defensive midfielder, Fabinho can
also be deployed as a right-back[4] or centre-back.[5]
After starting off at Fluminense, he transferred to Rio Ave in 2012. He spent his entire time there out
on loan, first at Real Madrid Castilla, and made one substitute appearance for the first team. He spent
five years at Monaco, playing 233 total games and scoring 31 goals, and won Ligue 1 in 2016–17. In
his debut season at Liverpool he won the UEFA Champions League. He won the UEFA Super
Cup in 2019 and, now widely considered one of the best players in the world in his position, also
played a key role in guiding Liverpool to the Premier League title in 2020, the club’s first league title in
30 years.
Fabinho made his international debut for Brazil in 2015, and was part of their squads at the Copa
América in 2015, 2016 and 2021.

CHAPTER 1 Contents

 1Club career
o 1.1Fluminense
o 1.2Rio Ave and Real Madrid
o 1.3AS Monaco
o 1.4Liverpool
 1.4.12018–19
 1.4.22019–20
 1.4.32020–21
 1.4.42021–22
 2International career
 3Style of play
 4Personal life
 5Career statistics
o 5.1Club
o 5.2International
 6Honours
 7References
 8External links

CHAPTER 2 Club career[edit]

CHAPTER 3 Fluminense[edit]
Born in Campinas, São Paulo, Fabinho began his career at Fluminense. He was called into a first
team matchday squad for the only time on 20 May 2012, as he was an unused substitute in a 1–0 win
over Corinthians for the season's Série A.[6]

CHAPTER 4 Rio Ave and Real Madrid[edit]

On 8 June 2012, Fabinho joined Portuguese Primeira Liga side Rio Ave on a six-year deal.[7] After one
month at Rio Ave, Fabinho joined Real Madrid Castilla on a season-long loan deal on 19 July.[8] He
made his professional debut on 17 August, as the Spanish Segunda División season began, playing
90 minutes in the 2–1 defeat at Villarreal.[9] On 28 April 2013, he scored his first goal, heading an
added-time equaliser for a 3–3 draw at CD Numancia.[10]
He made his debut for Real Madrid on 8 May 2013, playing 14 minutes in place of Fábio Coentrão and
assisting the sixth goal by Ángel Di María in the 6–2 La Liga victory over Málaga at the Santiago
Bernabéu Stadium.[11]