Fabiano Freitas
Brazilian footballer (born 1988)
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Fabiano Ribeiro de Freitas (born 29 February 1988), known simply as Fabiano, is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Cypriot First Division club Omonia. Born in Brazil, he plays for the Cyprus national team.
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Fabiano with Fenerbahçe in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fabiano Ribeiro de Freitas[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 February 1988[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Mundo Novo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Omonia | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2006 | Rio Branco-SP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2011 | São Paulo | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Toledo (loan) | ||
| 2010 | → Santo André (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2010 | → América-RN (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Olhanense | 30 | (0) |
| 2012–2019 | Porto B | 16 | (0) |
| 2012–2019 | Porto | 37 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | → Fenerbahçe (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2019– | Omonia | 161 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Cyprus | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:27, 28 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:00, 4 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
São Paulo and Olhanense
Born in Mundo Novo, Bahia,[2] 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.[3] 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.[3]
On 28 June 2011, Fabiano signed with Portuguese club Olhanense.[4] He made his debut in the Primeira Liga on 13 August in a 1–1 draw at Sporting CP,[5] and went on to appear in all league matches during the season as the Algarve side comfortably retained their status.[6][7]
Porto
Fabiano moved to Porto in late May 2012, penning a four-year contract.[8] He acted as understudy to compatriot Helton in his debut campaign, subsequently becoming a starter after an injury to the latter.[9]
On 21 April 2015, in an away fixture in 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.[10] In the subsequent off-season, he was loaned to Fenerbahçe.[11]
Back at the Estádio do Dragão, Fabiano missed the vast majority of 2017–18 due to an injury to his right knee.[12] 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.[13]
Fabiano played all the matches save one in the 2018–19 edition of the Taça de Portugal, where his team reached the final.[14][15] 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.[16] He made his debut three days later, in a 0–0 away draw with Anorthosis Famagusta.[17][18] 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;[19] on 9 June, he agreed to an extension until 2022.[20]
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.[21] He was crowned champion on the domestic front, a first for the club since 2010;[22] as a result, he was voted Footballer of the Year and also renewed his contract until June 2024.[23][24]
In the 2021–22 campaign, Fabiano was involved in four shootouts, helping Omonia beat Anorthosis in the Cypriot Super Cup,[25] Flora Tallinn in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League[26] and Ethnikos Achna in the final of the Cypriot Cup; he prevented the opposition from scoring a total of six times.[27]
On 24 May 2023, Fabiano won the Cypriot Cup for the second year in a row.[28]
International career
After six years living in the country, Fabiano became a citizen of Cyprus.[29] He won his first cap for its national team on 6 September 2025 aged 37, in a 1–0 away loss against Austria in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers; he was beaten by a 54th-minute penalty from Marcel Sabitzer.[30]
Career statistics
- As of match played 7 May 2025[31]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| São Paulo | 2007 | Série A | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Toledo (loan) | 2009 | Campeonato Paranaense | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Santo André (loan) | 2010 | Série B | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| América-RN (loan) | 2010 | Série B | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[d] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Olhanense | 2011–12 | Primeira Liga | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||
| Porto B | 2012–13 | Segunda Liga | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | Segunda Liga | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 | LigaPro | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||||
| Porto | 2012–13 | 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[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | Primeira Liga | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11[f] | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 0 | ||
| Fenerbahçe (loan) | 2015–16 | Süper Lig | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 7[e] | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 15 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||||
| Omonia | 2019–20 | Cypriot First Division | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Cypriot First Division | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11[g] | 0 | — | 45 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Cypriot First Division | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 9[h] | 0 | 1[i] | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Cypriot First Division | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 5[e] | 0 | 1[i] | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Cypriot First Division | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[j] | 0 | 1[i] | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Cypriot First Division | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 13[j] | 0 | — | 46 | 0 | |||
| Total | 135 | 0 | 17 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 197 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 234 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 362 | 0 | ||
- Includes Taça de Portugal, Turkish Cup, Cypriot Cup
- Includes Taça da Liga
- Appearance in Campeonato Paulista
- Appearance in Copa do Nordeste
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League, three appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearance in Cypriot Super Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
São Paulo
Porto
Omonia
- Cypriot First Division: 2020–21,[22] 2025–26[32]
- Cypriot Cup: 2021–22,[27] 2022–23[28]
- Cypriot Super Cup: 2021[25]
Individual
- Cypriot First Division Player of the Year: 2020–21[33]
