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Fabricio Martín Agosto Ramírez (Spanish pronunciation: [faˈβɾiθjo aˈɣosto raˈmiɾeθ]; born 31 December 1987), known as Fabri [ˈfaβɾi], is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Full name Fabricio Martín Agosto Ramírez[1]
Date of birth (1987-12-31) 31 December 1987 (age 38)[2]
Place of birth Vecindario, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
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Fabri
Fabri with Betis in 2011
Personal information
Full name Fabricio Martín Agosto Ramírez[1]
Date of birth (1987-12-31) 31 December 1987 (age 38)[2]
Place of birth Vecindario, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position Goalkeeper
Youth career
2003–2005 Vecindario
2005–2006 Deportivo La Coruña
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Deportivo B 54 (0)
2007–2009 Deportivo La Coruña 6 (0)
2009–2011 Valladolid 1 (0)
2010–2011 → Recreativo (loan) 40 (0)
2011–2013 Betis 17 (0)
2013–2016 Deportivo La Coruña 37 (0)
2016–2018 Beşiktaş 66 (0)
2018–2022 Fulham 2 (0)
2019–2020 → Mallorca (loan) 1 (0)
2023 Numancia 0 (0)
2023–2024 Ibiza 1 (0)
Total 225 (0)
International career
2007 Spain U20 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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He appeared in 56 La Liga matches over six seasons, representing Deportivo La Coruña (two spells), Real Valladolid, Real Betis and Mallorca in the competition. He also played in Turkey and England, winning the Süper Lig championship with Beşiktaş in 2016–17.

Fabri was a Spain international at under-20 level.

Club career

Spain

Fabri training with Betis in 2011

Fabri was born in Vecindario, Canary Islands.[4] After being bought at almost 18 from local Vecindario, he finished his football development at Deportivo de La Coruña. After suspensions to goalkeeping teammates Dudu Aouate and Gustavo Munúa due to a post-training punching session,[5] he was made first choice, and made his La Liga debut on 13 January 2008 in a 4–3 away loss against Villarreal;[6] both offenders were reinstated in the first team late in the month, and he returned to the B squad.[7]

In January 2008, Arsenal reportedly showed interest in signing Fabri, considered "one of Spain's brightest talents".[8] During the 2008–09 season he was definitely promoted to backup duties as Munúa and Aouate were both deemed surplus to requirements, and also appeared in the Copa del Rey;[9] however, after the Israeli's move to Mallorca, Munúa was again reinstated as second choice and Fabri returned to the reserves.[10]

On 13 July 2009, Fabri was released by Depor, joining Real Valladolid on a 2+2 contract.[11] On 19 August of the following year, he signed for Recreativo de Huelva of Segunda División on a one-year loan deal.[12]

Fabri returned to the top flight for the 2011–12 campaign, moving to Real Betis.[13] He played 17 competitive games in his first year, keeping clean sheets against Real Zaragoza (2–0, away),[14] Málaga (2–0, also away)[15] and Osasuna (1–0 at the Estadio Benito Villamarín).[16] Following a run-in with manager Pepe Mel,[17] he was demoted to third choice and eventually left the club in summer 2013, returning to Deportivo.[18]

Fabri played second-fiddle to Germán Lux in the first year in his second spell in Galicia,[19] but subsequently became the starter.[10] He lost the vast majority of 2015–16, however, due to a tibia injury he originally contracted ten years ago (in 2011, whilst at Betis, he also suffered a potentially career-threatening shoulder ailment).[20][21]

Beşiktaş

In July 2016, Fabri moved abroad for the first time, signing for Turkish Süper Lig champions Beşiktaş.[22] In a 6–0 loss at Dynamo Kyiv in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League on 6 December, he began to cry after conceding the fourth goal of the first half.[23]

Fabri only missed two matches in 34 in his first season in Istanbul, as his team were crowned champions for the second consecutive time and 15th overall.[24]

Fulham

On 24 July 2018, Fabri joined Premier League club Fulham on a three-year deal with the option of a fourth year.[25] He was already known to their goalkeeping coach José Sambade Carreira, with the pair having worked together at Deportivo.[26] His first appearance in the Premier League took place on 11 August, in a 0–2 home defeat against Crystal Palace.[27]

On 2 September 2019, Fabri was loaned to Mallorca for one year.[28] His competitive input during his tenure at the Visit Mallorca Stadium consisted of four games, underperforming in his sole league one at Valladolid.[29]

International career

A former youth international for Spain,[30] in February 2018 Fabri announced that he was of Uruguayan descent and wanted to represent its national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[31][32]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Deportivo La Coruña 2006–07[33] La Liga 0000——00
2007–08[33] La Liga 6000——60
2008–09[33] La Liga 0040—2[a]060
Total 6040—20120
Valladolid 2009–10[33] La Liga 1020——30
Recreativo (loan) 2010–11[33] Segunda División 40010——410
Betis 2011–12[33] La Liga 15020——170
2012–13[33] La Liga 2000——20
Total 17020——190
Deportivo La Coruña 2013–14[33] Segunda División 6020——80
2014–15[33] La Liga 31000——310
2015–16[33] La Liga 0000——00
Total 37020——390
Beşiktaş 2016–17[34] Süper Lig 32010—11[b]0440
2017–18[34] Süper Lig 34020—6[c]0420
Total 66030—170860
Fulham 2018–19[34] Premier League 200000—20
2020–21[34] Premier League 000000—00
2021–22[34] Championship 000000—00
Total 200000—20
Mallorca (loan) 2019–20[33] La Liga 1030——40
Numancia 2022–23[33] Primera Federación 00———00
Ibiza 2023–24[33] Primera Federación 1000——10
Career total 1710170001902060
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  1. Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  2. Includes appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  3. Includes appearances in UEFA Champions League

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