Fábio Duarte
Portuguese footballer
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Fábio Miguel Silva Duarte (born 11 May 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for 1º Dezembro.[1] Born in Portugal, he has committed to play for the Cape Verde national team.
Full name
Fábio Miguel Silva Duarte
Date of birth
1 May 1998
Height
1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fábio Miguel Silva Duarte | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Amadora, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 1º Dezembro | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2018 | Benfica | ||
| 2014–2015 | → Belenenses (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2022 | Benfica B | 28 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Vilafranquense | 4 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | AVS | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | 1º Dezembro | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Portugal U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Portugal U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Portugal U17 | 14 | (0) |
| 2016 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | Portugal U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Portugal U20 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 March 2018 | |||
Club career
Born in Amadora, Duarte started his football career at S.L. Benfica's youth system in 2007. Following his progress through their youth ranks, he made his professional debut with the club's reserve team in a 5–1 LigaPro loss to Real on 18 February 2018.[2]
International career
Duarte has represented Portugal at youth level.
On 10 March 2026, Duarte received approval from FIFA to switch his international allegiance to the Cape Verde national team.[3]
Honours
Benfica
- UEFA Youth League runner-up: 2016–17
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