Fábio Felício Explained

Fábio Felício
Fullname:Fábio Alexandre Duarte Felício
Birth Date:2 May 1982
Birth Place:Faro, Portugal
Height:1.70 m
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1990–2000
Youthclubs1:Farense
Years1:1999–2001
Years2:2002–2003
Years3:2003–2004
Years4:2004–2006
Years5:2006–2007
Years6:2007–2009
Years7:2007–2008
Years8:2008–2009
Years9:2009–2010
Years10:2010–2011
Years11:2011–2012
Years12:2012–2013
Years13:2013–2014
Years14:2014–2015
Years15:2016–2017
Years16:2017–2018
Clubs1:Farense
Clubs2:Olhanense
Clubs3:Académica
Clubs4:União Leiria
Clubs5:Real Sociedad
Clubs6:Rubin Kazan
Clubs7:Marítimo (loan)
Clubs8:Asteras Tripoli (loan)
Clubs9:Vitória Guimarães
Clubs10:Rio Ave
Clubs11:Marítimo
Clubs12:Portimonense
Clubs13:Farense
Clubs14:Louletano
Clubs15:Almancilense
Clubs16:Olhanense
Caps1:14
Caps2:53
Caps3:25
Caps4:58
Caps5:10
Caps6:6
Caps7:21
Caps8:6
Caps9:8
Caps10:7
Caps11:4
Caps12:27
Caps13:27
Caps14:23
Caps15:27
Caps16:5
Totalcaps:322
Goals1:0
Goals2:15
Goals3:3
Goals4:10
Goals5:0
Goals6:0
Goals7:0
Goals8:0
Goals9:0
Goals10:0
Goals11:0
Goals12:3
Goals13:0
Goals14:2
Goals15:1
Goals16:0
Totalgoals:34

Fábio Alexandre Duarte Felício (born 2 May 1982) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Faro, Algarve, Felício made his professional debut with hometown club S.C. Farense, appearing in the Primeira Liga not yet aged 18. He continued to develop at neighbours S.C. Olhanense, in the lower leagues.

After a single season with Académica de Coimbra, again in the top division, Felício established himself at fellow league side U.D. Leiria, helping them qualify twice for the UEFA Intertoto Cup. His solid displays attracted the attention of Spain's Real Sociedad,[1] but he did not settle at all at his new team, and left in the following transfer window.[2]

Before the start of the 2007 season, Felício signed with Russian Premier League club FC Rubin Kazan. He made his debut on 4 March, appearing as a starter in a 1–3 defeat against FC Rostov in the Russian Cup, but lost his place in the first team very soon, playing just two league games since the fifth round and eventually went on to serve two consecutive loans, one of them back in his country with C.S. Marítimo;[3] in an interview, Rubin manager Kurban Berdyyev described him as "a heaven-born footballer, but a coward, not a fighter", criticizing him for his inability to demonstrate his talent during games.[4]

Felício spent the 2008–09 season in Greece playing for Asteras Tripoli FC, on loan. In mid-December 2009 he agreed on a return to Portugal, signing with Vitória de Guimarães.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fabio Felicio ya es jugador de la Real Sociedad. Fabio Felicio is already a Real Sociedad player. Noticias. Spanish. 10 June 2006. 15 June 2011.
  2. Web site: Fútbol.– Fabio Felicio deja de ser jugador de la Real Sociedad tras concretarse su fichaje por el Rubin Kazan ruso. Football.– Fabio Felicio is no longer a Real Sociedad player after confirmation of signing for Russia's Rubin Kazan. Europa Press. Spanish. 12 January 2007. 5 August 2019.
  3. Web site: Marítimo conta com os "regressados" Makukula e Fábio Felício e mais dois reforços. Marítimo count on "returning" Makukula and Fábio Felício and two more additions. Mais Futebol. Portuguese. 19 July 2007. 4 January 2018.
  4. Web site: http://www.rg.ru/2008/11/19/berdyev.html. ru:Тренер – золото. Manager – Gold. Российская газета. Russian. 19 November 2008. 29 September 2009.
  5. News: Fábio Felício é apresentado hoje em Guimarães. Fábio Felício is presented in Guimarães today. Público. Portuguese. 16 December 2009. 5 August 2019.