| Fábio Braga | |
| Fullname: | Fábio Farroco Braga |
| Birth Date: | 6 September 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Internacional |
| Youthyears2: | 2009–2011 |
| Youthclubs2: | Fluminense |
| Years1: | 2012–2015 |
| Caps1: | 14 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2014 |
| Clubs2: | → América (RN) (loan) |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2015 |
| Caps3: | 10 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2016 |
| Caps4: | 4 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2017 |
| Caps5: | 2 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 22 November 2017 |
Fábio Farroco Braga (born 6 September 1992) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.
Born in Lisbon, Braga moved to Brazil in 1995, aged two. In 2009, he joined Fluminense's youth setup, after a stint at Internacional,[1] and was promoted to the former's first team ahead of the 2012 campaign.[2]
Braga made his senior debut on 21 January 2012, coming on as a late substitute for Alejandro Martinuccio in a 3–0 home win against Friburguense for the Campeonato Carioca championship.[3] He scored his first goal on 28 April, netting the first in a 2–0 home success over Volta Redonda.[4]
Braga made his Série A debut on 20 May, starting in a 1–0 win at Corinthians,[5] and finished the season with eight league matches, as his side was crowned champions. In August 2013 he was linked to a move to Modena,[6] but the deal later collapsed.[7]
On 27 August 2014, after being rarely used, Braga was loaned to América-RN until December.[8] He appeared in only four matches for the side, which eventually suffered relegation.
On 28 January 2015 Braga moved to CSM Studențesc Iași, signing a six-month contract after being released by Flu.[9] He scored his first professional goal on 9 March, netting the last in a 2–0 away win against FC Petrolul Ploiești.
Braga returned to Brazil on 6 January 2016, signing for Coritiba Foot Ball Club.[10] Unused as they finished runners-up in the Campeonato Paranaense, he made his debut on 4 June, replacing César González for the final 20 minutes of a 2–1 loss at national champions Sport Club Corinthians Paulista.[11]
On 11 January 2017, Braga signed for Associação Atlética Ponte Preta for the year.[12] He made one appearance as they came runners-up in the Campeonato Paulista, as a late substitute for Clayson in a 3–3 draw at Esporte Clube Santo André.[13] On 25 July, having added just two more appearances in the national league, he was released from his contract, as was Lins.[14]
Braga's father, Abel, was also a footballer. A central defender, he also represented Fluminense.[1] His younger brother João Pedro died in a fall from a balcony at their Rio de Janeiro home in July 2017, aged 19.[15]
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| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Fluminense | 2012 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Subtotal | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 1 | ||
| América-RN | 2014 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| CSMS Iași | 2014–15 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Total | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 37 | 2 | ||