| Fábio Abreu | |
| Fullname: | Fábio Gonçalves Abreu[1] |
| Birth Date: | 29 January 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Position: | Striker |
| Currentclub: | Beijing Guoan |
| Clubnumber: | 29 |
| Youthyears1: | 2009−2010 |
| Youthclubs1: | Bacup Borough |
| Youthyears2: | 2010−2011 |
| Youthclubs2: | Mossley |
| Youthyears3: | 2011−2012 |
| Youthclubs3: | Marítimo |
| Years1: | 2012−2017 |
| Caps1: | 85 |
| Goals1: | 24 |
| Years2: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs2: | → Ribeira Brava (loan) |
| Caps2: | 12 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2015−2016 |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2017−2019 |
| Caps4: | 64 |
| Goals4: | 20 |
| Years5: | 2019−2020 |
| Caps5: | 37 |
| Goals5: | 15 |
| Years6: | 2020–2022 |
| Caps6: | 56 |
| Goals6: | 26 |
| Years7: | 2022–2023 |
| Caps7: | 15 |
| Goals7: | 6 |
| Years8: | 2023– |
| Caps8: | 25 |
| Goals8: | 16 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019−2021 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 17:46, 23 June 2024 (UTC) |
Fábio Gonçalves Abreu (born 29 January 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan.
Born in Lisbon of Angolan descent,[2] Abreu moved to Manchester in England as a child, where he attended Loreto College.[3] He played youth football for Bacup Borough and Mossley,[4] and trialled with S.L. Benfica before signing a three-year contract with C.S. Marítimo in July 2011.[3] In 2012, he was loaned to amateurs Clube Desportivo Ribeira Brava – also in the island of Madeira – to kickstart his senior career.[5]
Abreu spent the better part of his spell at the Estádio do Marítimo registered with the reserve side.[6] [7] His first Primeira Liga appearance with the first team occurred on 1 February 2015, when he came on as a late substitute in a 1−1 away draw against Académica de Coimbra;[8] in May 2014, he renewed his contract until June 2017.[5]
On 10 July 2017, Abreu signed a two-year deal with LigaPro team F.C. Penafiel as a free agent.[9] With 12 goals in his first season, he ranked seventh in the league's goalscorers,[10] including a hat-trick on 21 October in a 4–1 home victory over Sporting CP B.[11]
In June 2019, Abreu returned to the top division when he joined Moreirense F.C. for three years; he released himself from an agreement with Gil Vicente F.C. in order to do so.[12] On 11 August, at home to precisely that team, he scored his first top-flight goal to open a 3–0 win,[13] and from February to March 2020 he netted in six consecutive games, ending with one in a 2–0 defeat of former club Marítimo.[14] He finished the campaign as an ever-present with 13 goals, the fifth-most in the league.[15]
On 13 October 2020, Abreu signed for Saudi Professional League club Al Batin FC in a €2.5 million transfer, under Portuguese manager José Garrido.[16] He scored on his debut 16 days later, equalising in a 2–1 home win over Al Raed FC.[17]
Abreu moved to the UAE Pro League with Khor Fakkan Club in July 2022.[18] One year later, he agreed to a deal at Chinese Super League side Beijing Guoan FC.[19]
Abreu played three games for England Schoolboys in 2010.[3] He won his first cap for Angola on 6 September 2019, featuring the entire 1−0 away win over Gambia for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers,[20] and scored his first goal in the return leg, a 2−1 victory in Luanda that qualified the team to the group phase.[21]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Marítimo B | 2013–14 | Segunda Liga | 32 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 3 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 2 | |||||||
| 2014–15 | Campeonato de Portugal | 30 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 19 | ||||||
| Total | 85 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 24 | |||
| Ribeira Brava (loan) | 2012–13 | Segunda Divisão | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 4 | |||||
| Marítimo | 2014–15 | Primeira Liga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 15 | |||
| 2015–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Penafiel | 2017–18 | LigaPro | 36 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 12 | |||
| 2018–19 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 8 | |||||
| Total | 64 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 20 | |||
| Moreirense | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 34 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 15 | |||
| 2020–21 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | |||||||
| Total | 37 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 17 | |||
| Al Batin | 2020–21 | Saudi Pro League | 28 | 17 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 30 | 18 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 30 | 10 | ||||||
| Total | 56 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 28 | |||
| Khor Fakkan | 2022–23 | UAE Pro League | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 6 | |||
| Beijing Guoan | 2023 | Chinese Super League | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 15 | 12 | ||||
| 2024 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 6 | |||||
| Total | 24 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 18 | |||
| Career total | 301 | 111 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 316 | 117 | |||
Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Abreu goal.[21]