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Fábio Lopes (footballer, born 1977)
Brazilian footballer
Fábio Lopes Alcântara (Chinese: 法比奧; born 24 March 1977), or simply Fábio Lopes, is a former Brazilian-born Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a centre back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fábio Lopes Alcântara | ||
| Date of birth | (1977-03-24) 24 March 1977 (age 47) | ||
| Place of birth | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | Bahia | ||
| ?–2004 | Passo Fundo | ||
| 2004 | Platinense | ||
| 2004–2007 | Happy Valley | 36 | (16) |
| 2007–2008 | Eastern | 13 | (4) |
| 2008–2009 | Persib Bandung | 32 | (3) |
| 2009 | Persija Jakarta | 16 | (6) |
| 2009–2010 | Shatin | 16 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | Pontic | 22 | (23) |
| 2011 | Hoi Fan | 8 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | Mettip | 20 | (20) |
| 2012 | Kuan Tai | 7 | (6) |
| 2012–2020 | Yuen Long | 124 | (37) |
| 2020–2021 | Pegasus | 15 | (1) |
| 2021–2024 | Shatin | 42 | (9) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2020 | Yuen Long (player-coach) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Pegasus (player-coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He played as a striker for Eastern, having signed from Happy Valley in August 2007.
On 17 May 2018, Fabio announced his retirement at the annual Hong Kong Football Awards.[1] However, on 4 June 2018, Yuen Long chairman Wilson Wong stated that Fabio had reversed his decision, and would become a player-coach for the club the following season.[2] He was appointed as Assistant Manager from 15 July 2018 until 31 May 2020.
Following Yuen Long's self-relegation, Fabio joined Pegasus as a player-coach on 14 June 2020.[3]
Fábio has two younger brothers, they are both professional footballers.
His younger brother Fabrício Alcântara played for Shatin. Also, Fabrício was a teammate with Fábio for Hong Kong First Division club Happy Valley during 2006–07.
Also, his other younger brother Fernando Lopes played for Hong Kong First Division clubs South China and Sham Shui Po. He is currently playing for Rangers.
Club
- Happy Valley
- Eastern
- Yuen Long
Individual honours
- Hong Kong First Division Top Scorer: 2005–06
- Hong Kong League Cup Top Scorer: 2005–06
Club
As of 20 May 2021[4]
| Club | Season | No. | League | League Cup | Senior Shield | FA Cup | AFC Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Happy Valley | 2004–05 | 9 | 10 | 5 | ? | 2 | ? | 1 | ? | 0 | ? | 1 | ? | 9 |
| 2005–06 | 9 | 14 | 10 | ? | 4 | ? | 1 | ? | 0 | ? | 2 | ? | 17 | |
| 2006–07 | 9 | 12 | 1 | ? | 3 | — | — | ? | 0 | ? | 0 | ? | 4 | |
| Total | 36 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 30 | |||||||
| Eastern | 2007–08 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ? | 0 | — | — | ? | 5 |
| Total | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| Shatin | 2009–10 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Yuen Long | 2013–14 | 7 | 17 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 4 |
| 2014–15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | 20 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 3 | ||
| 2017–18 | 16 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 7 | ||
| 2018–19 | 16 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 104 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 129 | 19 | ||||
| Pegasus | 2020–21 | 22 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Career Total | ||||||||||||||
- "法比奧掛靴". Apple Daily. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018. (in Chinese)
- "亞運男足主帥郭嘉諾來季執教元朗". Sports Road. Retrieved 4 June 2018. (in Chinese)
- "元朗大埔正式知會足總退出港超 本地料大量球員失業". Wenweipo. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- "Brazil - Fábio - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
- Fábio Lopes Alcântara at HKFA
- Fábio at Soccerway
| Preceded by | Hong Kong First Division League Top Scorer 2005–06 with Clodoaldo de Oliveira |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Hong Kong League Cup Top Scorer 2005–06 with Keith Gumbs |
Succeeded by Victor Eromosele Inegbenoise |
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