Fabiano Freitas
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Fabiano Ribeiro de Freitas (born 29 February 1988), known simply as Fabiano, is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Cypriot First Division club Omonia. Born in Brazil, he plays for the Cyprus national team.
Club career
São Paulo and Olhanense
Born in Mundo Novo, Bahia, Fabiano joined São Paulo in 2006, aged 18. During his four-year spell he only played two Série A games, also being loaned to several modest teams. He made his debut in the top division on 13 October 2007 in a 1–1 draw against Fluminense at the Maracanã Stadium where he saved a penalty, being part of the squads that won back-to-back national championships.
On 28 June 2011, Fabiano signed with Portuguese club Olhanense. He made his debut in the Primeira Liga on 13 August in a 1–1 draw at Sporting CP, and went on to appear in all league matches during the season as the Algarve side retained their status.
Porto
Fabiano moved to Porto in late May 2012, penning a four-year contract. He acted as understudy to compatriot Helton in his debut campaign, subsequently becoming a starter after an injury to the latter.
On 21 April 2015, in an away fixture in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League against Bayern Munich, Fabiano's team lost 6–1, making it the worst in their European history. In the subsequent off-season, he was loaned to Fenerbahçe.
Back at the Estádio do Dragão, Fabiano missed the vast majority of 2017–18 due to an injury to his right knee. He earned a champions' winners medal in the last matchday after playing the last minutes of the 1–0 away win over Vitória de Guimarães, having replaced third choice Vaná.
Fabiano played all the matches save one in the 2018–19 edition of the Taça de Portugal, where his team reached the final. He was not featured in the domestic league, however.
Omonia
Fabiano signed a one-year deal with Omonia of the Cypriot First Division on 17 October 2019, as a free agent. He made his debut three days later, in a 0–0 away draw with Anorthosis Famagusta. In January 2020, he sustained an injury which kept him out of action until the abandonment of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic; on 9 June, he agreed to an extension until 2022.
On 16 September 2020, Fabiano was in goal for a Champions League qualifier against Red Star Belgrade, saving two attempts in the penalty shootout to help his team reach the group stage of a European competition for the first time in their history. He was crowned champion on the domestic front, a first for the club since 2010; as a result, he was voted Footballer of the Year and also renewed his contract until June 2024.
In the 2021–22 campaign, Fabiano was involved in four shootouts, helping Omonia beat Anorthosis in the Cypriot Super Cup, Flora Tallinn in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League and Ethnikos Achna in the final of the Cypriot Cup; he prevented the opposition from scoring a total of six times.
On 24 May 2023, Fabiano won the Cypriot Cup for the second year in a row.
International career
After six years living in the country, Fabiano became a citizen of Cyprus. He won his first cap for its national team on 6 September 2025 aged 37, in a 1–0 away loss against Austria in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers; he was beaten by a 54th-minute penalty from Marcel Sabitzer.
Career statistics
As of match played 7 May 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| São Paulo | 2007 | Série A | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Toledo (loan) | 2009 | Campeonato Paranaense | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Santo André (loan) | 2010 | Série B | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| América-RN (loan) | 2010 | Série B | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Olhanense | 2011–12 | Primeira Liga | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||
| Porto B | 2012–13 | Segunda Liga | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | Segunda Liga | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 | LigaPro | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||||
| Porto | 2012–13 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | Primeira Liga | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | Primeira Liga | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 0 | ||
| Fenerbahçe (loan) | 2015–16 | Süper Lig | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 15 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||||
| Omonia | 2019–20 | Cypriot First Division | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Cypriot First Division | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | — | 45 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Cypriot First Division | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Cypriot First Division | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Cypriot First Division | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Cypriot First Division | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | — | 46 | 0 | |||
| Total | 135 | 0 | 17 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 197 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 234 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 362 | 0 |
Honours
São Paulo
Porto
Omonia
Individual
- Cypriot First Division Player of the Year: 2020–21
External links
- at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- at National-Football-Teams.com