Fábio Gonçalves Abreu (born 29 January 1993) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Beijing Guoan.

Club career

Early career and Marítimo

Born in

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of Angolan descent, Abreu moved to

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in England as a child, where he attended Loreto College. He played youth football for Bacup Borough and

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, and trialled with S.L. Benfica before signing a three-year contract with

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in July 2011. In 2012, he was loaned to amateurs Clube Desportivo Ribeira Brava – also in the island of

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– to kickstart his senior career. Abreu spent the better part of his spell at the

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registered with the reserve side. His first

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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; in May 2014, he renewed his contract until June 2017.

Penafiel

On 10 July 2017, Abreu signed a two-year deal with

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team

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as a

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. With 12 goals in his first season, he ranked seventh in the league's goalscorers, including a

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on 21 October in a 4–1 home victory over Sporting CP B.

Moreirense

In June 2019, Abreu returned to the top division when he joined

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for three years; he released himself from an agreement with

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in order to do so. On 11 August, at home to precisely that team, he scored his first top-flight goal to open a 3–0 win, and from February to March 2020 he netted in six consecutive games, ending with one in a 2–0 defeat of former club Marítimo. He finished the campaign as an ever-present with 13 goals, the fifth-most in the league.

Asia

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. He scored on his debut 16 days later, equalising in a 2–1 home win over

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. Abreu moved to the UAE Pro League with

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in July 2022. One year later, he agreed to a deal at

side Beijing Guoan FC.

International career

Abreu played three games for England Schoolboys in 2010. He won his first cap for

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on 6 September 2019, featuring the entire 1−0 away win over

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for the

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qualifiers, and scored his first goal in the return leg, a 2−1 victory in

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that qualified the team to the group phase.

Career statistics

Club

International goals

:''Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Abreu goal.''

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Abreu, Fabio 1993 births Living people Portuguese emigrants to England Portuguese sportspeople of Angolan descent Angolan men's footballers Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Lisbon Men's association football forwards Bacup Borough F.C. players Mossley A.F.C. players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players C.S. Marítimo players F.C. Penafiel players Moreirense F.C. players Saudi Pro League players Al Batin FC players UAE Pro League players Khor Fakkan Club players Chinese Super League players Beijing Guoan F.C. players Angola men's international footballers Angolan expatriate men's footballers Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in China Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Angolan expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Angolan expatriate sportspeople in China Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in England Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia