Fábio Diogo Agrela Ferreira (born 7 July 1992), known as Fábio China, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga Portugal 2 club Marítimo.

Club career

Born in

Calheta, Madeira Calheta () is a municipality on the southwest coast of Madeira, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 11,521, in an area of 111.50 km2.

, China began playing at A.D.R. Prazeres. When the opportunity arose to move to Estrela da Calheta FC, his chairman did not authorise the transfer due to bad blood between the two clubs; he played competitive futsal until the situation was resolved. China had trialled unsuccessfully on several occasions at C.S. Marítimo, but was taken on by the C-team under his former Calheta manager Nélson Gouveia, and signed a professional deal in January 2015 at age 22. He made his debut in the

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on 15 May 2016 at the end of the season, playing the entirety of a 2–1 away loss against

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under the management of Nelo Vingada. China missed the middle of the 2016–17 campaign due to a three-month

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. On 10 February 2018, he was sent off in a 3–0 defeat at Rio Ave FC. In May 2021, when his contract was due to expire, it was extended for two years. In

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, China played only ten times as Marítimo were relegated, with most of his appearances being as a substitute for Vítor Costa. Nonetheless, at the season's end, he was rewarded with a two-year extension.

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