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Fabricio Martín Agosto Ramírez (; born 31 December 1987), known as Fabri , is a Spanish
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who plays as a
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. He appeared in 56
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matches over six seasons, representing
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(two spells),
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,
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and
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in the competition. He also played professionally in Turkey and England, winning the
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championship with
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in 2016–17. Fabri was a Spain international at under-20 level.


Club career


Spain

Fabri was born in
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,
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. After being bought at almost 18 from local Vecindario, he finished his football development at
Deportivo de La Coruña Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña (), commonly known as Deportivo La Coruña () or simply Depor, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia, that competes in the Segunda División, the ...
. After suspensions to goalkeeping teammates
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and
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due to a post-training punching session, he was made first choice, and made his
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debut on 13 January 2008 in a 4–3 away loss against
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; both offenders were reinstated in the first team late in the month, and he returned to the B squad. In January 2008,
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reportedly showed interest in signing Fabri, considered "one of Spain's brightest talents". During the 2008–09 season he was definitely promoted to backup duties as Munúa and Aouate were both deemed surplus to requirements, and also appeared in the
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; however, after the Israeli's move to
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, Munúa was again reinstated as second choice and Fabri returned to the reserves. On 13 July 2009, Fabri was released by ''Depor'', joining
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on a 2+2 contract. On 19 August of the following year, he signed for
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of
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on a one-year loan deal. Fabri returned to the top flight for the 2011–12 campaign, moving to
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. He played 17 competitive games in his first year, keeping
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against
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(2–0, away),
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(2–0, also away) and
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(1–0 at the
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). Following a run-in with manager
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, he was demoted to third choice and eventually left the club in summer 2013, returning to Deportivo. Fabri played second-fiddle to Germán Lux in the
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in his second spell in Galicia, but subsequently became the starter. He lost the vast majority of 2015–16, however, due to a
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injury he originally contracted ten years ago (in 2011, whilst at Betis, he also suffered a potentially career-threatening shoulder ailment).


Beşiktaş

In July 2016, Fabri moved abroad for the first time, signing for Turkish
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champions
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. In a 6–0 loss at
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in the
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of the
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on 6 December, he began to cry after conceding the fourth goal of the first half. Fabri only missed two matches in 34 in his first season in
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, as his team were crowned champions for the second consecutive time and 15th overall.


Fulham

On 24 July 2018, Fabri joined
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club
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on a three-year deal with the option of a fourth year. He was already known to their goalkeeping coach José Sambade Carreira, with the pair having worked together at Deportivo. His first appearance in the
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took place on 11 August, in a 0–2 home defeat against
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. On 2 September 2019, Fabri was loaned to Mallorca for one year. His competitive input during his tenure at the Visit Mallorca Stadium consisted of four games, underperforming in his sole league one at Valladolid.


International career

A former youth international for Spain, in February 2018 Fabri announced that he was of Uruguayan descent and wanted to represent its national team at the
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.


Career statistics


Honours

Beşiktaş *
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: 2016–17


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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fabricio Agosto 1987 births Living people Spanish people of Uruguayan descent 21st-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Las Palmas Men's association football goalkeepers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Primera Federación players Deportivo Fabril players Deportivo de La Coruña players Real Valladolid players Recreativo de Huelva players Real Betis players RCD Mallorca players CD Numancia players UD Ibiza players Süper Lig players Beşiktaş J.K. footballers Premier League players Fulham F.C. players Spain men's youth international footballers Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in England Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England