Fábio Soares
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fábio Soares dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 3 December 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Laje, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ferroviária | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Camaçariense | |||
| Vitória | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | Vitória | 6 | (0) |
| 2025– | Ferroviária | 18 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 03:16, 8 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
Fábio Soares dos Santos (born 3 December 2004), sometimes known as Fau, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Ferroviária.
Career
Born in Laje, Bahia,[1] Fábio Soares was a Vitória youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 22 March 2023, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 2–1 away loss to Campinense, for the year's Copa do Nordeste.[2]
On 25 October 2023, after returning to the under-20s, Fábio Soares renewed his contract with the Leão da Barra until March 2026.[3] Definitely promoted to the main squad in January 2024,[1] he made his Série A debut on 20 June of that year, replacing Luan in a 4–2 home win over Atlético Mineiro.
On 10 June 2025, Fábio Soares joined Ferroviária on a contract until July 2027.[4]
Career statistics
- As of 8 May 2026[5]
| Club | Season | League | State league | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vitória | 2023 | Série B | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Série A | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Ferroviária | 2025 | Série B | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 2026 | Série C | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 6 | 1 | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | 18 | 4 | |||||
| Career total | 9 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 4 | ||
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
References
- 1 2 "Fau, jovem atacante de Laje é integrado ao time principal do Vitória" [Fau, young forward from Laje is integrated in the first team of Vitória] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Blog do Valente. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ↑ "Fora de casa, garotos do Vitória são superados pelo Campinense" [Away from home, Vitória's kids are defeated by Campinense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). A Tarde. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ↑ "Vitória renova com promessa da base com multa de 50 milhões de euros" [Vitória renew with youth prospect with a 50 million euros release clause] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ↑ "Fábio Soares é o novo reforço da Ferroviária para a Série B do Campeonato Brasileiro" [Fábio Soares is the new addition of Ferroviária for the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Associação Ferroviária de Esportes. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ↑ Fábio Soares at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
Categories:
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Bahia
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
- Esporte Clube Vitória players
- Associação Ferroviária de Esportes players
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen