Fabiano Freitas

Fabiano
Fabiano with Fenerbahçe in 2016
Personal information
Full name Fabiano Ribeiro de Freitas[1]
Date of birth (1988-02-29) 29 February 1988[1]
Place of birth Mundo Novo, Brazil
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)[1]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Omonia
Number 40
Youth career
2003–2006 Rio Branco-SP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 São Paulo 1 (0)
2009 → Toledo (loan)
2010 → Santo André (loan) 1 (0)
2010 → América-RN (loan) 7 (0)
2011–2012 Olhanense 30 (0)
2012–2019 Porto B 16 (0)
2012–2019 Porto 37 (0)
2015–2017 → Fenerbahçe (loan) 8 (0)
2019– Omonia 161 (0)
International career‡
2025– Cyprus 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:27, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:00, 4 June 2026 (UTC)

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,[2] 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.[3] 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.[3]

On 28 June 2011, Fabiano signed with Portuguese club Olhanense.[4] He made his debut in the Primeira Liga on 13 August in a 1–1 draw at Sporting CP,[5] and went on to appear in all league matches during the season as the Algarve side comfortably retained their status.[6][7]

Porto

Fabiano moved to Porto in late May 2012, penning a four-year contract.[8] He acted as understudy to compatriot Helton in his debut campaign, subsequently becoming a starter after an injury to the latter.[9]

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.[10] In the subsequent off-season, he was loaned to Fenerbahçe.[11]

Back at the Estádio do Dragão, Fabiano missed the vast majority of 2017–18 due to an injury to his right knee.[12] 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.[13]

Fabiano played all the matches save one in the 2018–19 edition of the Taça de Portugal, where his team reached the final.[14][15] 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.[16] He made his debut three days later, in a 0–0 away draw with Anorthosis Famagusta.[17][18] 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;[19] on 9 June, he agreed to an extension until 2022.[20]

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.[21] He was crowned champion on the domestic front, a first for the club since 2010;[22] as a result, he was voted Footballer of the Year and also renewed his contract until June 2024.[23][24]

In the 2021–22 campaign, Fabiano was involved in four shootouts, helping Omonia beat Anorthosis in the Cypriot Super Cup,[25] Flora Tallinn in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League[26] and Ethnikos Achna in the final of the Cypriot Cup; he prevented the opposition from scoring a total of six times.[27]

On 24 May 2023, Fabiano won the Cypriot Cup for the second year in a row.[28]

International career

After six years living in the country, Fabiano became a citizen of Cyprus.[29] 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.[30]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 May 2025[31]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] 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[c] 0 1 0
América-RN (loan) 2010 Série B 7 0 0 0 — — 1[d] 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[e] 0 0 0 21 0
2014–15 Primeira Liga 27 0 0 0 0 0 11[f] 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[e] 0 — 17 0
2016–17 Süper Lig 6 0 7 0 — 1[e] 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[g] 0 — 45 0
2021–22 Cypriot First Division 20 0 4 0 — 9[h] 0 1[i] 0 34 0
2022–23 Cypriot First Division 15 0 5 0 — 5[e] 0 1[i] 0 26 0
2023–24 Cypriot First Division 27 0 2 0 — 4[j] 0 1[i] 0 34 0
2024–25 Cypriot First Division 30 0 3 0 — 13[j] 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
  1. ↑ Includes Taça de Portugal, Turkish Cup, Cypriot Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Taça da Liga
  3. ↑ Appearance in Campeonato Paulista
  4. ↑ Appearance in Copa do Nordeste
  5. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  7. ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  8. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League, three appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  9. 1 2 3 Appearance in Cypriot Super Cup
  10. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

São Paulo

Porto

Omonia

Individual

  • Cypriot First Division Player of the Year: 2020–21[33]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Fabiano" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  2. ↑ Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (17 October 2014). "Fabiano Freitas: um Mundo Novo na baliza do FC Porto" [Fabiano Freitas: a New World (pun on athlete's birthplace) in FC Porto's goal] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  3. 1 2 De Laurentiis, Francisco (28 November 2014). "De prefeito a fabricante de cosméticos: que fim levaram os reservas de Rogério Ceni" [From mayor to cosmetics manufacturer: what happened to Rogério Ceni's reserves] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brazil. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Olhanense: Fabiano Freitas e Cauê assinaram" [Olhanense: Fabiano Freitas and Cauê have signed] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  5. ↑ ""Veterano" Izmailov salva Sporting da derrota" ["Veteran" Izmailov saves Sporting from defeat]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 13 August 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  6. ↑ Cunha, Pedro Jorge; Anjinho, Jorge (17 May 2012). "Fabiano Freitas: «meio mundo» atrás do guarda-redes da moda" [Fabiano Freitas: "half the world" chasing hip goalkeeper] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  7. ↑ Henriques, Bruno (13 March 2023). "Da Liga às distritais em nove anos: O pesadelo do Olhanense" [From the League to the regionals in nine years: Olhanense's nightmare] (in Portuguese). Flash Score. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Fabiano reforça dragões" [Fabiano strengthens dragons]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 May 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  9. ↑ Natan, Jorge (1 September 2014). "Fabiano agarra chance após lesão de amigo Hélton e se consolida no Porto" [Fabiano seizes chance after injury to friend Hélton and cements himself at Porto] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "6:1! Bayern-Gala dank Thiago und Lewandowski" [6:1! Bayern-Show thanks Thiago and Lewandowski] (in German). Kicker. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "Abdoulaye ve Fabiano Fenerbahçe'de" [Abdoulaye and Fabiano set for Fenerbahçe] (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "Atenção FC Porto: Fabiano sofreu "a pior lesão da carreira"" [Attention FC Porto: Fabiano suffered "the worst injury of career"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  13. 1 2 "FC Porto: Fabiano terminou o jogo em lágrimas" [FC Porto: Fabiano ended game in tears] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  14. ↑ "Fabiano: Os 31 anos do "resistente" do plantel" [Fabiano: The 31 years of the squad's "last man standing"] (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  15. ↑ Sousa, Guilherme (2 April 2019). "Empate em Braga foi suficiente para FC Porto confirmar presença no Jamor" [Draw in Braga was enough as FC Porto confirm Jamor presence] (in Portuguese). TSF. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  16. ↑ "Omonia contrata Fabiano a custo zero após saída do FC Porto" [Omonia sign Fabiano for free after FC Porto exit]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  17. ↑ Stavrou, Stylianos (20 October 2019). "Match report: "Λευκή" ισοπαλία στο ντέρμπι του "Αντώνης Παπαδόπουλος"" [Match report: "White" draw in "Antonis Papadopoulos" derby] (in Greek). Omonoia News. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  18. ↑ Andronikou, Christos (21 October 2019). "Βούτηξε στα βαθιά και τα κατάφερε" [He dived deep and made it] (in Greek). Omonoia News. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  19. ↑ Stavrou, Stylianos (16 January 2020). "Η ατυχία που χτυπάει και πάλι την πόρτα πριν την Ανόρθωση" [Misfortune knocking on door again before Anorthosis] (in Greek). Omonoia News. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  20. ↑ "Ανανέωση συνεργασίας με Φαμπιάνο μέχρι το 2022!" [Cooperation with Fabiano renewed until 2022!] (in Greek). AC Omonia. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  21. ↑ Nicolaou, Kyriacos (16 September 2020). "Omonia win penalty thriller against Red Star". Cyprus Mail. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  22. 1 2 "Resurgent Omonia crowned Cyprus champions". Financial Mirror. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  23. ↑ "PASP FOOTBALL AWARDS: MVP της σεζόν... ο Φαμπιάνο!" [PASP FOOTBALL AWARDS: MVP of the season... Fabiano!] (in Greek). Balla. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  24. ↑ "Επίσημο: "Έδεσε" Φαμπιάνο η Ομόνοια" [Official: Omonia "tied" Fabiano] (in Greek). Alpha News. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  25. 1 2 Georgiou, Giorgos (13 July 2021). "Η Ομόνοια κατέκτησε το Super Cup με ήρωα τον Φαμπιάνο!" [Omonia won the Super Cup with Fabiano as hero!] (in Greek). Athlitika Press. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  26. ↑ "Πέρασε στα πέναλτι και έμεινε Ευρώπη η Ομόνοια" [Omonia won on penalties and stayed in Europe] (in Greek). Euronews. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  27. 1 2 "Ήρωας Φαμπιάνο κούπα και όμιλοι ξανά" [The hero Fabiano, the cup, and groups again] (in Greek). 24 Sports. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  28. 1 2 "Λυτρωτής Ανσαριφάρντ, έστεψε Κυπελλούχο Κύπρου την Ομόνοια για δεύτερη συνεχόμενη χρονιά!" [Savior Ansarifard crowned Omonia as Cypriot Cup winners for the second consecutive year!] (in Greek). Sport FM. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  29. ↑ "Φαμπιάνο ο τρίτος και... γηραιότερος!" [Fabiano the third and... oldest!]. Kathimerini (in Greek). 19 July 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  30. ↑ Santos, Afonso (6 September 2025). "Qualificação Mundial: guardião ex-FC Porto infeliz na estreia com o Chipre" [World Cup Qualifiers: ex-FC Porto goalkeeper unfortunate in debut with Cyprus]. A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  31. ↑ Fabiano Freitas at Soccerway
  32. ↑ "Η «χρυσή βίβλος» των τίτλων: Για 22η φορά πρωταθλήτρια η Ομόνοια!" [The "golden bible" of titles: Omonia are champions for the 22nd time!] (in Greek). 24 Sports. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  33. ↑ "Ο ΠΑΣΠ ανέδειξε τους κορυφαίους της σεζόν 2020/21" [PSAP awarded best of 2020/21] (in Greek). Alpha News. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
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