Fabiano Leismann

Fabiano Leismann
Leismann with Palmeiras in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-11-18) 18 November 1991
Place of birth São João do Oeste, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Aris
Number 4
Youth career
2008–2009 São Luiz
2010–2011 Chapecoense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 São Luiz 15 (0)
2011–2014 Chapecoense 129 (13)
2015–2016 Cruzeiro 28 (1)
2016 → Palmeiras (loan) 7 (1)
2017–2020 Palmeiras 14 (0)
2018 → Internacional (loan) 27 (0)
2019–2020 → Boavista (loan) 27 (0)
2020–2021 Denizlispor 33 (0)
2021– Aris 135 (10)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 May 2026

Fabiano Leismann (born 18 November 1991), sometimes known as just Fabiano, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Greek Super League club Aris. A versatile player, he can equally play as either a central defender or as a right-back.[1]

Career

Aris

On 15 July 2021, Greek Super League club Aris announced the signing of Fabiano Leismann, who signed a three-year contract with the club after successfully passing all the procedural physical and medical examinations he was subjected to.[2]

Not long after the signing of the player, the club included Fabiano Leismann in the list for their first two European matches for the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League, starting from 22 July 2021.[3]

On 19 July 2021, it was made known that the Turkish Football Federation is refusing to send the blue card of the player,[4] reportedly as retaliation for the incident with Galatasaray some days earlier,[5][6] with the club of Aris asking an intervention by FIFA, because the issue must be solved before the match on Thursday (22 July 2021) so Fabiano to be eligible to play in that match.[4] On the same day, it was also reported FIFA had intervened and asked the Turkish Football Federation to comply and send the blue card.[7]

Personal life

Fabiano Leismann's hometown São João do Oeste's inhabitants are mostly of German descent. His surname ("Leissman") is of German descent, and speaks the language fluently.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 May 2026[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chapecoense 2011 Série C 200000——20
2012 Série C 21117[b]641——428
2013 Série B 25120[b]100——452
2014 Série A 31013[b]420——464
Total 792501161——13514
Cruzeiro 2015 Série A 1216[c]0001[d]0—191
2016 008[c]000—2[e]0100
Total 121140001020291
Palmeiras (loan) 2016 Série A 71003000—101
Palmeiras 2017 Série A 607[f]0302[d]1—181
2018 001[f]00000—10
2019 00000000—00
Total 60803021—191
Internacional (loan) 2018 Série A 2502[g]020——290
Boavista (loan) 2019–20 Primeira Liga 270—10—00280
Denizlispor 2020–21 Süper Lig 330—10——340
Aris 2021–22 Super League Greece 321—401[h]0—371
2022–23 323—404[h]0—403
2023–24 274—504[h]1—365
2024–25 230—20——250
2025–26 212—302[h]1—263
Total 13510—180112—16412
Career total 3241474113411432044829
  1. ↑ Includes Copa do Brasil, Taça de Portugal, Turkish Cup, Greek Cup
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Campeonato Catarinense
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Campeonato Mineiro
  4. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  5. ↑ Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
  6. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista
  7. ↑ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho
  8. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Fabiano" (in Portuguese). SE Palmeiras. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "O Fabiano Leismann στον ΑΡΗ" [Fabiano Leismann in ARIS]. arisfc.com.gr (in Greek). Aris Thessaloniki F.C. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Aris – UEFA Europa Conference League – UEFA.com". UEFA. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Αντίποινα της τουρκικής ομοσπονδίας για τη Γαλατά; - Δεν στέλνει την κάρτα του Φαμπιάνο στον Άρη" [Retaliation from the Turkish Federation; – They are not sending the card of Fabiano to Aris]. www.sport-fm.gr (in Greek). 19 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Galatasaray back out of friendly with Olympiacos after PCR tests are rejected by Greek authorities". greekcitytimes.com. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Olympiakos' Friendly with Galatasaray Canceled Over Testing Spat". www.thenationalherald.com. 13 July 2021. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Παρέμβαση της FIFA για να στείλουν οι Τούρκοι την μπλε κάρτα του Φαμπιάνο!" [Intervention by FIFA so the Turks to send the blue card of Fabiano!]. www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 19 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Lateral que interessa ao Corinthians fala alemão fluente e cuida da roça". ESPN (in Portuguese). 22 September 2014. Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  9. ↑ Fabiano Leismann at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 December 2024.