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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luís Fabiano Clemente Palomino | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | São Paulo | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| --- | Ponte Preta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998–2000 | Ponte Preta | 12 | (3) |
| 2000–2002 | Rennes | 11 | (0) |
| 2001 | → São Paulo (loan) | 22 | (9) |
| 2002–2004 | São Paulo | 65 | (52) |
| 2004–2005 | Porto | 22 | (3) |
| 2005–2011 | Sevilla | 149 | (72) |
| 2011– | São Paulo | 36 | (26) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003– | Brazil | 45 | (28) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 June 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 October 2012 | |||
Luís Fabiano Clemente Palomino (born 8 November 1980), commonly known as Luís Fabiano, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for São Paulo FC as a striker.
Luís Fabiano is a prolific goalscorer and was ranked the highest scoring Brazilian of the 21st century by IFFHS.[2]
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[hide]Club career[edit]
Early career[edit]
Luís Fabiano enjoyed great success during two spells with Brazilian side São Paulo FC, with a disappointing period at French side Rennessandwiched in between.[3] His strength on the ball, accurate finishing, and pace made him a vital part of the side that fell in the semi-finals of the 2004 Copa Libertadores de América. Luís Fabiano was labeled the "bad boy" of Brazilian football when playing for São Paulo after a number of brawls. During a 2003 Copa Sudamericana match for São Paulo against River Plate of Argentina, a fight between the players broke out. Luís Fabiano ran behind a River player and kicked him just below the neck. While being escorted off the field, Luís Fabiano said that he "would rather fight than take a penalty."[4] He was given a three-match ban from all competitions.
Porto[edit]
Luís Fabiano moved to Portugal to play for FC Porto in 2004 for a €1.875 million transfer fee; Porto, however, only bought 25% of his rights, the other 75% belonging to Global Soccer Investments (later renamed to Rio Football Services).[5][6] There, Luís Fabiano was reunited with his international teammate Diego, who he played with on the Copa América 2004.[7] He had a troublesome season, however, scoring only three goals in 22 matches. This led to Luís Fabiano being transferred to La Liga side Sevilla FC. Sevilla signed 25% economic right from Porto and later signed a further 10% from Rio Football Services for €1.2 million, with a pre-set price of remains 65% rights for €7.15 million to be excised on or before 15 April 2007, however it was never excised. Moreover, Sevilla had to pay Rio Football Services €450,000 annually. Eventually the third parties ownership had brought to the court.[5]
Sevilla[edit]
On 10 May 2006, Luís Fabiano scored a header during Sevilla's 4–0 victory over Middlesbrough in the UEFA Cup Final. The success continued in the 2007–08 season, as Luís Fabiano finished runner-up in the Pichichi Trophy with 24 goals (including two from the penalty spot), second only to Dani Güiza, who had a total of 27 goals. This led to Luís Fabiano being recalled to the BrazilianSeleção. On 29 November, Luís Fabiano was sent off for elbowing FC Barcelona's Sergio Busquets. He had to be restrained by the Sevilla staff.[8] In 2008, Luís Fabiano extended his contract with Sevilla to 2011.[9]
On 4 July 2009, Milan in Italy made an official offer for the Brazilian, according to the striker's agent, and Luís Fabiano reportedly pleaded with his club Sevilla to allow him to make the switch to the San Siro.[10] The deal, however, did not go through.
On 30 August 2010, Luís Fabiano put an end to the speculation with a move away from Sevilla by signing a contract extension until 2013, on the renewal he stated his intentions: "This is my home, I've been here six seasons and I will try to continue scoring goals and continue making history for Sevilla."
Return to São Paulo[edit]
On 13 March 2011, Luís Fabiano returned to Brazil to play again for São Paulo FC. The Brazilian club paid €7.6 million for the striker, who signed a four-year deal.[11][12] He was welcomed by 45,000 fans at his presentation at Morumbi Stadium. On 29 July 2012, playing against Flamengo, Fabiano scored two goals and thus became the seventh most prolific goalscorer of São Paulo History, outscoring the Brazilian legend Leônidas da Silva.[13] On 26 August 2012, Luís Fabiano scored twice in the win of São Paulo against Corinthians by 2–1. .[14]
In 2013, however, after a year that Fabiano was injured or had not good performances, he was charged by Muricy Ramalho, coach of club. According Ramalho, using Paulo Henrique Ganso, who recovered his good shape, as example, Fabiano needs "wanting more".[15]
International career[edit]
Luís Fabiano made his debut for Brazil on 11 June 2003 in a friendly against Nigeria, marking his international debut with a goal before being substituted. He was also included in Brazil's squad for2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, but did not make any appearances.
He won the Copa América 2004 tournament with Brazil, where he started in all five matches alongside fellow striker Adriano. With his poor form in Europe with Porto and Sevilla, however, he did not make any further international appearances for more than three years. He was finally recalled to the national team on November 2007 for a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. On 19 November 2008, Luís Fabiano scored his first international hat-trick in a friendly match against Portugal in Brasília. The match ended in a 6–2 victory for Brazil.[16]
On 28 June 2009, he scored two goals in the Confederations Cup Final win against the United States.[17] He won the golden boot as the tournament's top scorer with five goals.[18]
Luís Fabiano scored his first international goal in nine months with a right-footed strike against Ivory Coast on 20 June 2010 in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He followed it up with a second goal, which he scored after touching the ball with his hands on two occasions.[19] His third goal of the competition came against Chile in the Round of 16 on 29 June 2010, as Brazil won 3–0. On 11 September 2012 Fabiano was called up for the first time since the World Cup in Africa by then coach Mano Menezes for the two Super Classico de las Americas games in Brazil and Argentina.
Style of play[edit]
A prolific goalscorer and with very physical presence in area, to face defenders and goalkeepers, and an insistent for trying to finalize, Luís Fabiano has, unfortunately, a bad discipline with referees. Even being the main goalscorer of club in 2013 season with 16 goals, until June, Fabiano has collected several send offs, prejudicing São Paulo in important games, because of suspension
