Patrick Fabiano
Fabiano in Kazma in 2015
Personal information
Full name Patrick Fabiano Alves Nóbrega Luz[1]
Date of birth (1987-09-04) 4 September 1987[2]
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 União Suzano
Youth career
2004 Palestra de São Bernardo
2005 Guarani
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Grêmio Mauaense 11 (8)
2007 Destroyers 24 (19)
2008 Blooming 12 (3)
2009 Estudiantes Tecos Reserves 13 (2)
2009–2010 Al-Nasr 22 (18)
2010–2012 Al-Khaleej 41 (56)
2012–2013 Atlético Paranaense 4 (1)
2012–2013 → Hatta (loan) 31 (27)
2013–2014 Al-Fujairah 31 (20)
2014–2017 Kazma 100 (77)
2017–2018 Kuwait 13 (11)
2018 → Qatar (loan) 4 (1)
2018–2022 Al Salmiya (53)
2019 → CSA (loan) 5 (0)
2023– União Suzano 19 (6)
International career
2014–2015 Timor-Leste 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Patrick Fabiano Alves Nóbrega Luz (born 4 September 1987), commonly known as Patrick Fabiano, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Brazilian club União Suzano. Born in Brazil and having played for clubs in Asia since 2009, he went to represent Timor-Leste internationally in 2014 in order to be registered as an Asian player in his Asian clubs since then, despite having no connection to Timor-Leste.[3] He was declared as ineligible to play for that national team by the Asian Football Confederation in 2017.

Club career

Youth career

Patrick Fabiano began his footballing career in 2004 with the U-16 team of São Bernardo do Campo-based club, Palestra de São Bernardo. In 2005, he moved to his home town São Paulo where he signed a one-year youth contract with one of Brazil's top most club, Guarani and thus became eligible to play for the U-17 team of the club.

Grêmio Mauaense

Patrick Fabiano began his professional footballing career in 2006 with Mauá-based Grêmio Esportivo Mauaense. He scored eight goals in 11 appearances in the 2006 Copa Paulista for the Mauá-based club.

Destroyers

Patrick Fabiano first moved out of Brazil in 2007 to Bolivia where he signed a one-year contract with Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano club, Club Destroyers. He scored 19 goals in 22 appearances for the Santa Cruz de la Sierra-based club in the 2007 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano. He also made two appearances in the 2007 Copa Aerosur.

Blooming

In 2008, Patrick Fabiano signed a one-year contract with another Bolivian club, Club Blooming. He made seven appearances in the 2008 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano. He also scored three goals in five appearances in the 2008 Copa Aerosur for the Santa Cruz de la Sierra-based club.

Tecos

In 2009, Patrick Fabiano again moved out of Brazil and this time to Mexico where he signed a short-term contract with Liga de Ascenso club Estudiantes Tecos. He played for the club's reserves, scoring his first goal on 26 January 2009 in a 4–1 loss against Jaguares de Chiapas[4] He scored 2 goals in 13 appearances in the 2009–10 Liga de Nuevos Talentos.

Al-Nasr

In December 2009, Patrick Fabiano moved to Kuwait where he signed a one-year contract with Kuwaiti Premier League club, Al-Nasr SC. He scored 12 goals in 17 appearances in the 2009–10 Kuwaiti Premier League, finishing one goal behind Oman's Ismail Al-Ajmi who finished as the top scorer with 13 goals. He also scored six goals in five appearances in the 2010 Kuwait Emir Cup for the Al-Farwaniyah-based club.

Al-Khaleej

In 2010, Patrick Fabiano moved to another Middle Eastern country and this time to the United Arab Emirates where he signed a two-year contract with UAE First Division League club, Al-Khaleej Club. He made his debut for the club on 26 August 2010 in a 2010–11 Etisalat Emirates Cup qualification match in a 1–0 win over Al-Fujairah SC[5] and scored his first goal in the same competition two days later on 30 August in a 1–1 draw against Dibba Al-Hisn Sports Club.[6] In the qualification process, he put up an eye-catching performance for the club which included a record of five goals in a single match on 7 October 2010 in a 7–0 win over Ras Al Khaima Club[7] and three hat tricks, on 4 September 2010 in a 6–1 win over Armed Forces,[8] on 6 November 2010 in a 5–0 win over Al-Dhaid[9] and on 14 November 2011 in a 6–1 win over Al-Rams Club.[10] He also made an appearance in the 2010–11 UAE President's Cup in Round 1 on 21 September 2010 in a 4–1 loss against Baniyas F.C.[11] He made his UAE First Division League debut and scored his first goal in the competition on 9 December 2010 in a 3–3 draw against Emirates Club.[12] He scored 19 goals in 17 appearances in the 2010-11 UAE First Division League, finishing as the top scorer. He also scored 24 goals in 13 appearances in the qualification to the 2010–11 Etisalat Emirates Cup.

In his second consecutive season for the club, he made his first appearance and scored his first goal for the club on 30 September 2011 in a 2011–12 Etisalat Emirates Cup qualification match in a 3–3 draw against Al-Ittihad Kalba SC.[13] He made his first appearance in the 2011-12 UAE First Division League on 24 November 2011 in a 4–0 win over Al-Urooba.[14] In the competition, his performance of the season was on 5 December 2011 when he scored a hat trick in a 3–3 draw against Al-Fujairah SC.[15] He also made an appearance in the 2011–12 UAE President's Cup in Round of 16 on 18 December 2011 in a 2–1 loss against Al-Sharjah SCC.[16] He scored 8 goals in 7 appearances in the 2011-12 UAE First Division League. He also scored five goals in four appearances in qualification to the 2011–12 Etisalat Emirates Cup.

Paranaense

In 2012, Patrick Fabiano moved back to Brazil and more accurately to Curitiba where he signed a two-year contract with Campeonato Brasileiro Série B club, Clube Atlético Paranaense. He made two substitute appearances for the club in the 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, one on 19 May 2012 in a 4–1 win over Joinville Esporte Clube[17] and another on 2 June 2012 in a 3–0 win over Grêmio Barueri Futebol.[18] He also scored one goal in four appearances in the 2012 Copa do Brasil. The goal was scored on 13 April 2012 in a 5–1 win over Criciúma Esporte Clube.[19] He helped his team to reach the Quarter-finals of the tournament where the club lost 4–2 on aggregate to Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras.

Hatta

In 2012, Patrick Fabiano moved back to the United Arab Emirates where he was signed by UAE First Division League club, Hatta Club on a one-year loan deal from Clube Atlético Paranaense. He scored 25 goals in 28 appearances in the 2012–13 UAE First Division League finishing as the second top scorer. He also scored two goals in three appearances in qualification to the 2012–13 Etisalat Emirates Cup.

Al-Fujairah

In 2013, Patrick Fabiano signed a one-year contract with another Emirati club, Al-Fujairah SC. He made his debut and scored his first goal for the club on 7 September 2013 in a 2013–14 UAE President's Cup qualification match in a 7–0 win over Al-Rams Club.[20] He made his 2013–14 UAE First Division League debut on 9 November 2013 in a 1–0 loss against Al-Ittihad Kalba SC[21] and scored his first goal in the competition on 14 September 2013 in a 2–2 draw against Hatta Club.[22] He scored 14 goals in 22 appearances in the 2013–14 UAE First Division League, helping his team to secure the second position in the league and thus getting promoted to the UAE Arabian Gulf League. He also scored six goals in eight appearances in qualification to the 2013–14 UAE President's Cup, sharing the top scorer award with Asamoah Gyan of Al-Ain FC and Grafite of Al-Ahli F.C.[23]

Kazma

With the Golden Boot Award for 2014-15 Kuwaiti Premier League season
Patrick Fabiano - Kazma SC
Celebrating a goal against Al-Salmiya SC

On 23 July 2014, Patrick Fabiano moved back to Kuwait where he signed a three-year contract with Kuwaiti Premier League club, Kazma SC.[24] He made his first appearance for the club on 23 August 2014 in a 2–0 loss against Al-Arabi SC[25] and scored his first goal in his second appearance for the club on 30 August 2014 in a 1–1 draw against 2013–14 Kuwaiti Premier League winners, Qadsia SC.[26] On 9 December 2014, he scored the fastest goal in the history of Kuwaiti Premier League, since the league started in the 1961–62 season. He scored the first goal of the match in a 3–0 win over Al-Yarmouk SC in just seven seconds after the kick-off.[27][28][29][30] He also made an appearance in the Quarter-finals of the 2014–15 Kuwait Emir Cup in a 3–2 loss against Al-Arabi SC.[31] He made 5 appearances in the 2015 GCC Champions League and helped his team to reach the Semi-finals of the competition where his side lost to 2-1 Qatari side, Al-Rayyan SC.[32][33] He scored 22 goals in 24 appearances in the 2014-15 Kuwaiti Premier League, finishing as the top scorer and also equaling the record of Kuwait's Hamad Al Harbi who also scored 22 goals in the 2005–06 Kuwaiti Premier League, one less than the record of 23 goals from Syrian international Omar Al Soma in the 2013–14 Kuwaiti Premier League.[34][35][36]

He began the 2015–16 season in style as he helped his side win their first ever Kuwait Federation Cup, 2015–16 Kuwait Federation Cup with a brace in a 2–1 win over Kuwait SC.[37][38][39]

Kuwait

On 27 July 2017, Patrick Fabiano signed a two-year contract with Kuwait SC.[40][41] He made his official debut on 7 September 2017 in the 2017 Kuwait Super Cup and helped his side lift the coveted trophy.[42]

CSA

On 24 December 2018, Patrick Fabiano signed a one-year loan with Centro Sportivo Alagoano, CSA.

International career

Patrick Fabiano was part of the first team squad of the Timor-Leste national football team. He was selected for the national team for the first time in 2014. He made his first appearance and scored his first goal for Timor Leste in a 2014 AFF Championship qualification match on 12 October 2014 in a 4–2 win over Brunei.[43][44] He made another appearance in the tournament on 14 October 2014 in a 0–0 draw against Myanmar.[45][46] His second goal for the national team came on 17 March 2015 in a 1–0 win over Mongolia in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match.[47][48][49] This goal helped them secure a 5-1 aggregate win over the Mongolians and thus helping them to advance to the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round. He has made appearances in the 2014 AFF Championship qualification and an appearance in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC).

On 19 January 2017, the Asian Football Confederation declared Patrick Fabiano and eleven other Brazilian men's footballers ineligible to represent East Timor.[50][51]

Personal life

On 18 June 2013, he received an East Timorese passport and hence he shares dual-citizenship between Brazil and Timor-Leste. However, the Asian Football Confederation found four years later that he had a falsified Timorese birth or baptismal certificate.[52]

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 January 2024[53][54][55]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League Cup Continental Other[lower-alpha 1] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Grêmio Mauaense 2006 Campeonato Paulista Série A3 118000000118
Destroyers 2007 BPD 27122000002912
Blooming 2008 71530000104
Estudiantes Tecos Reserves 2009–10 Liga de Nuevos Talentos 132000000132
Al-Nasr 2009–10 KPL 17125600002218
Al-Khaleej 2010–11 UAE Division 1 Group A 1719142400003143
2011–12 785500001213
Total 2427192900004356
Paranaense 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 0041000041
Hatta 2012–13 UAE Division 1 Group A 28253200003127
Al-Fujairah 2013–14 22148600003020
Kazma 2014–15 KPL 24221100503023
2015–16 20226300002625
2016–17 201781200002829
Total 6461151600508477
Kuwait SC 2017–18 KPL 771100421210
Al-Salmiya 2018–19 KPL 1410000014
2019–20 1430017
2020–21 2200022
2021–22 70029
Total 53302+8158
Qatar 2017–18 QSL 4100000041
CSA 2019 Série A 501000189249
União Suzano 2023 Campeonato Paulista Série A3 196000000196
Career total 3252296367002713435309

International

Scores and results list East Timor's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Patrick goal.[56]
List of international goals scored by Patrick Fabiano
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
112 October 2014New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos Brunei4–24–22014 AFF Championship qualification
217 March 2015MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Mongolia4–15–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Kazma SC

Kuwait SC

Individual

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