Fabinho
Fabinho is a Brazilian professional footballer celebrated for his role as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool and the Brazil national team. Known for his versatility and skill, Fabinho initially gained international attention while playing for AS Monaco, contributing to their Ligue 1 triumph in the 2016-2017 season.
Fabinho’s career highlights are punctuated by his exceptional performances both in domestic leagues and international competitions. In France, while playing for AS Monaco, he played a crucial part in the team’s victory in the 2016-2017 Ligue 1 season, ending Paris Saint-Germain’s four-year dominance. After moving to Liverpool in 2018, Fabinho became instrumental in the team’s UEFA Champions League win in 2019 and the long-awaited Premier League title in 2020.
Collaborations in football often come in the form of on-field partnerships, and Fabinho has had the pleasure of sharing the pitch with some of the most skillful individuals in the sport. At Monaco, he formed a resilient midfield alongside Tiemoué Bakayoko, Bernardo Silva, and Kylian Mbappé. After moving to Liverpool, he has teamed up with Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mané, Roberto Firmino, Jordan Henderson, Virgil van Dijk, Alisson Becker, Andrew Robertson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, and Georginio Wijnaldum, contributing to a squad that has been both domestically and internationally successful.
Over the years, Fabinho’s performances have earned him numerous distinctions, albeit without the conventional fanfare of individual awards. He has been part of squads that won the UEFA Champions League, Premier League, and Ligue 1 titles. Additionally, he has been named in several ‘Team of the Season’ line-ups, most notably making the cut in the UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season for 2018-2019.