Fábio "Fabinho" Alexandre Cruz Martins (born 10 February 1996) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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Football career

On 26 April 2015, Fabinho made his professional debut with Sporting B in a

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match against

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. On 15 April 2018 he signed a short contract, until end of the season, with the

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team

Cherno More Varna Cherno More () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in the city of Varna, which currently competes in Bulgaria's primary football competition, the First League. Founded on 3 March 1913, as an association football branch ...

after a main player got injured. He completed his debut on 20 April 2018 in a league match against

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. In August 2018, Fabinho signed contract with

Estoril Estoril () is a town in the civil parish of Cascais e Estoril of the Portuguese Municipality of Cascais, on the Portuguese Riviera. It is a popular tourist destination, with hotels, beaches, and the Casino Estoril. It has been home to numero ...

until 30 June 2020. On 12 January 2024, Fabinho left Andorran

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side Penya Encarnada and joined

Cypriot Second Division The Cypriot Second Division () is the second highest association football, football division of the Cypriot football league system. Administered by the Cyprus Football Association, it is contested by 16 teams, with the top three teams being Prom ...

club Omonia 29M until the end of the 2023–24 season. He scored 7 goals in 12 league appearances to help the club achieve promotion to the

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References

External links

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Stats and profile at LPFP
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Fabinho Martins
at ZeroZero 1996 births Living people Footballers from Lisbon Portuguese men's footballers Portuguese sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent Black Portuguese sportspeople Men's association football midfielders Liga Portugal 2 players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Primera Divisió players Cypriot First Division players Cypriot Second Division players Sporting CP B players PFC Cherno More Varna players S.C. Covilhã players G.D. Estoril Praia players Episkopi F.C. players F.C. Alverca players AD Fafe players Karmiotissa FC players PAC Omonia 29M players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Greece Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Andorra Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Andorra 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen Penya Encarnada d'Andorra players {{Portugal-footy-midfielder-stub