Fábio Patrick dos Reis dos Santos Fernandes (born 13 December 1993), better known as Patrick, is a Cape Verdean professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Oțelul Galați.

Club career

Patrick began playing football in Portugal in 2016 with

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, and had a prolific season with 22 goals in 27 games. He had another successful season with Felgueiras 1932 in 2017, and on 28 July 2018 signed his first professional contract with

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in the

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. On 8 August 2019, he moved to

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club Farense on a two-year contract. On 20 December 2022, Patrick signed with

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. In June 2025, the player moved to Oțelul Galați from

, signing a two-year contract.

International career

Patrick made his debut for the Cape Verde national team in a 0–0 (4–3) penalty shootout win over

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on 3 June 2018.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandes, Patrick 1993 births Living people Footballers from Praia Cape Verdean men's footballers Men's association football forwards Cape Verde men's international footballers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Cape Verdean National Championships players Liga I players Boavista FC (Cape Verde) players F.C. Oliveira do Hospital players F.C. Felgueiras (2006) players C.D. Tondela players S.C. Farense players Varzim S.C. players G.D. Chaves players S.C.U. Torreense players C.S. Marítimo players ASC Oțelul Galați players Cape Verdean expatriate men's footballers Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Romania