Luís Fabiano
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Luís Fabiano
Personal information
Full name	Luís Fabiano Clemente
Date of birth	8 November 1980 (1980-11-08) (age 28)
Place of birth	Campinas, Brazil
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Sevilla
Number	10
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997–2000 2000–2001 2001–2004 2004–2005 2005–	Ponte Preta Rennais São Paulo Porto Sevilla	011 0(2) 011 0(0) 085 (61) 022 0(3) 086 (41)
National team2
2003–	Brazil	022 (11)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 3, 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of September 10, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Luís Fabiano Clemente (born November 8, 1980 in Campinas, São Paulo), better known by his first name of Luís Fabiano, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward. He is famous for his power and finishing.

Career

He enjoyed great success at Brazilian side São Paulo FC, with a disappointing spell in French football sandwiched in between. 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. After transferring to FC Porto for a reported €10m he had a troublesome season and joined La Liga side Sevilla FC.

Fabiano was labeled the 'bad boy' of Brazilian football when playing for São Paulo after a number of brawls, and during a 2003 Copa Sudamericana match for São Paulo against River Plate of Argentina, there happened to be a fight between two players, Fabiano ran behind the River player and studded him just below the neck and sent him to the hospital. He was given a three-match ban from all competition.^{citation needed}

He has played for the Brazilian national team, winning the Copa América 2004 tournament with them.

In 2005, his mother was kidnapped by gunmen in Campinas ¹. She was rescued by police 61 days later.²

On 10 May 2006, Fabiano scored a header during FC Sevilla's 4-0 victory over Middlesbrough in the 2005/06 UEFA Cup Final.

The 07-08 season has been one of Luis' most successful as he finished runner up in the Pichichi Trophy with 24 goals, only 2 of which came from the penalty spot, and was second only to Daniel Guiza who had 27. This form had him recalled to the Seleção.

Statistics

(correct as of August 31, 2008)

National team goals

Date	Place	Match	Goals	Competition
June 11, 2003	Abuja Stadium, Abuja (NIR)	Nigeria 0-3 Brazil	1( 37')	International Friendly
April 28, 2004	Ferenc Puskas Stadium, Budapest (HUN)	Hungary 1-4 Brazil	2( 35'  43')	International Friendly
June 6, 2004	Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago (CHI)	Chile 1-1 Brazil	1( 15')	World Cup Qualifying
July 8, 2004	Arequipa Stadium, Arequipa (PER)	Brazil 1-0 Chile	1( 90')	Copa America
July 14, 2004	Arequipa Stadium, Arequipa (PER)	Brazil 1-2 Paraguay	1( 35')	Copa America
November 21, 2007	Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo (BRA)	Brazil 2-1 Uruguay	2( 45'  64')	World Cup Qualifying
May 31, 2008	Qwest Field, Seattle (USA)	Canada 2-3 Brazil	1( 44')	International Friendly
September 7, 2008	Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago (CHI)	Chile 0-3 Brazil	2( 21'  83')	World Cup Qualifying

Honours

São Paulo

• Tournament Rio-São Paulo: 1
  

2001

Porto

• Intercontinental Cup: 1
  

2004

Sevilla

• UEFA Cup: 2
  

2006, 2007

• UEFA Super Cup: 1
  

2006

• Spanish Cup: 1
  

2007

• Spanish Supercup: 1
  

2007

International

• Copa América: 1
  

2004

Personal

• Bola de Prata: 1
  

2003

• Brazilian league's top scorer: 1
  

2002

• São Paulo state league's top scorer: 1
  

2003

• Copa Libertadores's top scorer: 1
  

2004

References

External links

• Luis Fabiano Clemente FIFA competition record
• Uefa.com profile
• Profile

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