Fábio Felício

Fábio Felício

Personal information
Full name	Fábio Alexandre Duarte Felício
Date of birth	(1982-05-02) 2 May 1982
Place of birth	Faro, Portugal
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Almancilense
Youth career
1990–2000	Farense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2001	Farense	14	(0)
2002–2003	Olhanense	52	(15)
2003–2004	Académica	25	(3)
2004–2006	União Leiria	58	(10)
2006	Real Sociedad	10	(0)
2007–2009	Rubin Kazan	6	(0)
2007–2008	→ Marítimo (loan)	21	(0)
2008–2009	→ Asteras Tripoli (loan)	6	(0)
2009–2010	Vitória Guimarães	8	(0)
2010–2011	Rio Ave	7	(0)
2011–2012	Marítimo	4	(0)
2012–2013	Portimonense	27	(3)
2013–2014	Farense	27	(0)
2014–2015	Louletano	23	(2)
2016–	Almancilense	9	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

Fábio Alexandre Duarte Felício (born 2 May 1982) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Sociedade Recreativa Almancilense as a midfielder.

Football career

Born in Faro, Algarve, Felício made his professional debuts with hometown club S.C. Farense, appearing in the Primeira Liga not yet aged 18. He continued to develop at neighbours S.C. Olhanense, in the lower leagues.

After a single season with Académica de Coimbra, again in the top division, Felício established himself at fellow league side U.D. Leiria, helping them qualify twice for the UEFA Intertoto Cup. His solid displays attracted the attention of Spain's Real Sociedad, but he did not settle at all at his new team, and left in the following transfer window.

Before the start of the 2007 season, Felício signed with Russian Premier League club FC Rubin Kazan. He made his debut on 4 March, appearing as a starter in a 1–3 defeat against FC Rostov in the Russian Cup, but lost his place in the first team very soon, playing just two league games since the fifth round and eventually went on to serve two consecutive loans, one of them back in his country with C.S. Marítimo; in an interview, Rubin manager Kurban Berdyyev described him as "a heaven-born footballer, but a coward, not a fighter", criticizing him for his inability to demonstrate his talent during games.

Felício spent the 2008–09 season in Greece playing for Asteras Tripoli FC, on loan. In late December 2009 he agreed on a return to Portugal, signing with Vitória de Guimarães.

External links

• Fábio Felício at footballzz.co.uk
• Fábio Felício profile at ForaDeJogo
• Fábio Felício profile at BDFutbol
• Fábio Felício at Soccerway