# Fábio Abreu

Fábio Gonçalves Abreu (born 29 January 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan. Born in Portugal, he represented the Angola national team.

## Club career
### Early career and Marítimo

Born in Lisbon of Angolan descent, Abreu moved to Manchester in England as a child, where he attended Loreto College. He played youth football for Bacup Borough and Mossley, and trialled with S.L. Benfica before signing a three-year contract with C.S. Marítimo in July 2011. In 2012, he was loaned to amateurs Clube Desportivo Ribeira Brava – also in the island of Madeira – to kickstart his senior career.
Abreu spent the better part of his spell at the Estádio do Marítimo registered with the reserve side. His first Primeira Liga appearance with the first team occurred on 1 February 2015, when he came on as a late substitute in a 1−1 away draw against Académica de Coimbra. In May 2014, he renewed his contract until June 2017.

### Penafiel

On 10 July 2017, Abreu signed a two-year deal with LigaPro team F.C. Penafiel as a free agent. With 12 goals in his first season, he ranked seventh in the league's goalscorers, including a hat-trick on 21 October in a 4–1 home victory over Sporting CP B.

### Moreirense

In June 2019, Abreu returned to the top division when he joined Moreirense F.C. for three years; he released himself from an agreement with Gil Vicente F.C. in order to do so. On 11 August, at home to precisely that team, he scored his first top-flight goal to open a 3–0 win, and from February to March 2020 he netted in six consecutive games, ending with one in a 2–0 defeat of former club Marítimo. He finished the campaign as an ever-present with 13 goals, the fifth-most in the league.

### Asia

On 13 October 2020, Abreu signed for Saudi Professional League club Al Batin FC in a €2.5 million transfer, under Portuguese manager José Garrido. He scored on his debut 16 days later, equalising in a 2–1 home win over Al Raed FC.
Abreu moved to the UAE Pro League with Khor Fakkan Club in July 2022. One year later, he agreed to a deal at Chinese Super League side Beijing Guoan FC. He scored his first goals on 26 July 2023, a brace in the 4–1 away victory against Qingdao West Coast F.C. in the round of 16 of the FA Cup.
Abreu completed his first hat-trick for Guoan on 28 September 2024, in a 8–1 home defeat of Changchun Yatai FC.

## International career

Abreu played three games for England Schoolboys in 2010. He won his first cap for Angola on 6 September 2019, featuring the entire 1−0 away win over Gambia for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, and scored his first goal in the return leg, a 2−1 victory in Luanda that qualified the team to the group phase.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 2 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Marítimo B | 2013–14 | Segunda Liga | 32 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 3 |
| Marítimo B | 2014–15 | Segunda Liga | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 2 |
| Marítimo B | 2015–16 | Campeonato de Portugal | 30 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 19 |
| Marítimo B | Total | Total | 85 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 24 |
| Ribeira Brava (loan) | 2012–13 | Segunda Divisão | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 4 |
| Marítimo | 2014–15 | Primeira Liga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Marítimo | 2015–16 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Marítimo | Total | Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Penafiel | 2017–18 | LigaPro | 36 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 12 |
| Penafiel | 2018–19 | LigaPro | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 8 |
| Penafiel | Total | Total | 64 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 20 |
| Moreirense | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 34 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 15 |
| Moreirense | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
| Moreirense | Total | Total | 37 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 17 |
| Al Batin | 2020–21 | Saudi Pro League | 28 | 17 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 18 |
| Al Batin | 2021–22 | Saudi Pro League | 28 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 10 |
| Al Batin | Total | Total | 56 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 28 |
| Khor Fakkan | 2022–23 | UAE Pro League | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 6 |
| Beijing Guoan | 2023 | Chinese Super League | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 12 |
| Beijing Guoan | 2024 | Chinese Super League | 27 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 15 |
| Beijing Guoan | Total | Total | 40 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 27 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 317 | 119 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 335 | 126 |

### International goals

    Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Abreu goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 10 September 2019 | Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola | Gambia | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |