Patrick Fabiano

{{short description|Brazilian footballer}} {{Portuguese name|Nóbrega|Luz}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Patrick Fabiano | image = PatrickFabianoKazmaFC.png | upright = | caption = Fabiano in [[Kazma SC|Kazma]] in 2015 | full_name = Patrick Fabiano Alves Nóbrega Luz<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.the-afc.com/uploads/afc/files/afcdc_decisions_20170119DC01.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=www.the-afc.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123223128/http://www.the-afc.com/uploads/afc/files/afcdc_decisions_20170119DC01.pdf |archive-date=23 January 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|9|4|df=yes}}<ref>{{FIFA player|388945}}</ref> | birth_place = [[São Paulo]], Brazil | height = 1.81 m | position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]] | currentclub = [[Blumenau Esporte Clube|Blumenau]] | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2004 | youthclubs1 = [[Palestra de São Bernardo]] | youthyears2 = 2005 | youthclubs2 = [[Guarani FC|Guarani]] | years1 = 2006 | clubs1 = [[Grêmio Esportivo Mauaense|Grêmio Mauaense]] | caps1 = 11 | goals1 = 8 | years2 = 2007 | clubs2 = [[Club Destroyers|Destroyers]] | caps2 = 24 | goals2 = 19 | years3 = 2008 | clubs3 = [[Club Blooming|Blooming]] | caps3 = 12 | goals3 = 3 | years4 = 2009 | clubs4 = [[Estudiantes Tecos Reserves]] | caps4 = 13 | goals4 = 2 | years5 = 2009–2010 | clubs5 = [[Al-Nasr SC (Kuwait)|Al-Nasr]] | caps5 = 22 | goals5 = 18 | years6 = 2010–2012 | clubs6 = [[Al Khaleej Club|Al-Khaleej]] | caps6 = 41 | goals6 = 56 | years7 = 2012–2013 | clubs7 = [[Clube Atlético Paranaense|Atlético Paranaense]] | caps7 = 4 | goals7 = 1 | years8 = 2012–2013 | clubs8 = → [[Hatta Club|Hatta]] (loan) | caps8 = 31 | goals8 = 27 | years9 = 2013–2014 | clubs9 = [[Al-Fujairah SC|Al-Fujairah]] | caps9 = 31 | goals9 = 20 | years10 = 2014–2017 | clubs10 = [[Kazma SC|Kazma]] | caps10 = 100 | goals10 = 77 | years11 = 2017–2018 | clubs11 = [[Kuwait SC|Kuwait]] | caps11 = 13 | goals11 = 11 | years12 = 2018 | clubs12 = → [[Qatar SC|Qatar]] (loan) | caps12 = 4 | goals12 = 1 | years13 = 2018–2022 | clubs13 = [[Al-Salmiya SC|Al Salmiya]] | caps13 = | goals13 = 53 | years14 = 2019 | clubs14 = → [[Centro Sportivo Alagoano|CSA]] (loan) | caps14 = 5 | goals14 = 0 | years15 = 2023 | clubs15 = [[União Suzano Atlético Clube|União Suzano]] | caps15 = 19 | goals15 = 6 | years16 = 2024 | clubs16 = [[Esporte Clube Primavera|Primavera]] | caps16 = 14 | goals16 = 4 | years17 = 2024 | clubs17 = [[Associação Desportiva São Caetano|São Caetano]] | caps17 = 9 | goals17 = 0 | years18 = 2025 | clubs18 = [[Santa Catarina Clube|Santa Catarina]] | caps18 = 13 | goals18 = 2 | years19 = 2025 | clubs19 = [[Blumenau Esporte Clube|Blumenau]] | caps19 = 7 | goals19 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2014–2015 | nationalteam1 = [[Timor-Leste national football team|Timor-Leste]] | nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 2 }}

'''Patrick Fabiano Alves Nóbrega Luz''' (born 4 September 1987), commonly known as '''Patrick Fabiano''', is a Brazilian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[forward (association football)|forward]] for Brazilian club [[Associação Desportiva São Caetano|São Caetano]]. Born in Brazil and having played for clubs in Asia since 2009, he went to represent [[Timor-Leste national football team|Timor-Leste]] internationally in 2014 in order to be registered as an Asian player in his Asian clubs since then, despite having no connection to Timor-Leste.<ref name=NYT>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/02/sports/soccer/how-did-east-timor-soccer-improve-so-much-brazilians.html|title=Success Is No Longer Foreign to East Timor, but the Players Are|website=The New York Times|first=Jack|last=Kerr|date=1 October 2015}}</ref> He was declared as ineligible to play for that national team by the [[Asian Football Confederation]] in 2017.

==Club career==

===Youth career=== Patrick Fabiano began his footballing career in 2004 with the U-16 team of [[São Bernardo do Campo]]-based club, [[Palestra de São Bernardo]]. In 2005, he moved to his home town [[São Paulo]] where he signed a one-year youth contract with one of Brazil's top most club, [[Guarani FC|Guarani]] and thus became eligible to play for the U-17 team of the club.

===Grêmio Mauaense=== Patrick Fabiano began his professional footballing career in 2006 with [[Mauá]]-based [[Grêmio Esportivo Mauaense]]. He scored eight goals in 11 appearances in the [[Copa Paulista|2006 Copa Paulista]] for the Mauá-based club.

===Destroyers=== Patrick Fabiano first moved out of Brazil in 2007 to Bolivia where he signed a one-year contract with [[Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano]] club, [[Club Destroyers]]. He scored 19 goals in 22 appearances for the [[Santa Cruz de la Sierra]]-based club in the [[2007 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season|2007 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano]]. He also made two appearances in the [[2007 Copa Aerosur]].

===Blooming=== In 2008, Patrick Fabiano signed a one-year contract with another Bolivian club, [[Club Blooming]]. He made seven appearances in the [[2008 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season|2008 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano]]. He also scored three goals in five appearances in the [[2008 Copa Aerosur]] for the Santa Cruz de la Sierra-based club.

===Tecos=== In 2009, Patrick Fabiano again moved out of Brazil and this time to Mexico where he signed a short-term contract with [[Ascenso MX|Liga de Ascenso]] club [[Estudiantes Tecos]]. He played for the [[Estudiantes Tecos Reserves|club's reserves]], scoring his first goal on 26 January 2009 in a 4–1 loss against [[Chiapas F.C.|Jaguares de Chiapas]]<ref>{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2009/01/26/mexico/liga-de-ascenso/jaguares-de-chiapas-fc-ii/tecos-ua-de-guadalajara-ii/732957/ | title= JAGUARES II VS. TECOS UAG II 4 - 1 | website= SOCCERWAY}}</ref> He scored 2 goals in 13 appearances in the [[2009–10 Liga de Nuevos Talentos season|2009–10 Liga de Nuevos Talentos]].

===Al-Nasr=== In December 2009, Patrick Fabiano moved to Kuwait where he signed a one-year contract with [[Kuwaiti Premier League]] club, [[Al-Nasr SC (Kuwait)|Al-Nasr SC]]. He scored 12 goals in 17 appearances in the [[2009–10 Kuwaiti Premier League]], finishing one goal behind Oman's [[Ismail Al-Ajmi]] who finished as the top scorer with 13 goals. He also scored six goals in five appearances in the [[2010 Kuwait Emir Cup]] for the [[Al Farwaniyah|Al-Farwaniyah]]-based club.

===Al-Khaleej=== In 2010, Patrick Fabiano moved to another Middle Eastern country and this time to the United Arab Emirates where he signed a two-year contract with [[UAE Division 1 Group A|UAE First Division League]] club, [[Al Khaleej Club|Al-Khaleej Club]]. He made his debut for the club on 26 August 2010 in a [[2010–11 Etisalat Emirates Cup]] qualification match in a 1–0 win over [[Al-Fujairah SC]]<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/matches.aspx?&lang=en&id=8948 | title= Fujairah 0-1 Al Khaleeg | publisher= fanet.ae | access-date= 23 March 2015 | archive-date= 12 February 2019 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011717/https://www.fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/matches.aspx?&lang=en&id=8948 | url-status= dead }}</ref> and scored his first goal in the same competition two days later on 30 August in a 1–1 draw against [[Dibba Al-Hisn Sports Club]].<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/matches.aspx?&lang=en&id=8952 | title= Deba Al Hissin 1-1 Al Khaleeg | publisher= fanet.ae | access-date= 23 March 2015 | archive-date= 12 February 2019 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011737/https://www.fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/matches.aspx?&lang=en&id=8952 | url-status= dead }}</ref> In the qualification process, he put up an eye-catching performance for the club which included a record of five goals in a single match on 7 October 2010 in a 7–0 win over [[Ras Al Khaima Club]]<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/matches.aspx?&lang=en&id=8250 | title= Al Khaleeg 7-0 Ras Al Khaimah | publisher= fanet.ae | access-date= 23 March 2015 | archive-date= 12 February 2019 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011801/https://www.fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/matches.aspx?&lang=en&id=8250 | url-status= dead }}</ref> and three hat tricks, on 4 September 2010 in a 6–1 win over Armed Forces,<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/matches.aspx?&lang=en&id=8957 | title= Al Khaleeg 6-1 Armed Forces | publisher= fanet.ae | access-date= 23 March 2015 | archive-date= 12 February 2019 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011040/https://www.fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/matches.aspx?&lang=en&id=8957 | url-status= dead }}</ref> on 6 November 2010 in a 5–0 win over [[Al Thaid|Al-Dhaid]]<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/matches.aspx?&lang=en&id=8265 | title= Al Khaleeg 5-0 Al Dhaid | publisher= fanet.ae | access-date= 23 March 2015 | archive-date= 12 February 2019 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190212070510/https://www.fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/matches.aspx?&lang=en&id=8265 | url-status= dead }}</ref> and on 14 November 2011 in a 6–1 win over [[Al-Rams Club]].<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/matches.aspx?&lang=en&id=8272 | title= Al Khaleeg 6-1 Al Rams | publisher= fanet.ae | access-date= 23 March 2015 | archive-date= 12 February 2019 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011837/https://www.fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/matches.aspx?&lang=en&id=8272 | url-status= dead }}</ref> He also made an appearance in the [[2010–11 UAE President's Cup]] in Round 1 on 21 September 2010 in a 4–1 loss against [[Baniyas F.C.]]<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/matches.aspx?&lang=en&id=8901 | title= Baniyas 4-1 Al Khaleeg | publisher= fanet.ae | access-date= 23 March 2015 | archive-date= 12 February 2019 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011924/https://www.fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/matches.aspx?&lang=en&id=8901 | url-status= dead }}</ref> He made his UAE First Division League debut and scored his first goal in the competition on 9 December 2010 in a 3–3 draw against [[Emirates Club]].<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/matches.aspx?&lang=en&id=8051 | title= Emirates 3-3 Al Khaleeg | publisher= fanet.ae | access-date= 23 March 2015 | archive-date= 12 February 2019 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011426/https://www.fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/matches.aspx?&lang=en&id=8051 | url-status= dead }}</ref> He scored 19 goals in 17 appearances in the 2010-11 UAE First Division League, finishing as the top scorer. He also scored 24 goals in 13 appearances in the qualification to the 2010–11 Etisalat Emirates Cup.

In his second consecutive season for the club, he made his first appearance and scored his first goal for the club on 30 September 2011 in a [[2011–12 Etisalat Emirates Cup]] qualification match in a 3–3 draw against [[Al-Ittihad Kalba SC]].<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/matches.aspx?&lang=en&id=5634 | title= Ittihad Kalba 3-3 Al Khaleeg | publisher= fanet.ae | access-date= 23 March 2015 | archive-date= 21 February 2017 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170221105414/https://www.fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/matches.aspx?&lang=en&id=5634 | url-status= dead }}</ref> He made his first appearance in the 2011-12 UAE First Division League on 24 November 2011 in a 4–0 win over [[Al Urooba|Al-Urooba]].<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/matches.aspx?&lang=en&id=6337 | title= Al Khaleeg 4-0 Al Orooba | publisher= fanet.ae | access-date= 23 March 2015 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181006234909/https://www.fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/matches.aspx?&lang=en&id=6337 | archive-date= 6 October 2018 | url-status= dead }}</ref> In the competition, his performance of the season was on 5 December 2011 when he scored a hat trick in a 3–3 draw against Al-Fujairah SC.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/matches.aspx?&lang=en&id=6340 | title= Fujairah 3-3 Al Khaleeg | publisher= fanet.ae | access-date= 23 March 2015 | archive-date= 4 March 2016 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064205/https://www.fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/matches.aspx?&lang=en&id=6340 | url-status= dead }}</ref> He also made an appearance in the [[2011–12 UAE President's Cup]] in Round of 16 on 18 December 2011 in a 2–1 loss against [[Al-Sharjah SCC]].<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/matches.aspx?&lang=en&id=6166 | title= Sharjah 2-1 Al Al Khaleeg | publisher= fanet.ae | access-date= 23 March 2015 | archive-date= 21 February 2017 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170221010546/https://www.fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/matches.aspx?&lang=en&id=6166 | url-status= dead }}</ref> He scored 8 goals in 7 appearances in the 2011-12 UAE First Division League. He also scored five goals in four appearances in qualification to the 2011–12 Etisalat Emirates Cup.

===Paranaense=== In 2012, Patrick Fabiano moved back to Brazil and more accurately to [[Curitiba]] where he signed a two-year contract with [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série B]] club, [[Clube Atlético Paranaense]]. He made two substitute appearances for the club in the [[2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B]], one on 19 May 2012 in a 4–1 win over [[Joinville Esporte Clube]]<ref>{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/05/19/brazil/serie-b/joinville-esporte-clube/clube-atletico-paranaense/1269752/ | title= JOINVILLE VS. ATLÉTICO PR 1 - 4 | publisher= SOCCERWAY}}</ref> and another on 2 June 2012 in a 3–0 win over [[Grêmio Barueri Futebol]].<ref>{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/06/02/brazil/serie-b/clube-atletico-paranaense/gremio-recreativo-barueri/1270823/ | title= ATLÉTICO PR VS. GRÊMIO BARUERI 3 - 0 | publisher= SOCCERWAY}}</ref> He also scored one goal in four appearances in the [[2012 Copa do Brasil]]. The goal was scored on 13 April 2012 in a 5–1 win over [[Criciúma Esporte Clube]].<ref>{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/04/13/brazil/copa-do-brasil/clube-atletico-paranaense/criciuma-esporte-clube/1276240/ | title= ATLÉTICO PR VS. CRICIÚMA 5 - 1 | publisher= SOCCERWAY}}</ref> He helped his team to reach the Quarter-finals of the tournament where the club lost 4–2 on aggregate to [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras]].

===Hatta=== In 2012, Patrick Fabiano moved back to the United Arab Emirates where he was signed by UAE First Division League club, [[Hatta Club]] on a one-year loan deal from Clube Atlético Paranaense. He scored 25 goals in 28 appearances in the 2012–13 UAE First Division League finishing as the second top scorer. He also scored two goals in three appearances in qualification to the [[2012–13 Etisalat Emirates Cup]].

===Al-Fujairah=== In 2013, Patrick Fabiano signed a one-year contract with another Emirati club, Al-Fujairah SC. He made his debut and scored his first goal for the club on 7 September 2013 in a [[2013–14 UAE President's Cup]] qualification match in a 7–0 win over Al-Rams Club.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/matches.aspx?&lang=en&id=2721 | title= Fujairah 7-0 Al Rams | publisher= fanet.ae | access-date= 23 March 2015 | archive-date= 4 March 2016 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304124551/https://www.fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/matches.aspx?&lang=en&id=2721 | url-status= dead }}</ref> He made his 2013–14 UAE First Division League debut on 9 November 2013 in a 1–0 loss against Al-Ittihad Kalba SC<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/matches.aspx?&lang=en&id=4641 | title= Fujairah 0-1 Ittihad Kalba | publisher= fanet.ae | access-date= 23 March 2015 | archive-date= 4 March 2016 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085714/https://www.fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/matches.aspx?&lang=en&id=4641 | url-status= dead }}</ref> and scored his first goal in the competition on 14 September 2013 in a 2–2 draw against Hatta Club.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/matches.aspx?&lang=en&id=4648 | title= Hatta 2-2 Fujairah | publisher= fanet.ae | access-date= 23 March 2015 | archive-date= 4 March 2016 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085423/https://www.fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/matches.aspx?&lang=en&id=4648 | url-status= dead }}</ref> He scored 14 goals in 22 appearances in the 2013–14 UAE First Division League, helping his team to secure the second position in the league and thus getting promoted to the [[UAE Arabian Gulf League]]. He also scored six goals in eight appearances in qualification to the 2013–14 UAE President's Cup, sharing the top scorer award with [[Asamoah Gyan]] of [[Al Ain FC|Al-Ain FC]] and [[Grafite]] of [[Al-Ahli Dubai F.C.|Al-Ahli F.C.]]<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.kooora.com/?n=261008&pg=1&o=n3057900 | title= الفجيرة الإماراتي يتعاقد مع فابيانو ويعلن إلغاء وديته أمام الوصل | publisher= KOOORA}}</ref>

On 23 July 2014, Patrick Fabiano moved back to Kuwait where he signed a three-year contract with Kuwaiti Premier League club, [[Kazma SC]].<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.kooora.com/?n=344110&pg=1&o=n3057900 | title= كاظمة يعلن تعاقده مع البرازيلي فابيانو | publisher= KOOORA}}</ref> He made his first appearance for the club on 23 August 2014 in a 2–0 loss against [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi SC]]<ref>{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/08/23/kuwait/premier-league/kazma/al-arabi/1902387/ | title= KAZMA VS. AL ARABI 0 - 2 | publisher= SOCCERWAY}}</ref> and scored his first goal in his second appearance for the club on 30 August 2014 in a 1–1 draw against [[2013–14 Kuwaiti Premier League]] winners, [[Qadsia SC]].<ref>{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/08/30/kuwait/premier-league/al-qadsia-sc/kazma/1902405/ | title= AL QADSIA VS. KAZMA 1 - 1 | publisher= SOCCERWAY}}</ref> On 9 December 2014, he scored the fastest goal in the history of Kuwaiti Premier League, since the league started in the 1961–62 season. He scored the first goal of the match in a 3–0 win over [[Al-Yarmouk SC]] in just seven seconds after the kick-off.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/12/09/kuwait/premier-league/yarmouk/kazma/1902529/ | title= YARMOUK VS. KAZMA 0 - 3 | publisher= SOCCERWAY}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.kooora.com/?n=369478&pg=1&o=n3057900 | title= البرازيلي فابيانو يحرز أسرع هدف في تاريخ الدوري الكويتي | publisher= KOOORA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.kooora.com/?n=370363&pg=1&o=n3057900 | title= مكافأة كبيرة للبرازيلي فابيانو صاحب أسرع هدف في الدوري الكويتي | publisher= KOOORA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=832UGDi1ytU | title= 7 seconds & in! Patrick Fabiano scores fastest goal in Kuwaiti history, with his 1st touch! | publisher= YouTube}}</ref> He also made an appearance in the Quarter-finals of the [[2014–15 Kuwait Emir Cup]] in a 3–2 loss against [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi SC]].<ref>{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/01/27/kuwait/emir-cup/kazma/al-arabi/1992156/ | title= KAZMA VS. AL ARABI 2 - 3 | publisher= SOCCERWAY}}</ref> He made 5 appearances in the [[2015 GCC Champions League]] and helped his team to reach the Semi-finals of the competition where his side lost to 2-1 Qatari side, [[Al Rayyan SC|Al-Rayyan SC]].<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.the-gcc.com/2015/en/game-details/26 | title= Al Rayyan 2-1 Kazma | publisher= 30th GCC Club Cup}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.the-gcc.com/2015/en/news-details/56/devic-steers-al-rayan-to-semis | title= Devic steers Al Rayan to semis | publisher= 30th GCC Club Cup}}</ref> He scored 22 goals in 24 appearances in the [[2014-15 Kuwaiti Premier League]], finishing as the top scorer and also equaling the record of Kuwait's [[Hamad Al Harbi]] who also scored 22 goals in the [[2005–06 Kuwaiti Premier League]], one less than the record of 23 goals from Syrian international [[Omar Al Soma]] in the [[2013–14 Kuwaiti Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.kooora.com/?n=344658&pg=1&o=n3057900 | title= فابيانو يلتحق بمعسكر كاظمة بالبحرين خلال ساعات | publisher= KOOORA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.kooora.com/?n=345342&pg=1&o=n3057900 | title= البرازيلي فابيانو يجتاز الفحص الطبي في كاظمة | publisher= KOOORA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.kooora.com/?n=346375&pg=1&o=n3057900 | title= البرازيلي فابيانو يقود كاظمة الكويتي للفوز على الصليبخات | publisher= KOOORA}}</ref>

He began the [[2015–16 Kuwaiti Premier League|2015–16]] season in style as he helped his side win their first ever [[Kuwait Federation Cup]], [[2015–16 Kuwait Federation Cup]] with a brace in a 2–1 win over [[Kuwait SC]].<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.kooora.com/?n=445123&o=nckw | title= كاظمة يتوج بكأس الاتحاد الكويتي على حساب الكويت | publisher= KOOORA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.al-sharq.com/news/details/383763#.VkWlVPkrLIU | title= كاظمة بطلا لكأس الاتحاد الكويتي للمرة الأولى | publisher= al-sharq.com | access-date= 13 November 2015 | archive-date= 10 May 2017 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170510152707/http://www.al-sharq.com/news/details/383763#.VkWlVPkrLIU | url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= http://arabic.sport360.com/article/arabfootball/89989/%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B8%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8B-%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A3%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%8A | title= كاظمة بطلاً لكأس الاتحاد الكويتي | publisher= arabic.sport360.com}}</ref>

===Kuwait=== On 27 July 2017, Patrick Fabiano signed a two-year contract with [[Kuwait SC]].<ref>{{cite web | url= http://rihabnews.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%81-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83-%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88/ | title= الكويت يتعاقد مع محترف باتريك فابيانو | publisher= rihabnews.com | access-date= 7 August 2017 | archive-date= 16 August 2017 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170816145954/http://rihabnews.com/%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%83%d9%88%d9%8a%d8%aa-%d9%8a%d8%aa%d8%b9%d8%a7%d9%82%d8%af-%d9%85%d8%b9-%d9%85%d8%ad%d8%aa%d8%b1%d9%81-%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%aa%d8%b1%d9%8a%d9%83-%d9%81%d8%a7%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%a7%d9%86%d9%88/ | url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.al-sharq.com/news/details/504183 | title= نادي الكويت يضم البرازيلي فابيانو | publisher= al-sharq.com | access-date= 7 August 2017 | archive-date= 7 August 2017 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170807113100/http://www.al-sharq.com/news/details/504183 | url-status= dead }}</ref> He made his official debut on 7 September 2017 in the [[2017 Kuwait Super Cup]] and helped his side lift the coveted trophy.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.alraimedia.com/ar/article/local-sports/2017/09/07/788824/nr/nc | title= الكويت يحرز كأس السوبر | publisher= alraimedia.com | access-date= 9 September 2017 | archive-date= 11 October 2017 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171011143448/http://www.alraimedia.com/ar/article/local-sports/2017/09/07/788824/nr/nc | url-status= dead }}</ref>

===CSA=== On 24 December 2018, Patrick Fabiano signed a one-year loan with [[Centro Sportivo Alagoano]], CSA.

==International career== Patrick Fabiano was part of the first team squad of the [[Timor-Leste national football team]]. He was selected for the national team for the first time in 2014. He made his first appearance and scored his first goal for Timor Leste in a [[2014 AFF Championship qualification]] match on 12 October 2014 in a 4–2 win over [[Brunei national football team|Brunei]].<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.aseanfootball.org/v2/?p=17968 | title= AFF SUZUKI CUP QUALIFIERS: Timor Leste recover to claim victory over Brunei | publisher= aseanfootball.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/10/12/asia/asean-football-championship/timor-leste/brunei-darussalam/1882107/ | title= TIMOR-LESTE VS. BRUNEI 4 - 2 | publisher= SOCCERWAY}}</ref> He made another appearance in the tournament on 14 October 2014 in a 0–0 draw against [[Myanmar national football team|Myanmar]].<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.aseanfootball.org/v2/?p=17998 | title= AFF SUZUKI CUP QUALIFIERS: Raddy's Myanmar shares the spoils with Timor Leste | publisher= aseanfootball.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/10/14/asia/asean-football-championship/myanmar/timor-leste/1882113/ | title= MYANMAR VS. TIMOR-LESTE 0 - 0 | publisher= SOCCERWAY}}</ref> His second goal for the national team came on 17 March 2015 in a 1–0 win over [[Mongolia national football team|Mongolia]] in a [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]] match.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=275167/match=300311257/index.html | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150317011340/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=275167/match=300311257/index.html | url-status= dead | archive-date= 17 March 2015 | title= MONGOLIA 0-1 TIMOR-LESTE | publisher= FIFA.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=9231&stageid=355&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary | title= MONGOLIA 0-1 TIMOR-LESTE | publisher= the-afc.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/03/17/asia/wc-qualifying-asia/mongolia/timor-leste/2012944/ | title= MONGOLIA VS. TIMOR-LESTE 0 - 1 | publisher= SOCCERWAY}}</ref> This goal helped them secure a 5-1 aggregate win over the Mongolians and thus helping them to advance to the [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round]]. He has made appearances in the 2014 AFF Championship qualification and an appearance in the [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)]].

On 19 January 2017, the [[Asian Football Confederation]] declared Patrick Fabiano and eleven other Brazilian men's footballers ineligible to represent East Timor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/uploads/afc/files/afcdc_decisions_20170119DC01.pdf|publisher=[[Asian Football Confederation]]|title=AFC Disciplinary Committee decision 20170119DC01|date=19 January 2017|access-date=21 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://esportes.estadao.com.br/noticias/futebol,com-brasileiros-falsificados-em-campo-timor-leste-e-banido-de-competicoes,70001635340|title=Com brasileiros 'falsificados' em campo, Timor Leste é banido de competições|trans-title=With Brazilians "falsified" on field, East Timor is banned from competitions|language=Portuguese|date=20 January 2017|access-date=21 January 2017|first=Jamil|last=Chade|publisher=Estadão}}</ref>

==Personal life== On 18 June 2013, he received an [[Timor-Leste|East Timorese]] passport and hence he shares dual-citizenship between Brazil and [[Timor-Leste]]. However, the [[Asian Football Confederation]] found four years later that he had a falsified Timorese birth or baptismal certificate.<ref>{{cite web|title=Federacao Futebol Timor-Leste expelled from AFC Asian Cup 2023|url=http://www.the-afc.com/media-releases-timor-leste/federacao-futebol-timor-leste-expelled-from-afc-asian-cup-2023|website=The-AFC.com|access-date=20 January 2017}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club=== <ref>{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/players/patrick-fabiano-alves-nobrega/71367/ | title= Statistics | publisher= SOCCERWAY}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/players.aspx?lang=en&id=27943 | title= Statistics - Al-Khaleej and Al-Fujairah SC | publisher= fanet.ae | access-date= 21 October 2015 | archive-date= 4 March 2016 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050111/https://www.fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/players.aspx?lang=en&id=27943 | url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/players.aspx?lang=en&id=35046 | title= Statistics - Hatta Club | publisher= fanet.ae | access-date= 21 January 2016 | archive-date= 10 May 2017 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170510070654/https://www.fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/players.aspx?lang=en&id=35046 | url-status= dead }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other{{efn|Includes appearances in the [[GCC Champions League]], [[Kuwait Crown Prince Cup]], [[Kuwait Federation Cup]], [[Kuwait Super Cup]], [[Campeonato Alagoano]], [[Copa do Nordeste]], [[Copa Paulista]]}} !colspan="2"|Total |- !Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |[[Grêmio Esportivo Mauaense|Grêmio Mauaense]] |2006 Campeonato Paulista Série A3|2006 |[[Campeonato Paulista Série A3]] ||11||8||0||0||0||0||0||0||11||8 |- |[[Club Destroyers|Destroyers]] |[[2007 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season|2007]] |[[Bolivian Primera División]] ||27||12||2||0||0||0||0||0||29||12 |- |[[Club Blooming|Blooming]] |[[2008 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season|2008]] |Bolivian Primera División ||7||1||5||3||0||0||0||0||10||4 |- |[[Estudiantes Tecos Reserves]] |[[2009–10 Liga de Nuevos Talentos season|2009–10]] |[[Liga de Nuevos Talentos]] ||13||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||13||2 |- |[[Al-Nasr SC (Kuwait)|Al-Nasr]] |[[2009–10 Kuwaiti Premier League|2009–10]] |[[Kuwaiti Premier League]] ||17||12||5||6||0||0||0||0||22||18 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Al Khaleej Club|Al-Khaleej]] |[[2010–11 UAE Division 1 Group A|2010–11]] |rowspan="2"|[[UAE Division 1 Group A]] ||17||19||14||24||0||0||0||0||31||43 |- |[[2011–12 UAE Division 1 Group A|2011–12]] ||7||8||5||5||0||0||0||0||12||13 |- !colspan="2"|Total !24!!27!!19!!29!!0!!0!!0!!0!!43!!56 |- |[[Clube Atlético Paranaense|Paranaense]] |[[2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B|2012]] |[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série B|Série B]] ||0||0||4||1||0||0||0||0||4||1 |- |[[Hatta Club|Hatta]] |[[2012–13 UAE Division 1 Group A|2012–13]] |UAE Division 1 Group A ||28||25||3||2||0||0||0||0||31||27 |- |[[Al-Fujairah SC|Al-Fujairah]] |[[2013–14 UAE Division 1 Group A|2013–14]] |UAE Division 1 Group A ||22||14||8||6||0||0||0||0||30||20 |- |rowspan="4"|[[Kazma SC|Kazma]] |[[2014–15 Kuwaiti Premier League|2014–15]] |rowspan="3"|Kuwaiti Premier League ||24||22||1||1||0||0||5||0||30||23 |- |[[2015–16 Kuwaiti Premier League|2015–16]] ||20||22||6||3||0||0||0||0||26||25 |- |[[2016–17 Kuwaiti Premier League|2016–17]] ||20||17||8||12||0||0||0||0||28||29 |- !colspan="2"|Total !64!!61!!15!!16!!0!!0!!5!!0!!84!!77 |- |[[Kuwait SC]] |[[2017–18 Kuwaiti Premier League|2017–18]] |Kuwaiti Premier League ||7||7||1||1||0||0||4||2||12||10 |- |rowspan="5"|[[Al-Salmiya SC|Al-Salmiya]] |[[2018–19 Kuwaiti Premier League|2018–19]] |rowspan="4"|Kuwaiti Premier League ||14||10||0||0||||0||||0||||14 |- |[[2019–20 Kuwaiti Premier League|2019–20]] ||||14||||3||||0||||0||||17 |- |[[2020–21 Kuwaiti Premier League|2020–21]] ||||22||||0||||0||||0||||22 |- |[[2021–22 Kuwaiti Premier League|2021–22]] ||||7||||0||||0||||2||||9 |- !colspan="2"|Total !!!53!!!!3!!!!0!!!!2!!+81!!58 |- |[[Qatar SC|Qatar]] |[[2017–18 Qatar Stars League|2017–18]] |[[Qatar Stars League]] ||4||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||4||1 |- |[[Centro Sportivo Alagoano|CSA]] |[[2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2019]] |[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Série A]] ||5||0||1||0||0||0||18||9||24||9 |- |[[União Suzano Atlético Clube|União Suzano]] |2023 Campeonato Paulista Série A3|2023 |Campeonato Paulista Série A3 ||19||6||0||0||0||0||0||0||19||6 |- |[[Esporte Clube Primavera|Primavera]] |2024 |[[Campeonato Paulista Série A2]] |14||4||0||0||0||0||0||0||14||4 |- |[[Associação Desportiva São Caetano|São Caetano]] |2024 |Campeonato Paulista Série A3 |0||0||0||0||0||0||9||0||9||0 |- |[[Santa Catarina Clube|Santa Catarina]] |2025 |[[Campeonato Catarinense]] |7||1||||||||||||||7||1 |- |[[Blumenau Esporte Clube|Blumenau]] |2025 |[[Campeonato Catarinense Série B|Catarinense Série B]] |13||2||||||||||||||13||2 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !359!!236!!63!!67!!0!!0!!36!!13!!478!!316 |}

===International=== :''Scores and results list East Timor's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Patrick goal''.<ref name="NFT">{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/57534/Patrick_Fabiano.html|title=Fabiano, Patrick|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=26 January 2017}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Patrick Fabiano |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | align="center"|1 || 12 October 2014 || [[New Laos National Stadium]], [[Vientiane]], Laos || {{fb|BRU}} || align="center"|4–2 || align="center"|4–2 || [[2014 AFF Championship qualification]] |- | align="center"|2 || 17 March 2015 || [[MFF Football Centre]], [[Ulaanbaatar]], Mongolia || {{fb|MNG}} || align="center"|4–1 || align="center"|5–1 || [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |}

==Honours== '''Kazma SC''' * [[Kuwait Federation Cup]]: [[2015–16 Kuwait Federation Cup|2015–16]]

'''Kuwait SC''' * [[Kuwait Super Cup]]: [[2017 Kuwait Super Cup|2017]]

'''CSA'''

*[[Campeonato alagoano]]: [[2019 campeonato alagoano|2019]]

'''Individual''' * [[Kuwaiti Premier League|KPL Golden Boot]]: [[2014–15 Kuwaiti Premier League|2014–15]], [[2016–17 Kuwaiti Premier League|2016–17]] * [[Kazma SC]] top scorer: [[2014–15 Kuwaiti Premier League|2014–15]], [[2015–16 Kuwaiti Premier League|2015–16]], [[2016–17 Kuwaiti Premier League|2016-17]]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{FIFA player|388945|Patrick FABIANO}} *{{Soccerway|patrick-fabiano-alves-nobrega/71367}} *{{NFT player|57534}} *[http://www.eurosport.com/football/patrick-fabiano_prs225150/person.shtml Patrick Fabiano - EUROSPORT] *[http://www.soccerpunter.com/players/365539-Patrick-Fabiano-Alves-N%C3%B3brega-Luz Patrick Fabiano - SOCCER PUNTER] *[http://www.kooora.com/?player=57900 Patrick Fabiano - KOOORA] *[https://www.fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/players.aspx?lang=en&id=27943 Patrick Fabiano - fanet.ae] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050111/https://www.fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/players.aspx?lang=en&id=27943 |date=4 March 2016 }}

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