Meet The Players

Luis Fabiano

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 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. Currently, in the 2007-08 season, he is the top goal scorer in La Liga.

He was recently^[when?] recalled to the Brazil National Football Team for a set of qualifiers and friendly matches.