Fabinho

Early career

Fabinho began his career at Fluminense. He was called into a first team matchday squad for the only time on 20 May 2012, as he was an unused substitute in a 1–0 win over Corinthians in that season's Série A. On 8 June 2012, Fabinho joined Portuguese Primeira Liga club Rio Ave on a six-year contract. Upon arriving in Vila do Conde, Fabinho was greeted by his new manager, Nuno Espírito Santo. Fabinho later stated that he had been informed of what to expect in Portugal by fellow footballer Deco, who had been with him at Fluminense. After one month at Rio Ave, Fabinho joined Real Madrid Castilla on a season-long loan on 19 July 2012 and was welcomed in his hotel room in Madrid by José Mourinho. He made his professional debut on 17 August, as the Spanish Segunda División season began, playing 90 minutes in the 2–1 defeat at Villarreal. On 28 April 2013, he scored his first goal, heading an added-time equaliser for a 3–3 draw at CD Numancia. He made his debut for Real Madrid on 8 May 2013, playing 14 minutes in place of Fábio Coentrão and assisting the sixth goal by Ángel Di María in the 6–2 La Liga victory over Málaga at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. Fabinho was later praised by Jason Pettigrove of Bleacher Report as "assured and polished when called upon".

Monaco

2013–2015: Adaptation to Monaco

On 19 July 2013, Fabinho joined Monaco from Rio Ave on a season-long loan deal. Fabinho chose to move to Monaco as he was confident of…

Included in coach Dunga's 23-man squad for the 2015 Copa América in Chile, Fabinho made his debut in a warm-up match against Mexico on 7 June of that year, as a half-time substitute for Danilo in a 2–0 victory at Allianz Parque in São Paulo. With Dani Alves playing the entire tournament at right-back, Fabinho did not play at the Copa América, in which Brazil reached the quarter-finals. Fabinho was selected for Brazil's Copa América Centenario squad, although he did not play in any of Brazil's three matches at the tournament. In June 2021, he was included in Brazil's squad for the 2021 Copa América on home soil. On 7 November 2022, Fabinho was named in the squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. He served mainly as a back-up to Casemiro but was praised for the performances he made during the tournament. On 18 May 2026, Fabinho was selected for Brazil's squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Fabinho was born in Campinas, São Paulo, to Rosangela and João Roberto Tavares.

Fabinho married Rebeca Tavares in 2015, having been together since 2013. Rebeca was a professional footballer and initially played at a high level as an attacker in Spain, later signing for AS Monaco FF in January 2018 before retiring the same year to support her husband upon his move to Merseyside. The couple revealed Rebeca was pregnant with their first child in July 2022. Their son Israel was born in January 2023. Fabinho has referred to his son as his "little Scouser". Fabinho's father João Roberto died in 2021. Fabinho is often called 'Flaco', meaning 'skinny' in Spanish, by his teammates, as well as 'Fab'. The Brazilian took Fabinho as his name because when he was in the Fluminense Under 20s, the coach, Marcelo Veiga, referred to him in this way to distinguish him from Fábio Braga. He later decided to keep "Fabinho" on his shirt instead of his given names because his mother recommended he do so. Fabinho is known to spend time with compatriots and former Liverpool F.C teammates Alisson Becker and Roberto Firmino while still living in Liverpool, as well as fellow countrymen Ederson, Fred, and Fernandinho (the three of whom were formerly based in Manchester), and their families until his departure from England, as well as Firmino, Ederson, Fred and Fernandinho's, with Fabinho and Firmino moving to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Ederson and Fred moving to Istanbul, Turkey, and Fernandinho returning to Brazil. Fabinho is a devout Christian and is a highly popular figure in Liverpool.