Fabiano Leismann

Fabiano Leismann (born 18 November 1991), sometimes known as just Fabiano, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Greek Super League club Aris. A versatile player, he can equally play as either a central defender or as a right-back.^[1]

Fabiano Leismann

Leismann with Palmeiras in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-11-18) 18 November 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	São João do Oeste, Brazil
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Aris
Number	4
Youth career
2008–2009	São Luiz
2010–2011	Chapecoense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2010	São Luiz	15	(0)
2011–2014	Chapecoense	129	(13)
2015–2016	Cruzeiro	28	(1)
2016	→ Palmeiras (loan)	7	(1)
2017–2020	Palmeiras	14	(0)
2018	→ Internacional (loan)	27	(0)
2019–2020	→ Boavista (loan)	27	(0)
2020–2021	Denizlispor	33	(0)
2021–	Aris	115	(8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 June 2025

Career

Aris

On 15 July 2021, Greek Super League club Aris announced the signing of Fabiano Leismann, who signed a three-year contract with the club after successfully passing all the procedural physical and medical examinations he was subjected to.^[2]

Not long after the signing of the player, the club included Fabiano Leismann in the list for their first two European matches for the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League, starting from 22 July 2021.^[3]

On 19 July 2021, it was made known that the Turkish Football Federation is refusing to send the blue card of the player,^[4] reportedly as retaliation for the incident with Galatasaray some days earlier,^[5][6] with the club of Aris asking an intervention by FIFA, because the issue must be solved before the match on Thursday (22 July 2021) so Fabiano to be eligible to play in that match.^[4] On the same day, it was also reported FIFA had intervened and asked the Turkish Football Federation to comply and send the blue card.^[7]

Personal life

Fabiano Leismann's hometown São João do Oeste's inhabitants are mostly of German descent. His surname ("Leissman") is of German descent, and speaks the language fluently.^[8]

Career Statistics

As of match played 7 December 2024^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State league		National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chapecoense	2011	Série C	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	2012	Série C	21	1	17[b]	6	4	1	—		—		42	8
	2013	Série B	25	1	20[b]	1	0	0	—		—		45	2
	2014	Série A	31	0	13[b]	4	2	0	—		—		46	4
	Total		79	2	50	11	6	1	—		—		135	14
Cruzeiro	2015	Série A	12	1	6[c]	0	0	0	1[d]	0	—		19	1
	2016	Série A	0	0	8[c]	0	0	0	—		2[e]	0	10	0
	Total		12	1	14	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	29	1
Palmeiras (loan)	2016	Série A	7	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	—		10	1
Palmeiras	2017	Série A	6	0	7[f]	0	3	0	2[d]	1	—		18	1
	2018	Série A	0	0	1[f]	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2019	Série A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		6	0	8	0	3	0	2	1	—		19	1
Internacional (loan)	2018	Série A	25	0	2[g]	0	2	0	—		—		29	0
Boavista (loan)	2019-20	Primeira Liga	27	0	—		0	0	—		0	0	27	0
Denizlispor	2020-21	Süper Lig	33	0	—		1	0	—		—		34	0
Aris	2021-22	Super League Greece	32	1	—		4	0	1[h]	0	—		37	1
	2022-23	Super League Greece	32	3	—		4	0	4[h]	0	—		40	3
	2023-24	Super League Greece	27	4	—		5	0	4[h]	1	—		36	5
	2024-25	Super League Greece	8	0	—		2	0	—		—		10	0
	Total		99	8	—		15	0	9	1	—		123	9
Career total			290	12	74	11	30	1	12	2	2	0	406	26

1. Includes Copa do Brasil, Taça de Portugal, Turkish Cup, Greek Cup
2. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Catarinense
3. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Mineiro
4. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
5. Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
6. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista
7. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho
8. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Individual

• Super League Greece Player of the Month: April 2022