Fábio Lopes (footballer, born 1977)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Lopes and the second or paternal family name is Alcântara.

Fábio Lopes Alcântara (Chinese: 法比奧; born 24 March 1977), or simply Fábio Lopes, is a former Brazilian-born Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a centre back.

Fábio Lopes

Personal information
Full name	Fábio Lopes Alcântara
Date of birth	(1977-03-24) 24 March 1977 (age 48)
Place of birth	Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1997	Bahia
?–2004	Passo Fundo
2004	Platinense
2004–2007	Happy Valley	36	(16)
2007–2008	Eastern	13	(4)
2008–2009	Persib Bandung	32	(3)
2009	Persija Jakarta	16	(6)
2009–2010	Shatin	16	(4)
2010–2011	Pontic	22	(23)
2011	Hoi Fan	8	(6)
2011–2012	Mettip	20	(20)
2012	Kuan Tai	7	(6)
2012–2020	Yuen Long	124	(37)
2020–2021	Pegasus	15	(1)
2021–2024	Shatin	42	(9)
Managerial career
2018–2020	Yuen Long (player-coach)
2020–2021	Pegasus (player-coach)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

He played as a striker for Eastern, having signed from Happy Valley in August 2007.

On 17 May 2018, Fabio announced his retirement at the annual Hong Kong Football Awards.^[1] However, on 4 June 2018, Yuen Long chairman Wilson Wong stated that Fabio had reversed his decision, and would become a player-coach for the club the following season.^[2] He was appointed as Assistant Manager from 15 July 2018 until 31 May 2020.

Following Yuen Long's self-relegation, Fabio joined Pegasus as a player-coach on 14 June 2020.^[3]

Family

Fábio has two younger brothers, they are both professional footballers.

His younger brother Fabrício Alcântara played for Shatin. Also, Fabrício was a teammate with Fábio for Hong Kong First Division club Happy Valley during 2006–07.

Also, his other younger brother Fernando Lopes played for Hong Kong First Division clubs South China and Sham Shui Po. He is currently playing for Rangers.

Honours

Club

Happy Valley

• Hong Kong First Division: 2005–06

Eastern

• Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2007–08

Yuen Long

• Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2017–18

Individual honours

• Hong Kong First Division Top Scorer: 2005–06
• Hong Kong League Cup Top Scorer: 2005–06

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 May 2021^[4]

Club	Season	No.	League		League Cup		Senior Shield		FA Cup		AFC Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Happy Valley	2004–05	9	10	5	?	2	?	1	?	0	?	1	?	9
	2005–06	9	14	10	?	4	?	1	?	0	?	2	?	17
	2006–07	9	12	1	?	3	—	—	?	0	?	0	?	4
	Total		36	16		9		2		0		3		30
Eastern	2007–08	9	13	4	4	0	2	1	?	0	—	—	?	5
	Total		13	4	4	0	2	1		0				5
Shatin	2009–10	14	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	0	0
	Total		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0
Yuen Long	2013–14	7	17	3	—	—	1	1	0	0	—	—	18	4
	2014–15		12	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	—	—	16	1
	2015–16		14	0	2	0	1	0	4	2	—	—	21	2
	2016–17		20	1	—	—	1	0	1	0	—	—	22	3
	2017–18		16	2	—	—	3	0	2	0	—	—	21	7
	2018–19		16	1	—	—	1	0	3	0	—	—	20	2
	2019–20		9	0	—	—	1	0	1	0	—	—	11	0
	Total		104	8	3	0	9	1	13	2			129	19
Pegasus	2020–21	22	14	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	1
	Total		14	1									14	1
Career Total