Profile Fabio Pereira

Personal information

Full name : Fábio Pereira da Silva

Date of birth : 9 July 1990

Place of birth : Petrópolis, RJ, Brazil

Height : 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)

Playing position : Left back , Left winger

Current club : Manchester United

Number : 20

Youth career :

2005–2008 Fluminense

Senior career :

2008– Manchester United

National team :

2007 Brazil U-17

Club career

Early years

Born in Petrópolis, RJ, Fábio started his football career as a defensive midfielder with his provincial club, Boa Esperança, but he was transformed to withdrew behind after he connected Fluminense of Rio de Janeiro. With Fluminense, Fábio took component in the 2005 Nike Premier Cup in Tokyo, where he was spotted by Manchester United scout Les Kershaw, any person who remarked that the twins reminded him of "two tiny whippets". Kershaw afterward called Manchester United overseer Alex Ferguson and recommended that the club pointer the Da Silva twins. Manchester United received in touch with Fluminense and petitioned approval for the twins to journey to Manchester to train with them in 2005. Shortly afterwards, a scout contending to create Arsenal visited the twins and petitioned them to arrive at England to train with Arsenal without the approval of Fluminense; however, they were dissuaded from this by their mother, any person who reminded them that they had been with Fluminense since they were 11, and that they ought demonstrate the club numerous loyalty. Therefore, they decided to pointer for Manchester United through Arsenal, and the couple clubs equated a trade in February 2007; the twins transferred to Manchester in January 2008 without ever having played for the Fluminense first team.

Manchester United

Despite signing for the club in February 2007, Fábio was unable to be reserved as a Manchester United performer or play in fits for the club until his 18th birthday on 9 July 2008. He organised his first attainment for Manchester United on 4 August 2008, originating on as a half-time substitute for Patrice Evra in a 2–0 friendly win away to Peterborough United. His performance in that game was praised, with Today contending that "Manchester United ultimately divulged what they were missing". He has since played in eight fits for the club's open space team, scoring five objectives – surrounding a hat-trick against Rochdale in the Lancashire Senior Cup on 16 March 2009 – and was called on the bench for United's second league game of the season against Portsmouth on 25 August 2008. However, Fábio's competitive debut for the Manchester United first team was delayed by a shoulder injury, which wanted surgery.

Fábio ultimately organised his debut on 24 January 2009, in the 2–1 FA Cup Fourth Round win through Tottenham Hotspur. However, he picked higher an injury to his calf before long into the second half and had to be deposed by fellow debutant Richard Eckersley. Fábio organised his Premier League debut for Manchester United on 16 August 2009, playing at right-back at home to Birmingham City on the possibility day of the 2009–10 season. He organised his second commence of the season at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the third throughout of the League Cup, but he was red-carded just condensed of the half-hour tag for a representative foul on Michael Kightly.

On 21 October 2009, Fábio was handed his Champions League debut in a 1–0 win through CSKA Moscow; he commenced the game but came off before long in the past the end with an injury. Sir Alex Ferguson passed on his gratification with Fábio's performance, particularly with the game being played on an fake surface. Fábio and twin brother Rafael were fascinated in a covering of wrongly identity during a League Cup fit against Barnsley, whereby Fábio received a yellow card for a foul presently engrossed by Rafael. United appealed and the card was transferred to Rafael. On 1 April 2010, Fábio signalled an extension to his Manchester United contract that will tie him to the club until at least June 2014.

International career

Fábio has played internationally for the Brazilian Under-17 team, and was captain of the Brazil team for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup, where he scored two times, taking in him the team's joint-highest scorer. He has been approached by Portugal national omnibus Carlos Queiroz and petitioned to play for Portugal's senior side, as both he and his twin retain Portuguese citizenship.