As a junior, he played for the big Brazilian club São Paulo.

He played a major part of his career in Italy, where he spent three years for Napoli.

Fabio then became the playmaker of Umm Salal, with whom he reached the semi-finals of the AFC Champions League in 2009.

[citation needed] He became eligible to play for Qatar in 2008 and was a regular starter of the national team.

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