Fábio do Passo Faria (born 24 April 1989) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a central defender.
[2] After almost no competitive appearances in the 2008–09 season, Faria became an undisputed starter the following campaign – 27 matches, one goal,[3] partnering veteran Gaspar as the team retained their league status – and was also called up to the Portugal under-21s for the first time.
[4][5] Faria only featured once during his spell at the Estádio da Luz, 45 minutes in a 2–0 home win against C.S.
in the League Cup, he felt indisposed and had to be taken to hospital with a heart condition,[11] which put his career on hold for several months; his retirement was completed in March 2013, at the age of only 23.
A striker, he also started his career at Rio Ave, and went on to play professionally for 13 years in representation of seven teams (notably C.F.