Fábio Braga
Fábio Farroco Braga is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
Born in Lisbon, Braga moved to Brazil in 1995, aged two. In 2009, he joined Fluminense's youth setup, after a stint at Internacional, and was promoted to the former's first team ahead of the 2012 campaign.Braga made his senior debut on 21 January 2012, coming on as a late substitute for Alejandro Martinuccio in a 3–0 home win against Friburguense for the Campeonato Carioca championship. He scored his first goal on 28 April, netting the first in a 2–0 home success over Volta Redonda.
Braga made his Série A debut on 20 May, starting in a 1–0 win at Corinthians, and finished the season with eight league matches, as his side was crowned champions. In August 2013 he was linked to a move to Modena, but the deal later collapsed.
On 27 August 2014, after being rarely used, Braga was loaned to América-RN until December. He appeared in only four matches for the side, which eventually suffered relegation.
On 28 January 2015 Braga moved to CSM Studențesc Iași, signing a six-month contract after being released by Flu. He scored his first professional goal on 9 March, netting the last in a 2–0 away win against FC Petrolul Ploiești.
Braga returned to Brazil on 6 January 2016, signing for Coritiba Foot Ball Club. Unused as they finished runners-up in the Campeonato Paranaense, he made his debut on 4 June, replacing César González for the final 20 minutes of a 2–1 loss at national champions Sport Club Corinthians Paulista.
On 11 January 2017, Braga signed for Associação Atlética Ponte Preta for the year. He made one appearance as they came runners-up in the Campeonato Paulista, as a late substitute for Clayson in a 3–3 draw at Esporte Clube Santo André. On 25 July, having added just two more appearances in the national league, he was released from his contract, as was Lins.