Fabinho Stands Out at Trabzonspor

Brazilian midfielder Fabinho, whom Trabzonspor signed at the start of the season, has played 9 Süper Lig matches and 3 UEFA Conference League matches. He has spent 723 minutes on the pitch in the league and 128 minutes in Europe.

Fabinho's first match for the claret-and-blue was an away game at Amed SK. He completed 91 percent of his passes in that match and played a part in the build-up to Mohamed Salah's goal. Against Gençlerbirliği, he completed all 10 of his long pass attempts. In the away match at Konyaspor, he contributed defensively with 3 tackles and 1 interception.

Since the Galatasaray match, when Thomas Reis took over as head coach, Fabinho has played in all 6 league matches, totalling 485 minutes on the pitch. In the Galatasaray derby, he stood out with an 88 percent pass completion rate, 3 tackles, 2 interceptions and 2 blocked shots.

In the match Trabzonspor won 2-0 against Beşiktaş, Fabinho ran 11.08 kilometres and was the player who covered the most ground. In the away game at Samsunspor, he created 3 key passes, and he finished the Alanyaspor match with a 90 percent pass completion rate, 2 interceptions and 2 tackles.

In Europe, Fabinho came on as a substitute in the match Trabzonspor won 4-2 against KuPS Kuopio, playing 35 minutes and winning 4 loose balls. He started the Freiburg match in the starting eleven and played the full 90 minutes. With a 95 percent pass completion rate and 3 tackles, he was the most effective player in the match in these statistics.