Luís Fabiano, Brazil footballer: Profile, Career, News & Videos

Luís Fabiano , commonly known as Luís Fabiano, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker and represented the Brazil national team.

Luís Fabiano began his career with Ponte Preta in Brazil in 1998, followed by a short spell with Rennes in France. He returned to Brazil with São Paulo, where he was top scorer in the 2002 Brazilian league and the 2004 Copa Libertadores. He returned to Europe in 2004, spending one season with Porto, before joining Spanish club Sevilla in Spain, where he would spend six seasons. With Sevilla, he won consecutive UEFA Cups in 2006 and 2007, as well as the Copa del Rey twice, scoring 106 goals in 229 matches. He returned to São Paulo in 2011, spending four and half seasons there and winning the 2012 Copa Sudamericana. He subsequently joined Tianjin Quanjian in China for one season. After a short spell with Vasco da Gama, he retired from professional football in 2017.

Luís Fabiano made his debut for the Brazil national team in 2003, representing Brazil at the 2010 World Cup, as well as the 2004 Copa América, which Brazil won. He also appeared at the 2003 and 2009 Confederations Cups, winning the latter, where he was also the tournament top-scorer. He played 45 matches and scored 28 times for Brazil between 2003 and 2013.