Ney Fabiano de Oliveira

Football player infobox
playername = Ney Fabiano
fullname = Ney Fabiano de Oliveira


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|2|9
cityofbirth = São José dos Campos
countryofbirth = Brazil
height = height|m=1.77
currentclub = Melbourne Victory FC
clubnumber = 11
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1995–1996
1996–1997
1997–2000
2000–2001
2001–2002
2002
2002–2003
2003
2003–2004
2004–2005
2006
2007
2008
2008–"present"
clubs = Internacional
São Paulo
Cruzeiro E.C.
Atletico de Sorocaba
Nacional AM
Palmeiras
Bahia
Atlético Clube Juventus
FC RW Rankweil
União Bandeirante
Sao Jose
Thailand Tobacco Monopoly FC
Chonburi FC
Melbourne Victory
caps(goals) =
00 (18)
00 0(2)
04 0(1)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 30 August 2008
ntupdate = Ney Fabiano de Oliveira (born February 9, 1979), more commonly known as Ney Fabiano, is a Brazilian football (soccer) player, currently playing for Melbourne Victory in the Australian A-League.

Club career

Ney Fabiano spent the early part of his career playing for various clubs in Brazil, before moving to Austria for a spell. Fabiano then moved to ply his trade in Thailand where he signed with Thailand Tobacco Monopoly FC. In his first season in Thai football he became the top goal scorer in the 2007 Thai Premier League (TPL) with 18 goals, despite his team’s 6th-placed finish. After showing his ability in front of goal, Chonburi FC snapped him up for their 2008 AFC Champions League campaign.

Melbourne Victory

On 23 May 2008, Australian A-League club Melbourne Victory announced that, after two impressive performances against them in the 2008 AFC Champions League (including a goal each over the two legs played), they had signed Fabiano on a two year deal. [ [http://www.melbournevictory.com.au/default.aspx?s=mvfc_news_item&id=22281 Victory signs Chonburi star] ] Shortly after this announcement Fabiano was granted an Australian work permit, and his transfer to Melbourne Victory was formally completed when the A-League transfer window reopened on 1st July 2008. [ [http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=775539.html?cid=rssfeed&att= Fabiano leaves Chonburi for Victory] Accessed 31 May 2008] Fabiano is quoted as saying that he wants to approach his new surroundings in a professional manner in order to help him adapt quicker to the higher standard of the A-League. [cite web| url = http://www.theage.com.au/news/soccer/victorys-new-man-keen-to-roll-up-sleeves/2008/06/26/1214472673838.html?page=fullpage| title = Victory's new man keen to roll up sleeves| accessdate = 2008-06-27| author = Dan Silkstone| date = June 27, 2008| publisher = The Age] . So far, Fabiano has scored 2 goals for his new suitors, a tap-in during a friendly match vs Whittlesea Zebras, and a bullet header the following week against Adelaide United in the 2008/09 A-League Pre-Season Cup.

Ney Fabiano scored his first regular season goal in Round 2 2008-09 against Wellington Phoenix. He received a red card in the round 4 match against Adelaide United for spitting at defender Robert Cornthwaite. The charge was sent straight to the tribunal and on the 17th of September, the red card was upgraded to an eight match ban in addition to the mandatory one match suspension.Through an appeal this charge was reduced to a 6 match ban.

References

External links

* [http://www.melbournevictory.com.au/default.aspx?s=mvfc_playerprofile_item&pid=1647 Melbourne Victory profile]
* [http://200.159.15.35/registro/registro.aspx?s=131797 CBF profile]