Fábio Sturgeon

Fábio Miguel dos Santos Sturgeon (born 4 February 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Greek club Xanthi, on loan from Feirense.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is Sturgeon.
Fábio Sturgeon
Personal information
Full name Fábio Miguel dos Santos Sturgeon
Date of birth (1994-02-04) 4 February 1994
Place of birth Almada, Portugal
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Xanthi (on loan from Feirense)
Number 7
Youth career
2003–2007 Charneca da Caparica
2007–2010 Pescadores
2010–2013 Belenenses
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2017 Belenenses 98 (8)
2017–2018 Vitória Guimarães 31 (0)
2018– Feirense 28 (2)
2019– → Xanthi (loan) 24 (2)
National team
2014 Portugal U20 5 (0)
2014 Portugal U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 November 2019

Club career

Born in Almada, Setúbal District to an English father and a Portuguese mother,[1] Sturgeon joined C.F. Os Belenenses' youth system at the age of 16. He made his professional debut with the first team while still a junior, playing one minute in a 0–0 away draw against F.C. Penafiel for the season's League Cup.[2]

Sturgeon first appeared in the second division on 24 April 2013, coming on as a half-time substitute for Yacine Si Salem in a 0–2 home loss to U.D. Oliveirense.[3] He totalled four appearances as his team won the league title, getting a first start on 12 May in a 2–1 win at C.D. Trofense.[4]

After being used mostly off the bench in Belenenses' first season back in the Primeira Liga, Sturgeon made his breakthrough in 2014–15, playing 31 games and starting all but four. In the opener, on 17 August 2014, he scored his first professional goal in the sixth minute of a 3–1 away win against Penafiel,[5] and his second came on 4 April in a 2–0 victory over Moreirense F.C. at the Estádio do Restelo.[6]

Sturgeon started all ten fixtures in the 2015–16 edition of the UEFA Europa League, in an eventual group stage exit. On 26 January 2017, after having been tracked by Celtic of Scotland, he signed a four-and-a-half year contract at Vitória SC.[7] He totalled 38 scoreless matches during his spell, including their 3–1 loss to S.L. Benfica in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira on 5 August 2017.[8]

In July 2018, Sturgeon moved to another top-flight team, C.D. Feirense, on a three-year deal.[9] In just his second game, he opened his account on 20 August with the only goal of a win over his former team at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques.[10]

On 20 July 2019, Sturgeon was loaned to Xanthi F.C. of the Superleague Greece with a buying option.[11]

International career

Sturgeon was eligible to represent England and Portugal internationally.[1] He appeared for the under-20 team of the latter at the 2014 Toulon Tournament, and won his first and only cap for the under-21s on 13 November 2014, playing 21 minutes in a 1–3 away friendly defeat against England.[12]

Honours

Belenenses

References
  1. Nursey, James (12 October 2014). "Liverpool plot transfer of starlet Fabio Sturgeon from Portuguese side Belenenses". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  2. "Penafiel e Belenenses empatam sem golos" [Goalless draw for Penafiel and Belenenses] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 31 July 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  3. "Belenenses-Oliveirense, 0–2: Azuis perdem invencibilidade caseira" [Belenenses-Oliveirense, 0–2: Blues lose at home for the first time]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 April 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  4. "Trofense 1–2 Belenenses" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  5. Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (17 August 2014). "Penafiel-Belenenses, 1–3 (crónica)" [Penafiel-Belenenses, 1–3 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  6. "Moreirense perdeu com o Belenenses (2–0) no Restelo" [Moreirense lost to Belenenses (2–0) in Restelo] (in Portuguese). Guimarães TV. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  7. Rosa, Melo (26 January 2017). "Sturgeon quatro épocas e meia no Vitória" [Sturgeon to Vitória for four-and-a-half seasons]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  8. "Benfica vence Vitória e levanta Supertaça em Aveiro" [Benfica defeat Vitória and lift Supercup in Aveiro]. Correio Luso (in Portuguese). 5 August 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  9. Tavares, Ruben (17 July 2018). "Fábio Sturgeon: «Este estádio tem uma mística muito especial»" [Fábio Sturgeon: "This stadium has a very special mystique"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  10. "Feirense agrava início de época do V. Guimarães" [Feirense aggravate start of the season for V. Guimarães]. Público (in Portuguese). 20 August 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  11. "Feirense confirma empréstimo de Sturgeon com opção de compra" [Feirense confirm loan of Sturgeon with a buying option]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 20 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  12. King, Dominic (13 November 2014). "England U21 3–1 Portugal U21: Ings looking up for Gareth Southgate as local hero Danny scores twice at Turf Moor". Daily Mail. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  13. Ferreira, João Pedro (2 September 2018). "Fábio Sturgeon e Tiago Silva voltam a vivenciar o azul nas suas carreiras" [Fábio Sturgeon and Tiago Silva experience blue again in their careers] (in Portuguese). Bola Na Rede. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
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