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This Brazilian holds the record for most matches played in history
1997 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Brazil won this World Cup for the first time, defeating Ghana. Carlos Cesar Ramos’ team included Ronaldinho, Giovanni, Fabio Santos, and Fabio Pintora. Only Ronaldinho became a big star from this team. Others could not stand up like that—right or wrong! One of the players from that U-17 World Cup-winning team of Brazil is still playing. Even though he is 44 years old, he has no desire to hang up his gloves. On the contrary, even if he is not a star, even twenty-five-year-old footballers can be surprised to see his match statistics at this age. Since 2022, he has played 222 matches for Fluminense! He has played more than 60 matches in each of the previous three seasons. This season, the number has decreased slightly to 35 so far.
This Brazilian holds the record for most matches played in history
His name is Fabio Davison Lopez Maciel. If you watch the Brazilian league or the Club World Cup, you may only recognize him as ‘Fabio’. Fabio is the oldest player in the ongoing Club World Cup in the United States. Although Fluminense fans may object to his identity. Fabio is the goalkeeper of the Brazilian club, but not just any goalkeeper; just five days ago, Fabio set a great record in a 2-0 win over Pachuca in the group stage. He surpassed Italian legend Gianluigi Buffon to set the record for the most clean sheets in history (507).
Now the number is 508. Fluminense defeated Inter Milan 2-0 in the last 16 of the Club World Cup the day before yesterday. Fabio’s contribution to keeping the Brazilian club’s clean sheet in this match was four great saves. Among them, the save with his foot at the end was incredible. Such a performance by the 44-year-old goalkeeper in 33 degrees Celsius temperature in thei United States is incredible.
1997 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Brazil won this World Cup for the first time, defeating Ghana. Carlos Cesar Ramos’ team included Ronaldinho, Giovanni, Fabio Santos, and Fabio Pintora. Only Ronaldinho became a big star from this team. Others could not stand up like that—right or wrong! One of the players from that U-17 World Cup-winning team of Brazil is still playing. Even though he is 44 years old, he has no desire to hang up his gloves. On the contrary, even if he is not a star, even twenty-five-year-old footballers can be surprised to see his match statistics at this age. Since 2022, he has played 222 matches for Fluminense! He has played more than 60 matches in each of the previous three seasons. This season, the number has decreased slightly to 35 so far.
His name is Fabio Davison Lopez Maciel. If you watch the Brazilian league or the Club World Cup, you may only recognize him as ‘Fabio’. Fabio is the oldest player in the ongoing Club World Cup in the United States. Although Fluminense fans may object to his identity. Fabio is the goalkeeper of the Brazilian club, but not just any goalkeeper; just five days ago, Fabio set a great record in a 2-0 win over Pachuca in the group stage. He surpassed Italian legend Gianluigi Buffon to set the record for the most clean sheets in history (507).
Now the number is 508. Fluminense defeated Inter Milan 2-0 in the last 16 of the Club World Cup the day before yesterday. Fabio’s contribution to keeping the Brazilian club’s clean sheet in this match was four great saves. Among them, the save with his foot at the end was incredible. Such a performance by the 44-year-old goalkeeper in 33 degrees Celsius temperature in the United States is incredible.
