sport.wikisort.org - Athlete

Search / Calendar

Frank Yusty Fabra Palacios (born 22 February 1991) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Argentine Primera División club Boca Juniors and the Colombia national team.

Frank Fabra
Fabra with Boca Juniors in 2016
Personal information
Full name Frank Yusty Fabra Palacios
Date of birth (1991-02-22) 22 February 1991 (age 31)
Place of birth Nechí, Colombia
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
Boca Juniors
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Envigado 90 (3)
2014–2015Deportivo Cali (loan) 38 (1)
2015–2016 Independiente Medellín 18 (1)
2016– Boca Juniors 154 (12)
National team
2015– Colombia 25 (1)
Honours
 Colombia
Copa América Centenario
2016 United States
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:43, 19 September 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022 (UTC)

He began his career with Envigado, debuting in 2010. He joined Deportivo Cali in 2014, where he was part of the squad that won the 2015 Apertura. After a brief spell at Independiente Medellín, Fabra signed for Boca Juniors on a three-year deal.

Fabra made his international debut for Colombia in 2015, and was part of the squads that finished third at the Copa América in 2016 and 2021.


Club career



Envigado


Fabra is a product of Envigado's youth system. At the age of 18, he was called up to the first team and debuted on 22 July 2010 against Cúcuta Deportivo. Despite his young age, Fabra quickly made himself a first team player, earning 106 caps and scoring three goals for El Equipo Naranja after four seasons at the club.


Deportivo Cali


In July 2014, Fabra was loaned out to fellow Colombian club Deportivo Cali for 6 months with a purchase option. During his loan spell in Cali, he was fast to install himself into the starting eleven, scoring once and earning 26 caps. The 2015 Apertura was Fabra's first big break, as he helped guide Cali to secure its ninth league. Following his first career title, Fabra was included in the Apertura's team of the season.


Independiente Medellín


For the 2015 Clausura, Fabra signed for Independiente Medellín after being heavily requested by Leonel Álvarez, Independiente's manager at the time. Fabra did not waste time during his adaptation and was quick to form part of the team's starting eleven. on 25 July, he scored his first goal for the Paisa club in a 1–0 victory against Deportes Tolima.


Boca Juniors


On 24 January 2016, Fabra signed a three and a half year contract with Argentine super club Boca Juniors despite heavy interest from several clubs in South America and Europe. He made his debut on 14 February in a home loss against Atlético Tucumán, having to leave the pitch after 44 minutes due to a later confirmed injury. His first goal came at the 2016 Copa Libertadores and was against his former club Deportivo Cali. The match ended in a 6–2 victory for Boca. On 12 May, Fabra scored an important away goal during the first leg of quarter-finals against Uruguayans Club Nacional. The match finished in a one-goal draw. The second leg finished with the same score, forcing a penalty shoot out between the teams. Fabra converted his penalty in a cheeky manner with some people comparing it to the way Diego Maradona often converted his own. Boca advanced to the semi-finals winning 4–3 on penalties and the series ended 2–2 on aggregate.

On 11 September 2016, Fabra scored his third goal for the Xeneizes against Belgrano in a 3–0 home triumph for match day three of the season. Fabra won the 2016–17 Argentine Primera División with Boca Juniors, making the achievement his first title with the club.

Sequentially after the end of Jonathan Silva's loan the following year, Fabra saw himself as the club's first choice left-back. For match day four of the 2017–18 season, Fabra found the net in Boca's 4–0 thrashing of Vélez Sarsfield. His second goal of the season arrived against Atlético Temperley, the sole celebration of the match.

On 3 November 2019, Fabra scored his first brace for Boca Juniors in a 5–1 route of Arsenal de Sarandí.


International career


On 28 August 2015, Fabra received his first call up from José Pékerman to Colombia's senior team to play a friendly against Peru. Fabra made his debut on 8 September, playing 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw against the Peruvians. His first official game was also against Peru, this time for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Colombia secured 3 points, claiming a 2–0 victory in the Estadio Metropolitano of Barranquilla.

He was included in Colombia's 23-man squad for the Copa América Centenario, tournament where Fabra scored his first international goal against Costa Rica. He appeared four times at the tournament as Colombia clinched a third-place finish.

During the later part of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, Fabra broke into the starting eleven for the rest of the matches with Colombia eventually finishing fourth thus earning direct qualification for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

In May 2018 Fabra was named in Colombia's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[2] However, he was ruled out of the tournament after sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament tear in his left knee during training on 9 June 2018.[3]


International goals


As of match played 17 November 2020. Colombia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Fabra goal.[4]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 June 2016NRG Stadium, Houston, United States7 Costa Rica1–12–3Copa América Centenario

Honours


Deportivo Cali

Boca Juniors



References





На других языках


[de] Frank Fabra

Frank Yusty Fabra Palacios (* 22. Februar 1991 in Nechí) ist ein kolumbianischer Fußballspieler. Der linke Außenverteidiger steht seit 2016 beim argentinischen Erstligisten-Verein Boca Juniors unter Vertrag. Er ist seit September 2015 kolumbianischer Nationalspieler.
- [en] Frank Fabra

[es] Frank Fabra

Frank Yusty Fabra Palacios (Nechí, Antioquia, Colombia; 22 de febrero de 1991) es un futbolista colombiano nacionalizado argentino[1] que juega como lateral Izquierdo y su actual equipo es Club Atlético Boca Juniors. Además, es internacional con la Selección de Colombia.

[fr] Frank Fabra

Frank Yusty Fabra Palacios, plus couramment appelé Frank Fabra, est un footballeur international colombien né le 22 février 1991 à Nechí. Évoluant au poste d'arrière gauche, il joue actuellement pour le CA Boca Juniors, dans le championnat d'Argentine.

[it] Frank Fabra

Frank Yusty Fabra Palacios (Nechí, 22 febbraio 1991) è un calciatore colombiano, difensore del Boca Juniors e della nazionale colombiana.

[ru] Фабра, Франк

Франк Ю́сти Фа́бра Пала́сиос (англ. Frank Yusty Fabra Palacios; род. 22 февраля 1991[1][2][3], Нечи, Антьокия[4]) — колумбийский футболист, защитник клуба «Бока Хуниорс» и сборной Колумбии.



Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.

Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.

2019-2025
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии