Frank Fabra

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Frank Fabra
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Fabra with Boca Juniors in 2016
Personal information
Full name Frank Yusty Fabra Palacios
Date of birth (1991-02-22) 22 February 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Nechí, Colombia
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Boca Juniors
Number 18
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2015 Envigado 90 (3)
2014–2015 → Deportivo Cali (loan) 38 (1)
2015–2016 Independiente Medellín 18 (1)
2016– Boca Juniors 163 (10)
International career‡
2015–2023 Colombia 28 (1)
Medal record
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Copa América Centenario
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 United States
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:59, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022 (UTC)

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.

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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]

Personal life

Fabra is married to fellow Colombian Tatiana Gómez, with whom he has a son. [4] [5] Since 2019, Fabra has been a citizen of Argentina. [6] [7]

Career Statistics

Club

As of 10 June 2024 [8]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Envigado 2010 Categoría Primera A 40——2 [lower-alpha 1] 060
2011 10070——170
2012 321303 [lower-alpha 2] 0—381
2013 29110——301
2014 151———151
Total90311030201063
Deportivo Cali (loan) 2014 Categoría Primera A191304 [lower-alpha 2] 0—261
2015 19020——210
Total3815040—471
Independiente Medellín 2015 Categoría Primera A18160——241
Boca Juniors 2016 Primera División 20—10 [lower-alpha 3] 21 [lower-alpha 4] 0132
2016-17 20120—2 [lower-alpha 4] 0241
2017-18 222214 [lower-alpha 3] 11 [lower-alpha 5] 0294
2018-19 1000002 [lower-alpha 6] 030
2019-20 18220—1 [lower-alpha 4] 0212
2020-21 404010 [lower-alpha 3] 0—180
2021 332—3 [lower-alpha 3] 0—362
2022 363307 [lower-alpha 3] 04 [lower-alpha 7] 0503
2023 2202011 [lower-alpha 3] 02 [lower-alpha 8] 0370
2024 70—3 [lower-alpha 2] 0—100
Total1651015148313024114
Career Total3111537155315041819
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Relegation/promotion playoff
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  4. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Torneos de Verano
  5. ↑ Appearance(s) in Supercopa Argentina
  6. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa de la Superliga
  7. ↑ Three appearances in Torneos de Verano, One appearance in Trofeo de Campeones
  8. ↑ One appearance in Supercopa Argentina, One appearance in Supercopa Internacional

International

As of match played 17 November 2020. Colombia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Fabra goal. [9]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
111 June 2016 NRG Stadium, Houston, United States7Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1–12–3 Copa América Centenario


Honours

Deportivo Cali

Boca Juniors

Individual

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  2. ↑ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal.com. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Frank Fabra sufre ruptura de ligamento y se pierde el Mundial". Colombia.as.com. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  4. ↑ Scandolo, Ramiro (19 October 2021). "Frank Fabra: "Todo el mundo aporta"". Olé (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  5. ↑ Contento, Leandro (23 June 2022). "El crudo y tierno posteo de Tatiana, la esposa de Fabra". Olé (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  6. ↑ González Ruiz, Sergio Iván (23 July 2019). "Frank Fabra ya es colombo-argentino: ¿por qué pidió la doble nacionalidad?". Bolavip (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "El lateral colombiano de Boca consiguió la nacionalidad y liberó un cupo pensando en los posibles refuerzos. ¿El reemplazo de Benedetto será extranjero?". Olé (in Spanish). 24 July 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  8. ↑ Frank Fabra at Soccerway
  9. ↑ Frank Fabra at Soccerway
  10. ↑ "Frank Fabra - 87 Team of the Season | FIFA 17 Stats & Prices | WeFUT". wefut.com. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "FIFA 23 CONMEBOL TOTS: Release Date & Predictions". realsport101.com. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
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