Fábio César Montezine
# Fábio César Montezine

Fábio César Montezine (Arabic: فابيو سيزار مونتيزين; born 24 February 1979 in Londrina, Brazil) is a naturalized Qatari football player who is currently playing for Umm Salal in the Qatari league and for the Qatar national football team. As a junior, he played for the big Brazilian club São Paulo. He played a major part of his career in Italy, where he spent three years for Napoli. In 2005, he moved to Qatar to play for Al-Arabi. Fabio then became the playmaker of Umm Salal, with whom he reached the semi-finals of the AFC Champions League in 2009. Fabio later went on to play for Al-Rayyan for four seasons, during which he led his team to win the Emir Cup three times and the Heir Apparent Cup once.

## International career

He became eligible to play for Qatar in 2008 and is a regular starter of the national team.

### International goals

| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | 26 March 2008 | Doha, Qatar | Iraq | 2–0 | Won | 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification |
| 2. | 26 March 2008 | Doha, Qatar | Iraq | 2–0 | Won | 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification |
| 3. | 24 August 2008 | Doha, Qatar | North Korea | 2–1 | Won | Friendly |
| 4. | 14 November 2008 | Doha, Qatar | South Korea | 1–1 | Draw | Friendly |
| 5. | 13 November 2009 | Rouen, France | Paraguay | 2–0 | Won | Friendly |
| 6. | 13 November 2009 | Rouen, France | Paraguay | 2–0 | Won | Friendly |
| 7. | 3 March 2010 | Maribor, Slovenia | Slovenia | 1–4 | Lost | Friendly |
| 8. | 7 September 2010 | Doha, Qatar | Oman | 1–1 | Draw | Friendly |
| 9. | 22 December 2010 | Doha, Qatar | Estonia | 2–0 | Won | Friendly |
| 10. | 16 January 2011 | Doha, Qatar | Kuwait | 3–0 | Won | 2011 AFC Asian Cup |
| 11. | 21 January 2011 | Doha, Qatar | Japan | 3–2 | Lost | 2011 AFC Asian Cup |
