Thursday 6 November 2008

"who is Rafael and Fabio Pereira da Silva?"


"not so sure which one is rafael and which one is fabio..any idea?"

Rafael Bio

Full NameRafael Pereira da Silva
Birth DateJuly 9, 1990
Birth PlaceRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Age18
PositionDefender
Squad #21

Rafael signed for Manchester United along with his twin brother Fabio in January 2008.

The Brazilian is a right-back who is also able to play as a right-sided midfielder.

He was part of his country's squad at the World Under-17 Championships in 2007.

He began his career at Fluminense as a youth where he was initally spotted by United's scouting network.

Sir Alex Ferguson was hugely impressed with his performance against Peterborough in a pre-season friendly in August 2008.

That led to Rafael making his debut for the Red Devils at the start of the 2008/09 season, replacing fellow young star Frazier Cambpell for the final 10 minutes.

The player is at attcking full-back who loves to get forward and join in with the attack.

Fabio Bio

Full NameFabio Pereira da Silva
Birth DateJuly 9, 1990
Birth PlaceRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Age18
PositionDefender
Squad #20

Like his twin brother Rafael, Fabio moved to Manchester United in January 2008 after being spotted playing for Fluminese in his homeland of Brazil.

With his brother a right-back, Fabio could complete a twin full-back pairing as he is left-footed. They are both attack-minded defenders.

Fabio was the captain of Brazil at the 2007 Under-17 World Cup and also top scored, winning rave reviews.

He is also a dead-ball expert.

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