Fluminese goalkeeper Fabio Deivson Lopes Maciel broke the record of Peter Shilton about having the most competitive performances in the history of football, according to his club.
The Brazilian keeper, 44, who started his career about 28 years ago, made his 1,391st professional appearance in the last 16 of the Copa Sudamericana against America de Cali on Wednesday.
It is believed that last season he overshadowed the appearance record of the Great England -Keeper, where Shilton slides its gloves on a no less than 1,374 times, 125 of those for England.
Fabio played for only five clubs – all in Brazil – during his incredibly long career, starting with his time as a professional at Uniao Bandeirante, then Atletico Paranese, Vasco Da Game, Cruzeiro and Fluminese.
He made a stunning 976 performances for Cruzeiro during a 17-year-old Stint in the Belo Horizonte club before he came to Fluminese in 2022.
The 44-year-old has proven 235 times for the Brazilian giants, who appears six performances at the club World Cup this summer by his side to the semi-final, where they were beaten by ultimate winners Chelsea.
In the American tournament, Fabio saw again making history when he passed the beautiful leaf record of Gianluigi Buffon of 506.
Fabio celebrated on the field with his family after his record -breaking no later than this week while he was wearing a shirt that is celebrating the beautiful milestone.
“I have to thank everyone who is part of my life – my father, my mother, my sisters, my friends, my wife – I try to be a good person,” he said.
'The most important thing is to help my teammates. I am grateful, but without God nothing would be possible.
'These are difficult games and we are confronted with very strong teams. We always strive to achieve our goals, what the titles are. '
After playing 5,850 minutes of football in the year early July 2024 – more than any keeper once played in one year – Fabio could increase the distance between himself and Shilton at the top of the performances Leaderboard.
He signed a contract earlier this summer and kept him with Fluminese until December 2026, at what time he will be 46, which means that the keeper has enough time to add to his count.
Fabio is also above Cristiano Ronaldo (1283 minutes), Paul Bastock (1284 minutes) and Rogerio Ceni (1226) in terms of performances, despite never attracting the famous yellow of Brazil.
Shilton, whose record has now been broken of course, spoke earlier about his lifetime in the game and said it is one of his greatest sources of pride.
In 2004, the Guardian spoke in 2004 and said Nottingham Forest Legend: 'After 30 years in the game, there are a few things that I am really proud of.
'The three who really matter are the most competitive games in professional football because it shows my lifespan.
'Winning 125 caps for England is next to it and the other is the joint record of the least world cup goals admitted to Fabien Barthez. That would clearly have been the record if it hadn't been for a certain gentleman, Maradona. '
Shilton played for Coventry, West Ham, Plymouth, Stoke, Derby, Southampton, Leicester and Forest during his career, which ended in 1997.