Overview

• Fluminense says the 44-year-old goalkeeper played his 1,391st career match in a Copa Sudamericana round-of-16 win over América de Cali at the Maracanã.
• Fábio kept a clean sheet in the 2–0 victory, with the club posting that he now has the most football matches in history.
• Peter Shilton’s career total varies by source, with Guinness listing 1,390, Shilton citing 1,387 competitive games, and other tallies using narrower criteria.
• News agency reports note that neither Shilton’s nor Fábio’s exact appearance counts can be conclusively verified.
• Fábio debuted in 1997, spent his entire career in Brazil with most matches at Cruzeiro, has never played for the senior Seleção, and is under contract with Fluminense through December 2026.