Fabio Sturgeon

Fábio Miguel dos Santos Sturgeon (born 4 February 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for C.D. Mafra.

Born in Almada, Setúbal District to an English father and a Portuguese mother, Sturgeon joined C.F. Os Belenenses' youth system at the age of 16. He made his professional debut with the first team while still a junior, playing one minute in a 0–0 away draw against F.C. Penafiel in the first round of the Taça da Liga.

Sturgeon first appeared in the second division on 24 April 2013, coming on as a half-time substitute for Yacine Si Salem in a 0–2 home loss to U.D. Oliveirense. He made four appearances as his team won the league title, getting a first start on 12 May in a 2–1 win at C.D. Trofense.

After being used mostly off the bench in Belenenses' first season back in the Primeira Liga, Sturgeon made his breakthrough in 2014–15, playing 31 games and starting all but four. In the opener, on 17 August 2014, he scored his first professional goal in the sixth minute of a 3–1 away win against Penafiel, and his second came on 4 April in a 2–0 victory over Moreirense F.C. at the Estádio do Restelo.

Sturgeon started all ten fixtures in the 2015–16 edition of the UEFA Europa League, in an eventual group stage exit. On 26 January 2017, after having been tracked by Celtic of Scotland, he signed a four-and-a-half year contract at Vitória SC. He totalled 38 scoreless matches during his spell, including their 3–1 loss to S.L. Benfica in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira on 5 August 2017.