| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fábio Rúben Soares Jaló | ||
| Date of birth | 18 November 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Barnsley | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2019 | Benfica | ||
| 2019–2022 | Barnsley | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Barnsley | 40 | (3) |
| 2026 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Portugal U18 | 6 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Portugal U19 | 11 | (3) |
| 2024 | Portugal U20 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:37, 5 June 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 06:55, 15 October 2026 (UTC) | |||
Fábio Rúben Soares Jaló (born 18 November 2005) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One side Barnsley.
Jaló began playing football in his native Portugal with Benfica, before moving to England with Barnsley in 2019. He signed his first professional contract with Barnsley at the age of 16 in July 2022, having been named as 2021–22 Academy Player of the Season after scoring 27 goals in all competitions. He made his senior debut on 10 August, in a 1–0 victory at Middlesbrough in the EFL Cup, becoming the sixth youngest player in the club's history. On 11 October 2022, Jalo scored his first professional goals, scoring twice in a 4–2 away victory over Doncaster Rovers in the EFL Trophy. On 30 January 2026, Jaló joined League Two side Oldham Athletic on loan until the end of the season.
Jaló was first called up to the Portugal U-18 team for a training camp, on 18 January 2023
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barnsley | 2022–23 | League One | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 2 |
| 2023–24 | League One | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| 2024–25 | League One | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| 2025–26 | League One | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2026–27 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 53 | 6 | ||
| Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2025–26 | League Two | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 42 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 55 | 6 | ||