Frank Yusty Fabra Palacios (born 22 February 1991) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as left-back for Independiente MedellÃÂn. Fabra's last club was Argentine Primera División club Boca Juniors, where he played from 2016 to January 2026. Fabra was also part of the Colombia national team.
He began his career with Envigado, debuting in 2010. He joined Deportivo Cali in 2014, where he was part of the squad that won the 2015 Apertura. After a brief spell at Independiente MedellÃÂn, Fabra signed for Boca Juniors on a three-year deal.
Fabra made his international debut for Colombia in 2015, and was part of the squads that finished third at the Copa América in 2016 and 2021.
Fabra is a product of Envigado's youth system. At the age of 18, he was called up to the first team and debuted on 22 July 2010 against Cúcuta Deportivo. Despite his young age, Fabra quickly made himself a first team player, earning 106 caps and scoring three goals for El Equipo Naranja after four seasons at the club.
In July 2014, Fabra was loaned out to fellow Colombian club Deportivo Cali for 6 months with a purchase option. During his loan spell in Cali, he was fast to install himself into the starting eleven, scoring once and earning 26 caps. The 2015 Apertura was Fabra's first big break, as he helped guide Cali to secure its ninth league. Following his first career title, Fabra was included in the Apertura's team of the season.
For the 2015 Clausura, Fabra signed for Independiente MedellÃÂn after being heavily requested by Leonel ÃÂlvarez, Independiente's manager at the time. Fabra did not waste time during his adaptation and was quick to form part of the team's starting eleven. on 25 July, he scored his first goal for the Paisa club in a 1âÂÂ0 victory against Deportes Tolima.
On 24 January 2016, Fabra signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Argentine super club Boca Juniors despite heavy interest from several clubs in South America and Europe. He made his debut on 14 February in a home loss against Atlético Tucumán, having to leave the pitch after 44 minutes due to a later confirmed injury. His first goal came at the 2016 Copa Libertadores and was against his former club Deportivo Cali. The match ended in a 6âÂÂ2 victory for Boca. On 12 May, Fabra scored an important away goal during the first leg of quarter-finals against Uruguayans Club Nacional. The match finished in a one-goal draw. The second leg finished with the same score, forcing a penalty shoot out between the teams. Fabra converted his penalty in a cheeky manner with some people comparing it to the way Diego Maradona often converted his own. Boca advanced to the semi-finals winning 4âÂÂ3 on penalties and the series ended 2âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
On 11 September 2016, Fabra scored his third goal for the Xeneizes against Belgrano in a 3âÂÂ0 home triumph for match day three of the season. Fabra won the 2016âÂÂ17 Argentine Primera División with Boca Juniors, making the achievement his first title with the club.
Sequentially after the end of Jonathan Silva's loan the following year, Fabra saw himself as the club's first choice left-back. For match day four of the 2017âÂÂ18 season, Fabra found the net in Boca's 4âÂÂ0 thrashing of Vélez Sarsfield. His second goal of the season arrived against Atlético Temperley, the sole celebration of the match.
On 3 November 2019, Fabra scored his first brace for Boca Juniors in a 5âÂÂ1 route of Arsenal de SarandÃÂ.
On 28 August 2015, Fabra received his first call up from José Pékerman to Colombia's senior team to play a friendly against Peru. Fabra made his debut on 8 September, playing 90 minutes in a 1âÂÂ1 draw against the Peruvians. His first official game was also against Peru, this time for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Colombia secured 3 points, claiming a 2âÂÂ0 victory in the Estadio Metropolitano of Barranquilla.
He was included in Colombia's 23-man squad for the Copa América Centenario, tournament where Fabra scored his first international goal against Costa Rica. He appeared four times at the tournament as Colombia clinched a third-place finish.
During the later part of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, Fabra broke into the starting eleven for the rest of the matches with Colombia eventually finishing fourth thus earning direct qualification for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
In May 2018 Fabra was named in Colombia's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. However, he was ruled out of the tournament after sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament tear in his left knee during training on 9 June 2018.
Fabra is married to fellow Colombian Tatiana Gómez, with whom he has a son. Since 2019, Fabra has been a citizen of Argentina.
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