'''Faisal Xavier'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://goal.com/en/news/91/portugal/2009/12/24/1707641/abel-xavier-quits-football-and-converts-to-islam|title=Abel Xavier Quits Football And Converts To Islam|accessdate=30 December 2009|publisher=Goal.com|archiveurl= httphttps://web.archive.org/web/20091226180013/http://www.goal.com/en/news/91/portugal/2009/12/24/1707641/abel-xavier-quits-football-and-converts-to-islam|archivedate= 26 December 2009 <!-12-DASHBot-->26|deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1238038/Ex-Liverpool-Everton-star-Abel-Xavier-converts-Islam-quits-football-37.html|title=Ex-Liverpool and Everton star Abel Xavier converts to Islam and quits football at 37|accessdate=30 December 2009|publisher=www.dailymail.co.uk|location=London|date=23 December 2009|archiveurl= httphttps://web.archive.org/web/20100116112732/http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1238038/Ex-Liverpool-Everton-star-Abel-Xavier-converts-Islam-quits-football-37.html|archivedate= 16 January 2010 <!-01-DASHBot-->16|deadurl=no}}</ref> (lahir sebagai '''Abel Luís da Silva Costa Xavier''') ({{lahirmati|[[Mozambik]] (provinsi [[Portugal|Portugis]])|30|11|1972}}) merupakan seorang pemain [[sepak bola]] berkebangsaan [[Portugal]] yang saat ini menjadi pelatih tim nasional Mozambik. Dia pernah membela klub seperti [[Estrela da Amadora]], [[S.L. Benfica]], [[AS Bari]], [[Real Oviedo]], [[PSV Eindhoven]], [[Everton F.C.]], [[Liverpool F.C.]], [[Galatasaray S.K.]], [[Hannover 96]], [[A.S. Roma]], [[Middlesbrough F.C.]], dan [[Los Angeles Galaxy]]. Di timnas {{timnas|Portugal}}, dia bermain 20 kali dan mencetak 2 gol.
Pada Desember 2009, Xavier pensiun dari sepak bola. Dia juga berpindah agama menjadi [[Islam]] dan mengganti namanya menjadi Faisal Xavier.<ref>[http://www.goal.com/en/news/91/portugal/2009/12/24/1707641/abel-xavier-quits-football-and-converts-to-islam abel xavier quits football and converts to islam] Goal.com</ref>
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* [http://la.galaxy.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t106&player=xavier_a&playerId=xav296636&statType=current LA Galaxy Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021030123/http://la.galaxy.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t106&player=xavier_a&playerId=xav296636&statType=current |date=2007-10-21 }}
* [http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=706&pn=Abel_Luis_Da_Silva_Xavier FootballDatabase career stats]
* [http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=427533&CPID=8&clid=25&lid=2&title=Abel+back+in+Boro+fold SkySports.com - Abel back in Boro fold (08/11/06)]{{Pranala mati|date=Januari 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
