Ruan de Oliveira Ferreira (born 23 March 2000), known as Ruan Oliveira or simply Ruan, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Brazilian club Corinthians.[1][2][3]

Ruan Oliveira
Personal information
Full name Ruan de Oliveira Ferreira
Date of birth (2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Paraíso do Norte, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Corinthians
Number 33
Youth career
Metropolitano
2019–2020Corinthians (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Metropolitano 19 (2)
2020–Corinthians (loan) 23 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:02, 2 January 2024 (UTC)

Career edit

Ruan Oliveira made his professional debut for Metropolitano during the 2018 Campeonato Catarinense Série B, before signing with Corinthians' youth squad after the 2019 Campeonato Catarinense.[4]

He made his senior debut for Sport Club Corinthians Paulista in a 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A away match against Atlético Mineiro on 13 August 2020.[5] He played in four matches, before suffering a season ending knee injury on 1 September.[6] Ruan suffered an additional knee injury as he resumed training with Corinthians, and extended his contract until June 2023 while he recovered.[7]

Ruan returned to action on 10 June 2023, after being nearly three years sidelined; replacing Guilherme Biro, he scored the equalizer in a 1–1 home draw against Cuiabá.[8] He would feature regularly under head coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo, but lost space under Mano Menezes.

On 7 December 2023, Ruan suffered another knee injury, with his contract with Corinthians having to be renewed until his recovery.[9]

Career statistics edit

As of 2 January 2024.[3]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Metropolitano 2018 Catarinense Série B 5 1 5 1
2019 Catarinense 14 1 14 1
Total 19 2 19 2
Corinthians 2020 Série A 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2021 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023 19 2 4 0 5[a] 0 28 2
Total 23 2 0 0 4 0 5 0 32 2
Career total 23 2 19 2 4 0 5 0 0 0 51 4
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

Honours edit

Metropolitano

References edit

  1. ^ "Ruan Oliveira treina bem e pode ser utilizado pelo Corinthians na temporada". gazetaesportiva.com.
  2. ^ "Lembra dele? Ruan Oliveira está de volta ao Corinthians".
  3. ^ a b Ruan Oliveira at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  4. ^ Staff (19 April 2019). "Corinthians acerta com meia titular de clube da primeira divisão do catarinense" (in Portuguese). eotimedopovo.com.br. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Corinthians escalado com "prata da casa" no meio-campo e Otero no banco". Universo Online (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Ruan Oliveira rompe ligamento do joelho e será submetido a cirurgia". Gazeta Esportiva (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Ruan, do Corinthians, passa por nova cirurgia no joelho; recuperação é estimada em oito meses - Gazeta Esportiva". www.gazetaesportiva.com.
  8. ^ "Estrela de Ruan Oliveira brilha, e Corinthians se salva de vexame em casa, contra o Cuiabá" [Ruan Oliveira's star shines, and Corinthians save themselves from embarrassment at home, against Cuiabá] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Ruan Oliveira, do Corinthians, sofre ruptura no ligamento cruzado e deve ficar oito meses afastado" [Ruan Oliveira, from Corinthians, suffers tear in cruciate ligament and may stay eight months sidelined] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.

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