Rúben Neves (footballer, born 1991)

Rúben Flávio Santos das Neves (born 12 May 1991) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for C.D.C. Montalegre as a midfielder.

Rúben Neves
Personal information
Full name Rúben Flávio Santos das Neves[1]
Date of birth (1991-05-12) 12 May 1991 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth São João da Madeira, Portugal[1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Montalegre
Number 21
Youth career
1999–2010 Sanjoanense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Sanjoanense 40 (1)
2012−2013 Cinfães 29 (1)
2013–2015 Aves 45 (3)
2015–2017 Sanjoanense 46 (8)
2017 Salgueiros 8 (0)
2017 Freamunde 14 (0)
2018 Cinfães 13 (2)
2018–2019 Felgueiras 1932 23 (0)
2019– Montalegre 112 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:43, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

Club career edit

Born in São João da Madeira, Neves came through the ranks of hometown club A.D. Sanjoanense and made his senior debut with the team in the fourth division in 2009–10, in which his team was relegated. In 2012, he moved to C.D. Cinfães, helping them to second place in the third tier in his only season.

Afterwards, Neves enjoyed two campaigns as a professional with C.D. Aves in the Segunda Liga. He played his first match in the competition on 11 August 2013 in a 0–2 home loss against C.F. União where he featured the 90 minutes,[2] and scored his first goal the following weekend, helping the visitors to a 1–1 draw at U.D. Oliveirense.[3]

Neves dropped back to division three in the summer of 2015, by returning to Sanjoanense.[4] He spent the rest of his career at that level, with S.C. Salgueiros,[5] S.C. Freamunde,[6] Cinfães again, F.C. Felgueiras 1932 and C.D.C. Montalegre.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Rúben Neves" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Aves-U. Madeira, 0–2: Visitados foram "macios"" [Aves-U. Madeira, 0–2: Home side was "soft"]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 August 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Oliveirense-D. Aves, 1–1: Equilíbrio dominou" [Oliveirense-D. Aves, 1–1: Balance was the name of the game]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 August 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  4. ^ Fernandes, Pedro (26 July 2015). "Rúben Neves regressa a casa" [Rúben Neves returns home] (in Portuguese). A.D. Sanjoanense. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  5. ^ Ferreira, Nuno Miguel (6 February 2017). "Rúben Neves reforça Salgueiros" [Rúben Neves bolsters Salgueiros]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  6. ^ Gonçalves dos Santos, Fernando (6 July 2017). "Rúben Neves e Victor Nikiema reforçam Freamunde" [Rúben Neves and Victor Nikiema bolster Freamunde]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Montalegre arrancou época com mais nove reforços" [Montalegre kickstarted season with another nine additions]. Diário Atual (in Portuguese). 20 July 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2020.

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