Rui Moreira (footballer)

Rui Filipe Araújo Moreira (born 31 May 1996) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Varzim S.C., as a midfielder.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Araújo and the second or paternal family name is Moreira.
Rui Moreira
Personal information
Full name Rui Filipe Araújo Moreira
Date of birth (1996-05-31) 31 May 1996
Place of birth Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Varzim
Number 16
Youth career
2004–2007 Varzim
2007–2015 Porto
2011–2012 → Padroense (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Porto B 74 (3)
2018–2019 → Cartagena (loan) 4 (0)
2019– Varzim 11 (0)
National team
2011–2012 Portugal U16 14 (3)
2012–2013 Portugal U17 14 (5)
2013 Portugal U18 2 (1)
2015 Portugal U19 2 (0)
2016 Portugal U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:28, 25 November 2019 (UTC)

Football career

Born in Póvoa de Varzim, Moreira developed at hometown club Varzim S.C. before joining FC Porto at the age of 11. On 24 May 2015, he made his professional debut with FC Porto B in a 2014–15 Segunda Liga match against C.S. Marítimo B, a goalless draw.[1] He played just over a third of the matches in 2015–16 as the reserve team won the second-tier championship, being ineligible for promotion to Primeira Liga.

On 31 August 2018, Moreira was loaned to Spanish club FC Cartagena, as was teammate Luís Mata.[2] He played only four matches during his time with the Segunda División B club, one coming in the Copa del Rey.

Moreira ended his 12-year association with Porto in July 2019, when he returned to second-tier Varzim on a two-year deal.[3]

References
  1. "Marítimo B 0-0 FC Porto B". ForaDeJogo. 2015-05-24.
  2. "OFICIAL: FC Porto empresta Rui Moreira" [OFFICIAL: FC Porto loans Rui Moreira] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  3. "Rui Moreira confirmado no Varzim" [Rui Moreira confirmed at Varzim]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 18 July 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
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