Carraça Explained

Carraça
Fullname:Rui Filipe Caetano Moura[1]
Birth Date:1 March 1993
Birth Place:Folgosa, Portugal
Position:Right-back, midfielder
Currentclub:Chaves
Clubnumber:27
Youthyears1:2002–2007
Youthclubs1:Folgosa Maia
Youthyears2:2007–2008
Youthclubs2:Maia
Youthyears3:2008–2009
Youthclubs3:Pasteleira
Youthyears4:2009–2012
Youthclubs4:Boavista
Years1:2012–2020
Caps1:161
Goals1:14
Years2:2014–2015
Clubs2:Tondela (loan)
Caps2:17
Goals2:0
Years3:2015–2016
Clubs3:Santa Clara (loan)
Caps3:41
Goals3:0
Years4:2020–2023
Caps4:2
Goals4:0
Years5:2021
Caps5:8
Goals5:2
Years6:2021–2022
Clubs6:B-SAD (loan)
Caps6:26
Goals6:0
Years7:2022–2023
Clubs7:Gil Vicente (loan)
Caps7:26
Goals7:0
Years8:2023–
Caps8:20
Goals8:0
Club-Update:03:23, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Rui Filipe Caetano Moura (born 1 March 1993), known as Carraça, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays mainly as a right-back for Primeira Liga club Chaves.

Formed at Boavista, he made over 175 Primeira Liga appearances, also representing Porto as well as spending time on loan at B-SAD and Gil Vicente.

Club career

Boavista

Born in Folgosa, Maia, Carraça earned his nickname meaning "tick" for his aggressive style of play while at his village club. He finished his development at Boavista F.C. after joining at the age of 16; his first two seasons as a senior were spent in the third division.[2]

From 2014 to 2016, Carraça competed in the Segunda Liga on loan, respectively with C.D. Tondela and C.D. Santa Clara.[3] While with the former team, his first professional game occurred on 31 August 2014 when he played the second half of a 1–1 home draw against Académico de Viseu FC.[4] He contributed eight starts and 809 minutes of action, in an eventual first-ever promotion to the Primeira Liga.[5]

Returned to the Estádio do Bessa for the 2016–17 campaign, Carraça made his debut in the competition on 14 August 2016, playing the entire 2–0 home win over F.C. Arouca.[6] His first league goal arrived on 21 October, awarding the visitors one point with a 1–1 draw at C.S. Marítimo.[7]

A key played under both Erwin Sánchez and his successor Miguel Leal, Carraça renewed his contract with Boavista on 28 December 2016, with the new link running until June 2018.[8]

Porto

On 12 August 2020, Carraça signed a four-year contract with FC Porto.[9] He took no part in the team until 21 November, when he started in a 2–0 victory at G.D. Fabril in the third round of the Taça de Portugal.[10]

Carraça was loaned to B-SAD on 24 August 2021, for the season.[11] Having provided three assists and missed only eight games as the Lisbon-based side suffered relegation, he moved to Gil Vicente F.C. on the same basis.[12]

On 1 September 2023, Carraça's contract was terminated by mutual agreement.[13]

Later career

On 10 October 2023, Carraça agreed to a one-year deal at top-division club G.D. Chaves; this was due to injury to Habib Sylla.[14] [15]

Career statistics

Club! rowspan="2"
SeasonLeagueTaça de PortugalTaça da LigaContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Boavista2012–13Segunda Divisão26400264
2013–14Campeonato Nacional de Seniores28420304
Total54820568
Tondela (loan)2014–15Segunda Liga1701020200
Santa Clara2015–16LigaPro4101010430
Boavista2016–17Primeira Liga2612000281
2017–18Primeira Liga2731010293
2018–19Primeira Liga2401010260
2019–20Primeira Liga3021000312
Total107650201146
Porto B2020–21Liga Portugal 282000082
Porto2020–21Primeira Liga201000000030
B-SAD (loan)2021–22Primeira Liga2603000290
Gil Vicente (loan)2022–23Primeira Liga260203030340
Career total2811615080300030716
  1. Web site: Carraça. Mais Futebol. pt. 13 August 2020.
  2. News: Sempre a subir desde o CdP. Always on the rise from the CoP. O Jogo. pt. 13 August 2020. 16 September 2022.
  3. News: Carraça é para renovar. Carraça to renew at once. Record. António. Mendes. pt. 20 April 2020. 25 January 2022.
  4. News: Tondela-Ac. Viseu, 1–1: Tozé Marreco evitou a derrota. Tondela-Ac. Viseu, 1–1: Tozé Marreco prevented loss. Record. pt. 31 August 2014. 20 October 2017.
  5. Web site: Tondela: nove saídas antes de começar caminho na I Liga. Tondela: nine departures before starting road to I League. Lux. pt. 4 June 2015. 16 September 2022.
  6. News: Boavista eficaz vence Arouca europeu. Effective Boavista beat European Arouca. Jornal de Notícias. pt. 14 August 2016. 4 January 2017.
  7. Web site: Boavista, aquela Carraça que deu alergia ao Marítimo. Boavista, that Tick ("Carraça" in English) that gave Marítimo a rash. Rádio Renascença. pt. 21 October 2016. 4 January 2017.
  8. News: Panteras renovam com Carraça, Bukia e Renato Santos. Panthers renew with Carraça, Bukia and Renato Santos. Record. pt. 28 December 2016. 2 January 2017.
  9. News: Carraça é o primeiro reforço dos campeões nacionais. Carraça is the first addition for the national champions. A Bola. pt. 12 August 2020. 12 August 2020.
  10. News: FC Porto elimina Fabril com golos de Toni Martínez e Taremi e segue em frente na Taça de Portugal (0–2) – como aconteceu. FC Porto eliminate Fabril with goals from Toni Martínez and Taremi and advance in the Portuguese Cup (0–2) – how it happened. Observador. Mariana. Fernandes. pt. 21 November 2020. 1 December 2020.
  11. News: FC Porto cede Carraça por uma temporada ao Belenenses SAD. FC Porto loan Carraça to Belenenses SAD for one season. Record. pt. 24 August 2021. 27 August 2021.
  12. Web site: FC Porto empresta Carraça ao Gil Vicente. FC Porto loan Carraça to Gil Vicente. Rádio Renascença. pt. 27 July 2022. 16 September 2022.
  13. News: FC Porto: Carraça rescindiu contrato no último dia de mercado. FC Porto: Carraça terminated contract in the last day of transfer market. O Jogo. Pedro. Cadima. pt. 2 September 2023. 3 September 2023.
  14. News: Ex-FC Porto Carraça assina até ao final da época por clube da I Liga. Former FC Porto Carraça man signs until the end of the season for I League club. O Jogo. Carlos. Veras. pt. 9 October 2023. 9 October 2023.
  15. Web site: Carraça é reforço. Carraça is reinforcement. G.D. Chaves. Sérgio. Mota. pt. 10 October 2023. 10 October 2023.

Honours

Tondela

2014–15[5]