Rúben Neves (footballer, born 1991) explained

Rúben Neves (footballer, born 1991) should not be confused with Rúben Neves.

Rúben Neves
Fullname:Rúben Flávio Santos das Neves[1]
Birth Date:12 May 1991
Birth Place:São João da Madeira, Portugal
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Montalegre
Clubnumber:21
Youthyears1:1999–2010
Youthclubs1:Sanjoanense
Years1:2009–2012
Caps1:40
Goals1:1
Years2:2012−2013
Caps2:29
Goals2:1
Years3:2013–2015
Caps3:45
Goals3:3
Years4:2015–2017
Caps4:46
Goals4:8
Years5:2017
Caps5:8
Goals5:0
Years6:2017
Caps6:14
Goals6:0
Years7:2018
Caps7:13
Goals7:2
Years8:2018–2019
Caps8:23
Goals8:0
Years9:2019–
Caps9:112
Goals9:12
Club-Update:18:43, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

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

Club career

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]

Notes and References

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