| Ruan | |
| Fullname: | Ruan Gregório Teixeira |
| Birth Date: | 29 May 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.70 m[1] |
| Currentclub: | FC Dallas |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
| Position: | Right back |
| Youthyears1: | –2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Barra da Tijuca |
| Years1: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Barra da Tijuca |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs2: | → Madureira (loan) |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2017 |
| Clubs3: | → Boa (loan) |
| Caps3: | 25 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2018 |
| Clubs4: | → Internacional (loan) |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2018 |
| Clubs5: | → Ponte Preta (loan) |
| Caps5: | 17 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2019 |
| Clubs6: | → Orlando City (loan) |
| Caps6: | 25 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs7: | Orlando City |
| Caps7: | 76 |
| Goals7: | 4 |
| Years8: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs8: | D.C. United |
| Caps8: | 10 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2024 |
| Clubs9: | CF Montreal |
| Caps9: | 25 |
| Goals9: | 2 |
| Years10: | 2024– |
| Clubs10: | FC Dallas |
| Caps10: | 6 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 12 November 2024 |
Ruan Gregório Teixeira (born 29 May 1995), known simply as Ruan, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Major League Soccer club FC Dallas.
On 16 January 2019, Ruan joined Major League Soccer club Orlando City on a one-year loan from Brazilian club Barra da Tijuca. He had previously had loan spells in Brazil with Madureira, Boa, Internacional and Ponte Preta.[2] He made 28 appearances for Orlando across all competitions and was named to the MLS Team of the Week three times in 2019.[3] [4] [5]
On 22 November 2019, Orlando announced the permanent transfer of Ruan ahead of the 2020 season, signing him to a two-year contract with an option for a third.[6] Ruan remained the first choice right-back for Orlando when available, making 52 appearances across the next two seasons including 46 starts. He registered four assists in each of the 2020 and 2021 seasons.[7] Following the team's run to the MLS is Back Tournament final, Ruan was named in the MLS is Back Best XI.[8] Having not scored during 2019 or 2020, Ruan scored his first goal for the club on 15 September 2021 in a 4–2 defeat to CF Montréal,[9] before scoring again in the following game four days later, a 3–1 defeat against Philadelphia Union.[10]
Ahead of the 2022 season, Ruan signed a new two-year deal with the option for a third year.[11]
On 21 December 2022, Ruan was traded to D.C. United in exchange for the #2 overall selection in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft.[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Playoffs | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Barra da Tijuca | 2014 | CB1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 23 | 1 | |||
| Madureira (loan) | 2016 | Série D | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | CA1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| Boa (loan) | 2017 | Série B | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| Internacional (loan) | 2018 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6[15] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Ponte Preta (loan) | 2018 | Série B | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| Orlando City (loan) | 2019 | MLS | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
| Orlando City | 2020 | 21 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 4[16] | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 24 | 2 | — | 1[17] | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | |||||
| 2022 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 38 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 101 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 118 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 147 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 209 | 5 | |||
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