Rúben Fonseca

Rúben Miguel Valente Fonseca (born 24 February 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Romanian Liga I club Hermannstadt.

Rúben Fonseca
Personal information
Full name Rúben Miguel Valente Fonseca[1]
Date of birth (2000-02-24) 24 February 2000[1]
Place of birth Sanfins, Portugal[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Hermannstadt
Number 99
Youth career
2010–2011 Sanfins
2011–2012 Feirense
2012–2016 Benfica
2016–2018 Feirense
2018–2019 Tondela
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Tondela 46 (3)
2021 → Salgueiros (loan) 12 (2)
2022 → Braga B (loan) 9 (1)
2023– Hermannstadt 10 (0)
International career
2019 Portugal U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023

Club career

Born in Sanfins (Santa Maria da Feira), Fonseca played youth football for three clubs, including S.L. Benfica from ages 12 to 16.[2] On 23 May 2019, after leading all scorers in the junior championship with 20 goals,[3] the 19-year-old signed his first professional contract with C.D. Tondela.[4]

Fonseca made his competitive debut with the first team on 3 August 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 away loss against F.C. Penafiel in the second round of the Taça da Liga.[5] He first appeared in the Primeira Liga the following 5 January, featuring 17 minutes in the 1–1 home draw with Gil Vicente FC.[6]

On 5 January 2021, Fonseca was loaned to third division club S.C. Salgueiros until the end of the season.[7] One year later, also on loan, he joined S.C. Braga B of the same league.[8]

Fonseca scored his first second-tier goal on 19 August 2022, closing the 1–1 home draw with S.C. Covilhã.[9] In July 2023, FC Hermannstadt of the Romanian Liga I announced the signing of the player as a free agent.[10]

Honours

Tondela

References
  1. "Rúben Fonseca" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. Tavares, Ruben (8 June 2020). "Ruben Fonseca e a titularidade no Estádio da Luz: «Foi um sonho para mim»" [Ruben Fonseca and starting at the Estádio da Luz: "It was a dream for me"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  3. "Tondela empresta Rúben Fonseca ao Salgueiros" [Tondela loan Rúben Fonseca to Salgueiros] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  4. "Tondela renova com Jaquité e assina primeiro contrato com Rúben Fonseca" [Tondela renew with Jaquité and sign first contract with Rúben Fonseca]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 May 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  5. "Penafiel-Tondela, 1–0: Golo de Pires vale apuramento para a fase de grupos" [Penafiel-Tondela, 1–0: Pires goal gives qualification for group stage]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 August 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  6. "Tondela e Gil Vicente empatam a um golo na I Liga" [Tondela and Gil Vicente draw one-all in I League] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  7. "Tondela empresta Rúben Fonseca ao Salgueiros" [Tondela loan Rúben Fonseca to Salgueiros] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  8. Andrade, Tomaz (31 January 2022). "Rúben Fonseca chega do Tondela para o Braga" [Rúben Fonseca arrives from Tondela to Braga]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  9. "Sp. Covilhã empata 1–1 com o Tondela" [Sp. Covilhã draw 1–1 with Tondela]. O Interior (in Portuguese). 19 August 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  10. "Rúben Fonseca no futebol romeno depois de deixar o Tondela" [Rúben Fonseca in Romanian football after leaving Tondela]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 10 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  11. "Tondela derrotado pelo FC Porto na final da Supertaça" [Tondela defeated by FC Porto in Supercup final] (in Portuguese). Estação Diária. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
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