Rúben Macedo

Rúben Daniel Fonseca Macedo (born 9 March 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for C.D. Nacional as a winger.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Fonseca and the second or paternal family name is Macedo.
Rúben Macedo
Personal information
Full name Rúben Daniel Fonseca Macedo[1]
Date of birth (1996-03-09) 9 March 1996[1]
Place of birth Amarante, Portugal[1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Nacional
Number 7
Youth career
2004–2007 Amarante
2007–2015 Porto
2011–2012 → Padroense (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Porto B 86 (11)
2018 → Varzim (loan) 19 (5)
2019 → Chaves (loan) 12 (0)
2019–2020 Aves 21 (1)
2020 Marítimo B 2 (1)
2020–2022 Marítimo 24 (0)
2022– Nacional 45 (2)
International career
2011 Portugal U15 2 (0)
2011–2012 Portugal U16 14 (3)
2012–2013 Portugal U17 12 (7)
2013–2014 Portugal U18 7 (1)
2015 Portugal U19 6 (0)
2016 Portugal U20 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:51, 2 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Porto

Born in Amarante, Porto District of Swiss descent, Macedo joined FC Porto's academy at the age of 11. On 1 February 2015, still a junior, he made his professional debut with the B side, coming on as a late substitute for Frédéric Maciel in a 4–0 home win against S.C. Covilhã in the Segunda Liga.[2] On 3 October of the same year, the week after finding the net against Chelsea for the UEFA Youth League (3–3 group stage home draw),[3] he scored his first league goal, helping the visitors defeat S.C. Olhanense 2–0.[4]

Macedo contributed 34 matches (14 starts) and four goals in the 2015–16 season, as his team became the first reserve one to win the second division championship.[5][6] On 3 January 2018 he was loaned to fellow league club Varzim SC, reuniting with his former coach Capucho.[7]

On 12 June 2018, Macedo renewed his contract with Porto until 2020.[8] In December, he went on loan to G.D. Chaves of the Primeira Liga.[9] His maiden appearance in the competition took place on 13 January 2019, when he started the 2–1 victory over C.D. Tondela.[10]

Aves

Deemed surplus to requirements by manager Sérgio Conceição, Macedo left the Estádio do Dragão and signed a three-year contract with C.D. Aves on 4 July 2019.[11] He scored his only goal for the bottom-placed team on 18 August, in the 3–1 home defeat of C.S. Marítimo.[12]

Marítimo

On 18 August 2020, Macedo joined Marítimo on a two-year deal.[13] The following 22 February, he gave away an injury-time penalty against his former club Porto – who won 2–1 as a result of that action, after Otávio converted it[14]– being subsequently subjected to abuse on his social media.[15]

References
  1. "Ruben Macedo" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. "FC Porto B-Sp. Covilhã, 4–0: Goleada vale subida ao 8.º lugar" [FC Porto B-Sp. Covilhã, 4–0: Rout enables climb to 8th place]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  3. "UEFA Youth League report: Porto 3 Chelsea 3". Chelsea F.C. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  4. "Olhanense-FC Porto B, 0–2: Portistas vencem nos descontos" [Olhanense-FC Porto B, 0–2: Porto boys win in injury time]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 October 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  5. "Os números do Porto B – Campeão da Ledman LigaPro" [The numbers of Porto B – Ledman LigaPro champions] (in Portuguese). Tribunal das Antas. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  6. "Campeão FC Porto B de volta ao trabalho" [Champions FC Porto B back to work]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 28 June 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  7. "FC Porto empresta Rúben Macedo ao Varzim" [FC Porto loan Rúben Macedo to Varzim]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 January 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  8. "OFICIAL: FC Porto renova com Ruben Macedo" [OFFICIAL: FC Porto renew with Ruben Macedo] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  9. Silva Reis, Paulo (28 December 2018). "Rúben Macedo é reforço do Chaves" [Rúben Macedo is a Chaves addition]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  10. "Gelo deu tréguas e Desp. Chaves regressou às vitórias na receção ao Tondela" [Ice called a truce and Desp. Chaves returned to winning ways as they hosted Tondela]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 13 January 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  11. Morais, Pedro (4 July 2019). "Rúben Macedo reforça o Aves por três épocas" [Rúben Macedo strengthens Aves for three seasons]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  12. "Desp. Aves bate Marítimo em casa. Veja aqui os golos" [Desp. Aves beat Marítimo at home. Watch goals here]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 18 August 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  13. "Bem-vindo Rúben Macedo" [Welcome Rúben Macedo] (in Portuguese). C.S. Marítimo. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  14. Teles, Cátia (22 February 2021). "FC Porto vence Marítimo com golo já nos descontos" [FC Porto defeat Marítimo with goal already in injury time]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  15. "Sindicato condena insultos a Rúben Macedo e fala em "terrorismo comunicacional"" [Union condemns insults to Rúben Macedo and speaks of "media terrorism"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 23 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
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