Rui Modesto

Rui Manuel Muati Modesto (born 7 October 1999) is a footballer who plays as a right winger for Swedish club AIK. Born in Portugal, he plays for the Angolan national team.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Muati and the second or paternal family name is Modesto.
Rui Modesto
Personal information
Full name Rui Manuel Muati Modesto
Date of birth (1999-10-07) 7 October 1999
Place of birth Vendas Novas, Portugal
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 AIK
Number 32
Youth career
2007–2012 Afeiteira
2012–2018 Estrela V.N.
2015–2016 → Juventude Évora (youth loan)
2016–2017 → Lusitano Évora (youth loan)
2018–2020 Vitória Setubal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Estrela V.N. 28 (0)
2020 Honka II 3 (0)
2020–2022 Honka 50 (9)
2023– AIK 26 (6)
International career
2023– Angola 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2023

Career

He was born in Vendas Novas and spent his youth career in Afeiteira, Estrela Vendas Novas, Juventude Évora, Lusitano Évora and Vitória Setubal U23.[1]

FC Honka

On 17 Sep 2020, Modesto transferred to a Veikkausliiga club Honka.[2] In the 2022 season, he scored 7 goals and gave 12 assists, and he was awarded for the most assists of the season.[3][4]

AIK

He spent two and half seasons in Finland before being bought by Allsvenskan club AIK ahead of the 2023 season.[5][6]

National team

In June 2023, Modesto got a call-up to Angola national team for 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Central African Republic, Madagascar and Ghana, but he remained an unused substitute.

Modesto made his debut for the Angola national team on 12 September 2023, in a 4–0 friendly loss against Iran.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of 23 October 2023[8]
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Estrela V.N. 2017–18 Campeonato de Portugal 28000——280
Honka II 2020 Kakkonen 30–——30
Honka 2020 Veikkausliiga 300000—30
2021 212614[lower-alpha 2]0—313
2022 26710—4[lower-alpha 3]1318
Total 5097140416511
AIK 2023 Allsvenskan 26651——317
Career total 10715122404112718
  1. Includes Suomen Cup and Svenska Cupen
  2. Includes UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. Includes Finnish League Cup

Honours

FC Honka

Individual

  • Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: July 2022[9]
  • Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2022[10]
  • Veikkausliiga Most Assists of the Season: 2022

References
  1. Rui Modesto at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  2. "Honka vahvistuu kahdella uudella pelaajalla". esporthonka.com. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  3. "Veikkausliigakauden syöttöpörssin voittaja siirtyy Hongasta Ruotsiin". Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  4. "Captain's Ball 2022 - palkitut osa 1". Finnish FA. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  5. "Rui Modesto klar för AIK Fotboll". aikfotboll.se. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  6. "Rui Modesto: An under-the-radar gem at wing back". totalfootballanalysis.com. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  7. Rui Modesto at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  8. Rui Modesto at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  9. "Rui Modesto Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja". jpy.fi (in Finnish). 7 August 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  10. "Perinteinen Koplajoukkue nimetty - jalkapallotoimittajien valinnat kauden parhaiksi". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). 16 October 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
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