Rui Moreira (footballer)

Rui Filipe Araújo Moreira (born 31 May 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga 3 club Sanjoanense.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Araújo and the second or paternal family name is Moreira.
Rui Moreira
Personal information
Full name Rui Filipe Araújo Moreira
Date of birth (1996-05-31) 31 May 1996
Place of birth Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sanjoanense
Number 37
Youth career
2004–2007 Varzim
2007–2015 Porto
2011–2012 → Padroense (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Porto B 74 (2)
2018–2019 → Cartagena (loan) 4 (0)
2019–2021 Varzim 51 (0)
2022–2023 Leça 10 (1)
2023 Moncarapachense 15 (1)
2023– Sanjoanense 0 (0)
International career‡
2011–2012 Portugal U16 14 (3)
2012–2013 Portugal U17 14 (5)
2013 Portugal U18 2 (1)
2015 Portugal U19 2 (0)
2016 Portugal U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 August 2023

Football career

Born in Póvoa de Varzim, Moreira developed at hometown club Varzim before joining FC Porto at the age of 11. On 24 May 2015, he made his professional debut with Porto B in a 2014–15 Segunda Liga match against Marítimo B, a goalless draw.[1] He played just over a third of the matches in 2015–16 as the reserve team won the second-tier championship, being ineligible for promotion to Primeira Liga.

On 31 August 2018, Moreira was loaned to Spanish club Cartagena, as was teammate Luís Mata.[2] He played only four matches during his time with the Segunda División B club, one coming in the Copa del Rey.

Moreira ended his 12-year association with Porto in July 2019, when he returned to second-tier Varzim on a two-year deal.[3]

On 23 September 2022, Moreira signed a one-year contract for Campeonato de Portugal club Leça FC.[4]

On 11 January 2023, Moreira moved to Liga 3 side Moncarapachense.[5]

On 24 August 2023, fellow Liga 3 club Sanjoanense announced the signing of Moreira.[6]

References
  1. "Marítimo B 0-0 FC Porto B". ForaDeJogo. 2015-05-24.
  2. "OFICIAL: FC Porto empresta Rui Moreira" [OFFICIAL: FC Porto loans Rui Moreira] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  3. "Rui Moreira confirmado no Varzim" [Rui Moreira confirmed at Varzim]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 18 July 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  4. "Rui Moreira reforça meio-campo do Leça FC" [Rui Moreira reinforces Leça FC's midfield] (in European Portuguese). Record. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  5. "Rui Moreira, formado no FC Porto, deixa o Leça e reforça o Moncarapachense" [Rui Moreira, trained at FC Porto, leaves Leça and joins Moncarapachense] (in European Portuguese). O Jogo. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  6. "Bem vindo, Rui Moreira" [Welcome, Rui Moreira]. Sanjoanense (in European Portuguese). 24 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
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