Rúben Neves (footballer, born 1991)

Not to be confused with Rúben Neves.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Santos and the second or paternal family name is Das Neves.

Rúben Flávio Santos das Neves (born 12 May 1991) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a midfielder for A.D. Sanjoanense.

Rúben Neves

Personal information
Full name	Rúben Flávio Santos das Neves[1]
Date of birth	(1991-05-12) 12 May 1991 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth	São João da Madeira, Portugal[1]
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sanjoanense
Youth career
1999–2010	Sanjoanense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2012	Sanjoanense	40	(1)
2012−2013	Cinfães	29	(1)
2013–2015	Aves	45	(3)
2015–2017	Sanjoanense	46	(8)
2017	Salgueiros	8	(0)
2017	Freamunde	14	(0)
2018	Cinfães	13	(2)
2018–2019	Felgueiras 1932	23	(0)
2019–2024	Montalegre	127	(13)
2024–	Sanjoanense	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:00, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Born in São João da Madeira, Neves came through the ranks of hometown club A.D. Sanjoanense and made his senior debut with the team in the fourth division in 2009–10, in which his team was relegated. In 2012, he moved to C.D. Cinfães, helping them to second place in the third tier in his only season.

Afterwards, Neves enjoyed two campaigns as a professional with C.D. Aves in the Segunda Liga. He played his first match in the competition on 11 August 2013 in a 0–2 home loss against C.F. União where he featured the 90 minutes,^[2] and scored his first goal the following weekend, helping the visitors to a 1–1 draw at U.D. Oliveirense.^[3]

Neves dropped back to division three in the summer of 2015, by returning to Sanjoanense.^[4] He spent the rest of his career at that level, with S.C. Salgueiros,^[5] S.C. Freamunde,^[6] Cinfães again, F.C. Felgueiras 1932, C.D.C. Montalegre^[7] and Sanjoanense.^[8]

References

1. "Rúben Neves" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
2. "Aves-U. Madeira, 0–2: Visitados foram "macios"" [Aves-U. Madeira, 0–2: Home side was "soft"]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 August 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
3. "Oliveirense-D. Aves, 1–1: Equilíbrio dominou" [Oliveirense-D. Aves, 1–1: Balance was the name of the game]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 August 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
4. Fernandes, Pedro (26 July 2015). "Rúben Neves regressa a casa" [Rúben Neves returns home] (in Portuguese). A.D. Sanjoanense. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
5. Ferreira, Nuno Miguel (6 February 2017). "Rúben Neves reforça Salgueiros" [Rúben Neves bolsters Salgueiros]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 September 2019.
6. Gonçalves dos Santos, Fernando (6 July 2017). "Rúben Neves e Victor Nikiema reforçam Freamunde" [Rúben Neves and Victor Nikiema bolster Freamunde]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 September 2019.
7. "Montalegre arrancou época com mais nove reforços" [Montalegre kickstarted season with another nine additions]. Diário Atual (in Portuguese). 20 July 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
8. Ferreira, Bruno (27 June 2024). "O bom filho a casa torna: Rúben Neves regressa à AD Sanjoanense" [The prodigal son returns: Rúben Neves returns to AD Sanjoanense] (in Portuguese). A.D. Sanjoanense. Retrieved 3 October 2024.

External links

• Rúben Neves at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Rúben Neves at Soccerway