Rui Pires
 Pires in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rui Miguel Guerra Pires | ||
| Date of birth | 22 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Mirandela, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | defensive-midfielder, central-midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lion City Sailors | ||
| Number | 46 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Mirandela | ||
| 2009–2016 | Porto | ||
| 2013–2014 | → Padroense (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Porto B | 37 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Troyes | 32 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Paços de Ferreira (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2022– 2023 | Paços de Ferreira | 31 | (0) |
| 2023- | Lion City Sailors | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Portugal U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Portugal U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Portugal U20 | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2018 | |||
Rui Miguel Guerra Pires (born 22 March 1998) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defensive-midfielder or central-midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors F.C.
Club career
Porto B
Rui began his journey in the acclaimed youth system of FC Porto, where he progressed through the ranks, featuring prominently in its Under-15, U17, and U19 sides. He was subsequently promoted to Porto’s B side.
On 7 August 2016, Pires made his professional debut with FC Porto B in a 2016–17 LigaPro match against Aves.[1]
Troyes AC
On 9 July 2019, Pires moved on a free transfer to Ligue 2 side Troyes AC. In December 2019, he suffered anterior cruciate ligament injury ending his season prematurely. He ended up making 13 appearances.[2]
He won the French second-tier Ligue 2 with Troyes in 2020/21.
Paços de Ferreira
On 26 July 2021, he returned to Portugal and joined Paços de Ferreira on loan.[3] His loan was made permanent after a successful loan.
During his time with Paços Ferreira, Rui showed his capabilities on the European stage, making two appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League Qualifiers.
Lion City Sailors
On 29 June 2023, it was reported by the Portuguese press that he had move to Singapore to play for Lion City Sailors. [4]
He was officially announced as the new signing for the team on 14 July 2023 on a two-year contract. [5]
Career statistics
- As of match played 21 May 23[6]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Porto B | 2016–17 | LigaPro | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | LigaPro | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | LigaPro | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Total | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0 | ||
| Troyes | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Paços de Ferreira | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 0 | ||
 Lion City Sailors
|
2023 | Singapore Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 153 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 165 | 0 | ||
Honours
Individual
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2017[7]
References
- ^ "Aves 2-1 Porto B". ForaDeJogo. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Rui Pires (Ex-FC Porto) operado ao joelho direito".
- ^ "RUI PIRES CHEGA AO FC PAÇOS DE FERREIRA" (in Portuguese). Paços de Ferreira. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Piers leaves Paco for LCS".
- ^ "Rui Pires signs to power Sailors' second foray into AFC Champions League".
- ^ "Rui Pires". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "Technical Report". UEFA.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
External links
- Rui Pires at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Rui Pires at Soccerway
- Stats and profile at LPFP (in Portuguese)
- National team data (in Portuguese)
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- 1998 births
- Living people
- People from Mirandela
- Sportspeople from Bragança District
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Portugal men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- FC Porto B players
- ES Troyes AC players
- F.C. Paços de Ferreira players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Primeira Liga players
- Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in France
- Portuguese football midfielder stubs