Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Rúben Miguel Valente Fonseca [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 24 February 2000||
Place of birth | Sanfins, Portugal [1] | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hermannstadt | ||
Number | 99 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2011 | Sanfins | ||
2011–2012 | Feirense | ||
2012–2016 | Benfica | ||
2016–2018 | Feirense | ||
2018–2019 | Tondela | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2019–2023 | Tondela | 46 | (3) |
2021 | → Salgueiros (loan) | 12 | (2) |
2022 | → Braga B (loan) | 9 | (1) |
2023– | Hermannstadt | 28 | (1) |
International career | |||
2019 | Portugal U19 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2024 |
Rúben Miguel Valente Fonseca (born 24 February 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Romanian Liga I club Hermannstadt.
Born in Sanfins (Santa Maria da Feira), Fonseca played youth football for three clubs, including S.L. Benfica from ages 12 to 16. [2] On 23 May 2019, after leading all scorers in the junior championship with 20 goals, [3] the 19-year-old signed his first professional contract with C.D. Tondela. [4]
Fonseca made his competitive debut with the first team on 3 August 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 away loss against F.C. Penafiel in the second round of the Taça da Liga. [5] He first appeared in the Primeira Liga the following 5 January, featuring 17 minutes in the 1–1 home draw with Gil Vicente FC. [6]
On 5 January 2021, Fonseca was loaned to third division club S.C. Salgueiros until the end of the season. [7] One year later, also on loan, he joined S.C. Braga B of the same league. [8]
Fonseca scored his first second-tier goal on 19 August 2022, closing the 1–1 home draw with S.C. Covilhã. [9] In July 2023, FC Hermannstadt of the Romanian Liga I announced the signing of the player as a free agent. [10]
Tondela
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Rúben Miguel Valente Fonseca [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 24 February 2000||
Place of birth | Sanfins, Portugal [1] | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hermannstadt | ||
Number | 99 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2011 | Sanfins | ||
2011–2012 | Feirense | ||
2012–2016 | Benfica | ||
2016–2018 | Feirense | ||
2018–2019 | Tondela | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2019–2023 | Tondela | 46 | (3) |
2021 | → Salgueiros (loan) | 12 | (2) |
2022 | → Braga B (loan) | 9 | (1) |
2023– | Hermannstadt | 28 | (1) |
International career | |||
2019 | Portugal U19 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2024 |
Rúben Miguel Valente Fonseca (born 24 February 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Romanian Liga I club Hermannstadt.
Born in Sanfins (Santa Maria da Feira), Fonseca played youth football for three clubs, including S.L. Benfica from ages 12 to 16. [2] On 23 May 2019, after leading all scorers in the junior championship with 20 goals, [3] the 19-year-old signed his first professional contract with C.D. Tondela. [4]
Fonseca made his competitive debut with the first team on 3 August 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 away loss against F.C. Penafiel in the second round of the Taça da Liga. [5] He first appeared in the Primeira Liga the following 5 January, featuring 17 minutes in the 1–1 home draw with Gil Vicente FC. [6]
On 5 January 2021, Fonseca was loaned to third division club S.C. Salgueiros until the end of the season. [7] One year later, also on loan, he joined S.C. Braga B of the same league. [8]
Fonseca scored his first second-tier goal on 19 August 2022, closing the 1–1 home draw with S.C. Covilhã. [9] In July 2023, FC Hermannstadt of the Romanian Liga I announced the signing of the player as a free agent. [10]
Tondela