Rúben Daniel Fonseca Macedo (born 9 March 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for C.D. Nacional as a winger.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rúben Daniel Fonseca Macedo[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1996-03-09) 9 March 1996 (age 26)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Amarante, Portugal[1] | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Nacional | ||
Number | 70 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2007 | Amarante | ||
2007–2015 | Porto | ||
2011–2012 | → Padroense (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2019 | Porto B | 86 | (11) |
2018 | → Varzim (loan) | 19 | (5) |
2019 | → Chaves (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Aves | 21 | (1) |
2020 | Marítimo B | 2 | (1) |
2020–2022 | Marítimo | 24 | (0) |
2022– | Nacional | 12 | (1) |
National team | |||
2011 | Portugal U15 | 2 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Portugal U16 | 14 | (3) |
2012–2013 | Portugal U17 | 12 | (7) |
2013–2014 | Portugal U18 | 7 | (1) |
2015 | Portugal U19 | 6 | (0) |
2016 | Portugal U20 | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:02, 13 August 2022 (UTC) |
Born in Amarante, Porto District of Swiss descent, Macedo joined FC Porto's academy at the age of 11. On 1 February 2015, still a junior, he made his professional debut with the B side, coming on as a late substitute for Frédéric Maciel in a 4–0 home win against S.C. Covilhã in the Segunda Liga.[2] On 3 October of the same year, the week after finding the net against Chelsea for the UEFA Youth League (3–3 group stage home draw),[3] he scored his first league goal, helping the visitors defeat S.C. Olhanense 2–0.[4]
Macedo contributed 34 matches (14 starts) and four goals in the 2015–16 season, as his team became the first reserve one to win the second division championship.[5][6] On 3 January 2018 he was loaned to fellow league club Varzim SC, reuniting with his former coach Capucho.[7]
On 12 June 2018, Macedo renewed his contract with Porto until 2020.[8] In December, he went on loan to G.D. Chaves of the Primeira Liga.[9] His maiden appearance in the competition took place on 13 January 2019, when he started the 2–1 victory over C.D. Tondela.[10]
Deemed surplus to requirements by manager Sérgio Conceição, Macedo left the Estádio do Dragão and signed a three-year contract with C.D. Aves on 4 July 2019.[11] He scored his only goal for the bottom-placed team on 18 August, in the 3–1 home defeat of C.S. Marítimo.[12]
On 18 August 2020, Macedo joined Marítimo on a two-year deal.[13] The following 22 February, he gave away an injury-time penalty against his former club Porto – who won 2–1 as a result of that action, after Otávio converted it[14]– being subsequently subjected to abuse on his social media.[15]
C.D. Nacional – current squad | |
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