Rui Miguel Guerra Pires (born 22 March 1998) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga side Paços de Ferreira.
![]() Pires in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rui Miguel Guerra Pires | ||
Date of birth | (1998-03-22) 22 March 1998 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Mirandela, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Paços de Ferreira | ||
Number | 26 | ||
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– | Paços de Ferreira | 6 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2015–2016 | Portugal U18 | 7 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Portugal U19 | 5 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Portugal U20 | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:54, 13 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2018 |
On 7 August 2016, Pires made his professional debut with FC Porto B in a 2016–17 LigaPro match against Aves.[1]
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]
On 26 July 2021, he returned to Portugal and joined Paços de Ferreira on loan.[3]
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