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 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team 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) |
| 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 17:54, 13 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ 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 midfielder for Primeira Liga side Paços de Ferreira.
Club career
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]
Honours
Individual
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2017[4]
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.
- ^ "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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- Liga Portugal 2 players
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- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in France
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