Rúben Vezo
![]() Vezo playing for Valencia in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rúben Miguel Nunes Vezo | ||
Date of birth | 25 April 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Setúbal, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Levante | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2005 | Pelezinhos | ||
2005–2013 | Vitória Setúbal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013 | Vitória Setúbal | 12 | (0) |
2014–2019 | Valencia | 54 | (1) |
2016–2017 | → Granada (loan) | 18 | (0) |
2019 | → Levante (loan) | 15 | (1) |
2019– | Levante | 31 | (1) |
International career | |||
2013 | Portugal U19 | 1 | (0) |
2014 | Portugal U20 | 5 | (1) |
2014–2015 | Portugal U21 | 5 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2020 |
Rúben Miguel Nunes Vezo (born 25 April 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Levante UD as a central defender or a right back.
Club career
Vitória Setúbal
Born in Setúbal to a Cape Verdean father and a Portuguese mother,[1] Vezo joined local Vitória Futebol Clube's youth system at the age of 11. He was promoted to the first team for the 2013–14 season,[2] and on 18 August made his Primeira Liga debut, starting in a 1–3 home loss against FC Porto.[3]
During his short spell, Vezo featured the full 90 minutes in all the league matches he appeared in, save for the last five minutes of a 4–1 win at Vitória S.C. where he was sent off,[4] and 34 against F.C. Arouca (1–0 home success) for the same reason.[5]
Valencia
On 4 November 2013, Vezo signed a four-year contract with Valencia CF for a reported fee of €1.5 million, with the move being made effective in the January transfer window.[6] He made his La Liga debut on 8 February 2014, playing the last nine minutes in a 5–0 home victory over Real Betis;[7] on the 23rd, profiting from suspension to compatriot Ricardo Costa, he played the full 90 minutes against Granada CF also at the Mestalla Stadium, and scored his first goal as a professional after netting from a free kick taken by Dani Parejo to help the hosts come from behind in the 90th minute and win it 2–1,[8] and become the Spanish club's youngest ever foreigner to score in the process.[9]
On 31 August 2016, Vezo joined fellow league team Granada in a season-long loan.[10]
Levante
On 29 January 2019, Vezo moved to Levante UD also in a temporary deal.[11] On 1 July, he agreed to a permanent five-year contract with the club.[12]
International career
Vezo earned his first cap for the Portugal under-21 side on 5 March 2014 – one month shy of his 20th birthday – playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 home win against Macedonia for the 2015 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.[13] He scored his first goal in that level in the same competition, on 14 October, helping defeat the Netherlands 5–4 in the play-offs, in Paços de Ferreira (7–4 on aggregate).[14]
Club statistics
- As of 25 June 2020[15]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Vitória Setúbal | 2013–14 | Primeira Liga | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
Total | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |||
Valencia | 2013–14 | La Liga | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |
2014–15 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||||
2015–16 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6[b] | 1 | — | 27 | 1 | |||
2016–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
2017–18 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 26 | 1 | |||||
2018–19 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
Total | 54 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 1 | – | 84 | 3 | |||
Granada (loan) | 2016–17 | La Liga | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 0 | ||||
Levante (loan) | 2018–19 | La Liga | 15 | 2 | — | 15 | 2 | |||||
Levante | 2019–20 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
Total | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 3 | ||||
Career totals | 122 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 156 | 7 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga
- ^ 3 appearances in UEFA Champions League, 3 appearances and 1 goal in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
Valencia
References
- ^ Pires, Sérgio (13 October 2015). "Nélson Semedo: e Portugal lá pescou mais um "tubarão"..." [Nélson Semedo: and Portugal fished yet another «shark»...] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "Hassan e Rúben Vezo já são profissionais" [Hassan and Rúben Vezo are already professionals]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 May 2013. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ^ "V. Setúbal 1–3 FC Porto: campeão entra a meio gás" [V. Setúbal 1–3 FC Porto: champions begin at half-strength] (in Portuguese). Relvado. 18 August 2013. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ^ "Castigo de Vezo obriga a mexer na defesa" [Vezo ban forces defensive changes]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 September 2013. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ^ "Vitória de Setúbal vence Arouca" [Vitória de Setúbal beat Arouca] (in Portuguese). TSF. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "El Valencia hace oficial el fichaje de Rúben Vezo" [Valencia make signing of Rúben Vezo official]. Super Deporte (in Spanish). 4 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ^ Liceras, Ángel (8 February 2014). "Pizzi devuelve la solvencia al Valencia" [Pizzi returns resolve to Valencia]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ^ Egea, Pablo (23 February 2014). "Vezo apaga el fuego" [Vezo puts out the fire]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ "Vezo, llegar y besar el santo" [Vezo, veni, vidi, vici]. Marca (in Spanish). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ "Comunicado oficial | Rúben Vezo" [Official announcement | Rúben Vezo] (in Spanish). Valencia CF. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Official statement | Ruben Vezo". Valencia CF. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Levante UD y Valencia CF acuerdan el traspaso de Rubén Vezo" [Levante UD and Valencia CF agree the transfer of Rubén Vezo] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Perfect Portugal dispatch FYROM". UEFA. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ "Portugal through after nine-goal thriller". UEFA. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ "Rúben Vezo". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
External links
- Rúben Vezo at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Rúben Vezo at BDFutbol
- National team data (in Portuguese)
- 1994 births
- Living people
- People from Setúbal
- Portuguese people of Cape Verdean descent
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football defenders
- Primeira Liga players
- Vitória F.C. players
- La Liga players
- Valencia CF players
- Granada CF footballers
- Levante UD footballers
- Portugal youth international footballers
- Portugal under-21 international footballers
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain