Rúben Saldanha
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rúben Filipe Oliveira Saldanha | ||
Date of birth | 27 January 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Arcozelo, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Loures | ||
Youth career | |||
1995–1998 | Arcozelo | ||
1998–2002 | Porto | ||
2002–2007 | Leixões | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2008 | Padroense | ||
2008–2009 | Esmoriz | 28 | (1) |
2009–2011 | Varzim | 34 | (1) |
2011–2012 | Rapperswil-Jona | 30 | (9) |
2012–2013 | Schaffhausen | 21 | (3) |
2013–2014 | Leixões | 32 | (1) |
2014–2015 | Tondela | 26 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Santa Clara | 85 | (5) |
2018–2019 | Académica | 11 | (0) |
2019– | Loures | 2 | (0) |
International career | |||
2008 | Portugal U20 | 10 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2019 |
Rúben Filipe Oliveira Saldanha (born 27 January 1988) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Grupo Sportivo Loures as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
Born in Arcozelo (Vila Nova de Gaia), Porto District, Saldanha represented three clubs as a youth, including FC Porto from ages 10–14. He played amateur football in his first two years as a senior, moving to the Segunda Liga with Varzim S.C. in 2009 and remaining two full seasons there.
After two years in Switzerland, with lower league sides FC Rapperswil-Jona and FC Schaffhausen, Saldanha returned to Leixões and the Portuguese second level after signing a one-year contract.[1] His first three competitive matches were in the Taça da Liga, and he managed to score two goals including a last-minute effort against Atlético Clube de Portugal that allowed his team to advance to the next round after the 3–2 home win.[2]
Saldanha remained in division two in the following years, representing C.D. Tondela, C.D. Santa Clara and Académica de Coimbra.[3]
References
- ^ "Ruben Saldanha é reforço" [Ruben Saldanha is an addition]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 May 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ^ "Leixões 3–2 Atlético (Taça da Liga – 1ª Fase, 2013/14)" [Leixões 3–2 Atlético (League Cup – 1st Stage, 2013/14)] (in Portuguese). Sou Atlético!. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ^ "Rúben Saldanha é reforço da Académica" [Rúben Saldanha is an addition for Académica]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 27 August 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
External links
- Rúben Saldanha at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- National team data (in Portuguese)
- Rúben Saldanha at Soccerway
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Vila Nova de Gaia
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football midfielders
- LigaPro players
- Portuguese Second Division players
- Leixões S.C. players
- Padroense F.C. players
- Varzim S.C. players
- C.D. Tondela players
- C.D. Santa Clara players
- Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. players
- G.S. Loures players
- FC Rapperswil-Jona players
- FC Schaffhausen players
- Portugal youth international footballers
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland