Rui da Gracia
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rui Fernando da Gracia Gomes | ||
| Date of birth | 28 May 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Bembibre, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hibernians | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bembibre | |||
| Collado Villalba | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Collado Villalba | ||
| 2005–2006 | Elche B | ||
| 2006–2007 | Elche Ilicitano | ||
| 2007–2009 | Real Ávila | 73 | (7) |
| 2009–2011 | Palencia | 57 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Logroñés | 11 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 30 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Real Ávila | 28 | (0) |
| 2014– | Hibernians | 38 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010– | Equatorial Guinea | 21 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 January 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2015 | |||
Rui Fernando da Gracia[1] Gomes (born 28 May 1985 in Bembibre, Spain), simply known as Rui, is a naturalized Equatoguinean football defender, who plays for Hibernians in the Maltese Premier League.
International career
Rui, who is a Spanish-born to Cape Verdean parents from São Nicolau,[2] represented Cape Verde in the 2009 Mundialito.[3] Previously, he played for the Spanish autonomous team of Castile and León.[4][5]
In July 2010, he received his first call for the Equatoguinean senior team and to play a friendly match against Morocco on 11 August 2010. However, he didn't attend due to injury.
His first incursion with Equatorial Guinea on 12 October 2010, when he participated in a friendly lost against Botswana by 0–2 in Malabo.[6]
He was part of the squad for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, being a first-choice defender for his country.
International goals
- Scores and results list Equatorial Guinea's goal tally first.[7]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 November 2015 | Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea |  Morocco |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
- ^ Rui da Gracia on Twitter
- ^ [1] Template:Pt icon
- ^ [2] Template:Es
- ^ Federación de Castilla y León de Fútbol Template:Es
- ^ Federación de Castilla y León de Fútbol Template:Es
- ^ [3] Template:Es
- ^ "Equarorial Guinea – Rui – Profile with news, career statistics and history". soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
External links
- Rui – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Rui da Gracia at National-Football-Teams.com
- Rui at BDFutbol
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- Use dmy dates from June 2011
- 1985 births
- Living people
- People from Bembibre
- Spanish people of Cape Verdean descent
- Association football central defenders
- Spanish footballers
- Cape Verdean footballers
- Elche CF Ilicitano footballers
- CF Palencia footballers
- UD Logroñés players
- Enosis Neon Paralimni FC players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Cape Verdean expatriate footballers
- Cape Verdean expatriates in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Spanish expatriates in Cyprus
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Naturalized citizens of Equatorial Guinea
- Equatorial Guinea international footballers
- Equatoguinean footballers
- 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Hibernians F.C. players
- Maltese Premier League players
- Expatriate footballers in Malta
- Equatoguinean football biography stubs