Rúben Macedo

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Fonseca and the second or paternal family name is Macedo.
Rúben Macedo
Personal information
Full name Rúben Daniel Fonseca Macedo[1]
Date of birth (1996-03-09) 9 March 1996 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth Amarante, Portugal[1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Nacional
Number 7
Youth career
2004–2007 Amarante
2007–2015 Porto
2011–2012 → Padroense (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Porto B 86 (11)
2018 → Varzim (loan) 19 (5)
2019 → Chaves (loan) 12 (0)
2019–2020 Aves 21 (1)
2020 Marítimo B 2 (1)
2020–2022 Marítimo 24 (0)
2022– Nacional 74 (3)
International career
2011 Portugal U15 2 (0)
2011–2012 Portugal U16 14 (3)
2012–2013 Portugal U17 12 (7)
2013–2014 Portugal U18 7 (1)
2015 Portugal U19 6 (0)
2016 Portugal U20 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:52, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

Rúben Daniel Fonseca Macedo (born 9 March 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for C.D. Nacional as a winger.

Club career

Porto

Born in Amarante, Porto District of Swiss descent, Macedo joined FC Porto's academy at the age of 11. On 1 February 2015, still a junior, he made his professional debut with the B side, coming on as a late substitute for Frédéric Maciel in a 4–0 home win against S.C. Covilhã in the Segunda Liga.[2] On 3 October of the same year, the week after finding the net against Chelsea for the UEFA Youth League (3–3 group stage home draw),[3] he scored his first league goal, helping the visitors defeat S.C. Olhanense 2–0.[4]

Macedo contributed 34 matches (14 starts) and four goals in the 2015–16 season, as his team became the first reserve one to win the second division championship.[5][6] On 3 January 2018 he was loaned to fellow league club Varzim SC, reuniting with his former coach Capucho.[7]

On 12 June 2018, Macedo renewed his contract with Porto until 2020.[8] In December, he went on loan to G.D. Chaves of the Primeira Liga.[9] His maiden appearance in the competition took place on 13 January 2019, when he started the 2–1 victory over C.D. Tondela.[10]

Aves

Deemed surplus to requirements by manager Sérgio Conceição, Macedo left the Estádio do Dragão and signed a three-year contract with C.D. Aves on 4 July 2019.[11] He scored his only goal for the bottom-placed team on 18 August, in the 3–1 home defeat of C.S. Marítimo.[12]

Marítimo

On 18 August 2020, Macedo joined Marítimo on a two-year deal.[13] The following 22 February, he gave away an injury-time penalty against his former club Porto – who won 2–1 as a result of that action, after Otávio converted it[14]– being subsequently subjected to abuse on his social media.[15]

Career statistics

As of 29 March 2024[16]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Porto B 2014–15 Liga Portugal 2 6 0 — — 6 0
2015–16 34 4 — — 34 4
2016–17 29 2 — — 29 2
2017–18 5 0 — — 5 0
2018–19 12 5 — — 12 5
Total 86 11 — — 86 11
Varzim (loan) 2017–18 Liga Portugal 2 19 5 — — 19 5
Chaves (loan) 2018–19 Primeira Liga 12 0 — — 12 0
Aves 2019–20 Primeira Liga 21 1 — 1[a] 0 22 1
Marítimo B 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal 2 1 — — 2 1
Marítimo 2020–21 Primeira Liga 18 0 2 0 — 20 0
2021–22 6 0 1 0 1[a] 0 8 0
Total 24 0 3 0 1 0 28 0
Nacional 2021–22 Liga Portugal 2 10 0 — — 10 0
2022–23 31 1 5 0 2[a] 0 38 1
2023–24 25 1 3 0 2[a] 0 30 1
Total 66 2 8 0 4 0 78 2
Career Total 230 20 11 0 6 0 247 20
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in Taça da Liga

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Ruben Macedo" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ "FC Porto B-Sp. Covilhã, 4–0: Goleada vale subida ao 8.º lugar" [FC Porto B-Sp. Covilhã, 4–0: Rout enables climb to 8th place]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  3. ^ "UEFA Youth League report: Porto 3 Chelsea 3". Chelsea F.C. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Olhanense-FC Porto B, 0–2: Portistas vencem nos descontos" [Olhanense-FC Porto B, 0–2: Porto boys win in injury time]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 October 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Os números do Porto B – Campeão da Ledman LigaPro" [The numbers of Porto B – Ledman LigaPro champions] (in Portuguese). Tribunal das Antas. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Campeão FC Porto B de volta ao trabalho" [Champions FC Porto B back to work]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 28 June 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  7. ^ "FC Porto empresta Rúben Macedo ao Varzim" [FC Porto loan Rúben Macedo to Varzim]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 January 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  8. ^ "OFICIAL: FC Porto renova com Ruben Macedo" [OFFICIAL: FC Porto renew with Ruben Macedo] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  9. ^ Silva Reis, Paulo (28 December 2018). "Rúben Macedo é reforço do Chaves" [Rúben Macedo is a Chaves addition]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Gelo deu tréguas e Desp. Chaves regressou às vitórias na receção ao Tondela" [Ice called a truce and Desp. Chaves returned to winning ways as they hosted Tondela]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 13 January 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  11. ^ Morais, Pedro (4 July 2019). "Rúben Macedo reforça o Aves por três épocas" [Rúben Macedo strengthens Aves for three seasons]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Desp. Aves bate Marítimo em casa. Veja aqui os golos" [Desp. Aves beat Marítimo at home. Watch goals here]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 18 August 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Bem-vindo Rúben Macedo" [Welcome Rúben Macedo] (in Portuguese). C.S. Marítimo. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  14. ^ Teles, Cátia (22 February 2021). "FC Porto vence Marítimo com golo já nos descontos" [FC Porto defeat Marítimo with goal already in injury time]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Sindicato condena insultos a Rúben Macedo e fala em "terrorismo comunicacional"" [Union condemns insults to Rúben Macedo and speaks of "media terrorism"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 23 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  16. ^ Rúben Macedo at Soccerway