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Rui Sampaio
Personal information
Full name	Fernando Rui Valadares Pinto Sampaio
Date of birth	29 May 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Vila Pouca de Aguiar, Portugal
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1995–2000	Vila Pouca
2001	Vila Real
2002	Diogo Cão
2002–2004	Vila Pouca
2005	Diogo Cão
2005–2006	Chaves
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2007	Chaves
2007–2008	Penafiel
2008–2011	Beira-Mar
2011–2014	Cagliari
2012	→ Olhanense (loan)
2013	→ Beira-Mar (loan)
2014–2015	Arouca
2015–2016	Red Star
2017	Freamunde
2017	Académica
2017–2018	Cova Piedade
2018–2019	Cesarense
2019–2024	Beira-Mar
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fernando Rui Valadares Pinto Sampaio (born 29 May 1987) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Born in Vila Pouca de Aguiar, Vila Real District, Sampaio spent his first four seasons as a senior in the Segunda Liga, appearing in the competition for G.D. Chaves, F.C. Penafiel and S.C. Beira-Mar. In 2009–10, he scored a career-best six goals for Beira-Mar to help it to return to the Primeira Liga after a three-year absence.^[2]^[3]

Sampaio made his debut in the Portuguese top division on 15 August 2010, coming on as 29th-minute substitute in a 0–0 home draw against U.D. Leiria.^[4] He went on to start in 28 of his 30 appearances, helping his team to avoid relegation. On 18 September, he scored in the 1–1 draw with C.S. Marítimo at the Estádio Municipal de Aveiro.^[5]

On 31 August 2011, Sampaio signed with Serie A side Cagliari Calcio for €600,000.^[6]^[7] He played only seven competitive matches during his stint in Italy, with one goal, in the Coppa Italia.^[8] He was consecutively loaned to S.C. Olhanense^[9] and Beira-Mar^[10] and was released in January 2014, following which he agreed to a permanent one-and-a-half-year contract at F.C. Arouca also in Portugal's top flight.^[11]

In the summer of 2015, Bastos joined French Ligue 2 team Red Star F.C. alongside his compatriot Vítor Bastos.^[12] He was sparingly played, and from January 2017 resumed his career in the Portuguese second tier, with S.C. Freamunde^[13] and C.D. Cova da Piedade.^[14]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Rui Sampaio" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
^ Freitas Lobo, Luís (30 December 2009). "Notas 2009/10 (19)" [2009/10 notes (19)] (in Portuguese). Planeta do Futebol. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
^ "Rui Sampaio regressa ao Beira-Mar para reforçar meio campo" [Rui Sampaio returns to Beira-Mar to bolster midfield.] (in Portuguese). Terra Nova. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
^ Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (15 August 2010). "Beira Mar-U. Leiria, 0–0 (crónica)" [Beira Mar-U. Leiria, 0–0 (report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
^ "Beira-Mar empata Marítimo, 1–1, na estreia de Pedro Martins" [Beira-Mar draw Marítimo, 1–1, on Pedro Martins' debut]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 18 September 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
^ "Cagliari, Rui Sampaio non convocato dal Beira-Mar" [Cagliari, Rui Sampaio not called by Beira-Mar] (in Italian). Calcio News 24. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
^ "Ufficiale, Rui Sampaio al Cagliari" [Official, Rui Sampaio to Cagliari] (in Italian). Calcio News 24. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
^ "Coppa Italia, Il Siena batte il Cagliari – Ora trova il Palermo" [Italian Cup, Siena beat Cagliari – Now they meet Palermo]. La Nazione (in Italian). 25 November 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
^ "Rui Sampaio emprestado pelo Cagliari ao Olhanense" [Rui Sampaio loaned by Cagliari to Olhanense] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
^ Frederico, Francisco (10 January 2013). "Beira Mar: Rui Sampaio emprestado pelo Cagliari por seis meses" [Beira Mar: Rui Sampaio loaned by Cagliari for six months] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
^ "Rui Sampaio chega para o meio-campo" [Rui Sampaio arrives for the midfield]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 14 January 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
^ "Rui Sampaio signe au Red Star" [Rui Sampaio signs at Red Star]. Le Parisien (in French). 10 August 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
^ "Rui Sampaio é reforço do Freamunde" [Rui Sampaio is a Freamunde addition] (in Portuguese). Desportivo Transmontano. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
^ "Rui Sampaio confirmado como jogador piedense" [Rui Sampaio confirmed as a piedense player]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 August 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2017.