Rúben Saldanha

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Oliveira and the second or paternal family name is Saldanha.
Rúben Saldanha
Personal information
Full name Rúben Filipe Oliveira Saldanha[1]
Date of birth (1988-01-26) 26 January 1988 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth Arcozelo, Portugal[1]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Espinho
Number 10
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 33 (1)
2011–2012 Rapperswil-Jona 30 (9)
2012–2013 Schaffhausen 21 (3)
2013–2014 Leixões 32 (1)
2014–2015 Tondela 29 (0)
2016–2018 Santa Clara 85 (5)
2018–2019 Académica 11 (0)
2019 Loures 8 (0)
2020 Torreense 3 (0)
2020–2021 Canelas 12 (1)
2021– Espinho 17 (1)
International career
2008 Portugal U20 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:45, 13 April 2022 (UTC)

Rúben Filipe Oliveira Saldanha (born 26 January 1988) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for S.C. Espinho 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 to 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.[2]

After two years in Switzerland, with lower league sides FC Rapperswil-Jona and FC Schaffhausen,[3] Saldanha returned to Leixões and the Portuguese second division after signing a one-year contract.[4] 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.[5]

Saldanha remained in the second tier the following years, representing C.D. Tondela, C.D. Santa Clara and Académica de Coimbra.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Rúben Saldanha" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ Resendes, Manuel (7 August 2010). "Varzim: Seis reforços chamados para jogo da Taça da Liga" [Varzim: Six signings called for League Cup match] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  3. ^ Fäh, Fredi (4 August 2012). "Viele Wechsel beim FC Rapperswil-Jona" [Many moves at FC Rapperswil-Jona]. Die Südostschweiz (in German). Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Ruben Saldanha é reforço" [Ruben Saldanha is an addition]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 May 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Rúben Saldanha é reforço da Académica" [Rúben Saldanha is an addition for Académica]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 27 August 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.