Rúben Saldanha

Rúben Saldanha
Personal information
Full name Rúben Filipe Oliveira Saldanha
Date of birth (1988-01-27) 27 January 1988
Place of birth Arcozelo, Portugal
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Académica
Number 12
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– Académica 1 (0)
National team
2008 Portugal U20 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 September 2018

Rúben Filipe Oliveira Saldanha (born 27 January 1988) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Associação Académica de Coimbra 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

  1. ↑ "Ruben Saldanha é reforço" [Ruben Saldanha is an addition]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 May 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Rúben Saldanha é reforço da Académica" [Rúben Saldanha is an addition for Académica]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 27 August 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
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