Rúben Fonseca

Rúben Fonseca
Personal information
Full name	Rúben Miguel Valente Fonseca
Date of birth	24 February 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Sanfins, Portugal
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Sanjoanense
Youth career
2010–2011	Sanfins
2011–2012	Feirense
2012–2016	Benfica
2016–2018	Feirense
2018–2019	Tondela
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–2023	Tondela
2021	→ Salgueiros (loan)
2022	→ Braga B (loan)
2023–2024	Hermannstadt
2024–	Sanjoanense
International career
2019	Portugal U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:42, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

Rúben Miguel Valente Fonseca (born 24 February 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 3 club Sanjoanense.

Club career

Born in Sanfins (Santa Maria da Feira), Fonseca played youth football for three clubs, including S.L. Benfica from ages 12 to 16.^[2] On 23 May 2019, after leading all scorers in the junior championship with 20 goals,^[3] the 19-year-old signed his first professional contract with C.D. Tondela.^[4]

Fonseca made his competitive debut with the first team on 3 August 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 away loss against F.C. Penafiel in the second round of the Taça da Liga.^[5] He first appeared in the Primeira Liga the following 5 January, featuring 17 minutes in the 1–1 home draw with Gil Vicente FC.^[6]

On 5 January 2021, Fonseca was loaned to third division club S.C. Salgueiros until the end of the season.^[7] One year later, also on loan, he joined S.C. Braga B of the same league.^[8]

Fonseca scored his first second-tier goal on 19 August 2022, closing the 1–1 home draw with S.C. Covilhã.^[9] In July 2023, FC Hermannstadt of the Romanian Liga I announced the signing of the player as a free agent.^[10]

Honours

Tondela

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira runner-up: 2022^[11]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Rúben Fonseca" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
^ Tavares, Ruben (8 June 2020). "Ruben Fonseca e a titularidade no Estádio da Luz: "Foi um sonho para mim"" [Ruben Fonseca and starting at the Estádio da Luz: "It was a dream for me"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 February 2021.
^ "Tondela empresta Rúben Fonseca ao Salgueiros" [Tondela loan Rúben Fonseca to Salgueiros] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
^ "Tondela renova com Jaquité e assina primeiro contrato com Rúben Fonseca" [Tondela renew with Jaquité and sign first contract with Rúben Fonseca]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 May 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^ "Penafiel-Tondela, 1–0: Golo de Pires vale apuramento para a fase de grupos" [Penafiel-Tondela, 1–0: Pires goal gives qualification for group stage]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 August 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^ "Tondela e Gil Vicente empatam a um golo na I Liga" [Tondela and Gil Vicente draw one-all in I League] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
^ "Tondela empresta Rúben Fonseca ao Salgueiros" [Tondela loan Rúben Fonseca to Salgueiros] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
^ Andrade, Tomaz (31 January 2022). "Rúben Fonseca chega do Tondela para o Braga" [Rúben Fonseca arrives from Tondela to Braga]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^ "Sp. Covilhã empata 1–1 com o Tondela" [Sp. Covilhã draw 1–1 with Tondela]. O Interior (in Portuguese). 19 August 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
^ "Rúben Fonseca no futebol romeno depois de deixar o Tondela" [Rúben Fonseca in Romanian football after leaving Tondela]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 10 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
^ "Tondela derrotado pelo FC Porto na final da Supertaça" [Tondela defeated by FC Porto in Supercup final] (in Portuguese). Estação Diária. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2023.

External links

Rúben Fonseca at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Rúben Fonseca national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
Rúben Fonseca at Soccerway

[Bio-1] "Rúben Fonseca" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

[2] Tavares, Ruben (8 June 2020). "Ruben Fonseca e a titularidade no Estádio da Luz: "Foi um sonho para mim"" [Ruben Fonseca and starting at the Estádio da Luz: "It was a dream for me"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 February 2021.

[3] "Tondela empresta Rúben Fonseca ao Salgueiros" [Tondela loan Rúben Fonseca to Salgueiros] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

[4] "Tondela renova com Jaquité e assina primeiro contrato com Rúben Fonseca" [Tondela renew with Jaquité and sign first contract with Rúben Fonseca]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 May 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2022.

[5] "Penafiel-Tondela, 1–0: Golo de Pires vale apuramento para a fase de grupos" [Penafiel-Tondela, 1–0: Pires goal gives qualification for group stage]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 August 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2022.

[6] "Tondela e Gil Vicente empatam a um golo na I Liga" [Tondela and Gil Vicente draw one-all in I League] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

[7] "Tondela empresta Rúben Fonseca ao Salgueiros" [Tondela loan Rúben Fonseca to Salgueiros] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

[8] Andrade, Tomaz (31 January 2022). "Rúben Fonseca chega do Tondela para o Braga" [Rúben Fonseca arrives from Tondela to Braga]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 May 2022.

[9] "Sp. Covilhã empata 1–1 com o Tondela" [Sp. Covilhã draw 1–1 with Tondela]. O Interior (in Portuguese). 19 August 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

[10] "Rúben Fonseca no futebol romeno depois de deixar o Tondela" [Rúben Fonseca in Romanian football after leaving Tondela]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 10 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

[11] "Tondela derrotado pelo FC Porto na final da Supertaça" [Tondela defeated by FC Porto in Supercup final] (in Portuguese). Estação Diária. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2023.

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