Rúben Fernandes

Rúben Fernandes
Fernandes with Estoril in 2014
Personal information
Full name Rúben Miguel Marques dos Santos Fernandes[1]
Date of birth (1986-05-06) 6 May 1986[1]
Place of birth Portimão, Portugal[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Varzim
Youth career
1997–2004 Portimonense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 Portimonense 53 (4)
2007–2008 → Varzim (loan) 10 (0)
2008–2009 Varzim 13 (1)
2009–2013 Portimonense 114 (12)
2013–2015 Estoril 55 (5)
2015–2017 Sint-Truiden 64 (6)
2017–2019 Portimonense 66 (4)
2019–2025 Gil Vicente 179 (5)
2025–2026 Farense 27 (0)
2026– Varzim
International career
2006 Portugal U20 3 (0)
2006 Portugal B 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 05:57, 22 June 2026 (UTC)

Rúben Miguel Marques dos Santos Fernandes (born 6 May 1986) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Liga 3 club Varzim.

Club career

Born in Portimão, Faro District, Fernandes started his career with local Portimonense SC. In the summer of 2007, he joined Varzim S.C. on loan as a replacement for Bruno Miguel,[2] returning at the end of the season and renewing his contract for another year.[3]

Fernandes made his debut in the Primeira Liga in the 2010–11 campaign, playing 20 games and scoring once[4] as his team was relegated one year after being promoted. He only returned to the top division for 2013–14 after signing with G.D. Estoril Praia,[5] taking part in two UEFA Europa League campaigns with the team and scoring a late equaliser as a substitute in a 1–1 group stage draw against eventual champions Sevilla FC, on 28 November 2013.[6]

In late April 2015, as his contract with the Lisbon outskirts club was about to expire, Fernandes hinted in his Facebook page he was open to negotiations for its renewal.[7] However, in June, he signed a two-year deal with the option for a third one with promoted Belgian Pro League side Sint-Truidense V.V.[8] In September, he stated in an interview that the main reason for moving abroad was to experience another championship.[9]

Fernandes scored his first goal for his new team on 24 July 2015, to help the hosts to defeat Club Brugge KV 2–1.[10] His second came on 19 September, in a 3–0 away victory over K.V.C. Westerlo.[11]

Fernandes then returned to his country's top tier, where he represented Portimonense[12] and Gil Vicente FC.[13][14] On 5 October 2024, he made his 300th appearance in the competition in a 3–0 defeat of C.F. Estrela da Amadora.[15]

On 25 June 2025, the 39-year-old Fernandes went back to Liga Portugal 2 on a one-year contract at S.C. Farense.[16]

International career

Fernandes won three caps for the Portugal under-20 team, all in 2006. His first arrived on 5 October, in a 6–0 defeat of São Tomé and Príncipe in the Lusophony Games.[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 May 2026
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Portimonense 2004–05[18] Segunda Liga 5010 ——60
2005–06[18] Liga de Honra 28220 ——302
2006–07[18] Liga de Honra 20220 ——222
Total53450 ——584
Varzim 2007–08[18] Liga de Honra 10000 0 0—100
2008–09[18] Liga de Honra 13110 0 0—141
Total23110 0 0—241
Portimonense 2009–10[18] Liga de Honra 24020 3 0—290
2010–11[18] Primeira Liga 20110 2 0—231
2011–12[18] Liga de Honra 29320 7 0—383
2012–13[18] Segunda Liga 41821 3 2—4611
Total1141271 15 2—13615
Estoril 2013–14[18] Primeira Liga 24130 1 05[c]1332
2014–15[18] Primeira Liga 31400 1 03[c]0354
Total55530 2 081686
Sint-Truiden 2015–16[19] Belgian Pro League 26310 ——273
2016–17[19] Belgian First Division A 38 3 2 0 — — 40 3
Total 64 6 3 0 — — 67 6
Portimonense 2017–18[18] Primeira Liga 33 4 2 0 3 0 — 38 4
2018–19[19] Primeira Liga 33 0 1 0 1 0 — 35 0
Total 66 4 3 0 4 0 — 73 4
Gil Vicente 2019–20[19] Primeira Liga 31 1 2 0 2 0 — 35 1
2020–21[19] Primeira Liga 32 1 3 0 — — 35 1
2021–22[19] Primeira Liga 33 1 0 0 2 0 — 35 1
2022–23[19] Primeira Liga 26 0 2 0 3 0 3[d] 0 34 0
2023–24[19] Primeira Liga 29 1 2 1 1 0 — 32 2
2024–25[19] Primeira Liga 28 1 4 0 — — 32 1
Total 179 5 13 1 8 0 3 0 203 6
Farense 2025–26[19] Liga Portugal 2 27 0 2 0 — — 29 0
Career total 58137372 29 211165842

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Rúben Fernandes" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Ruben Fernandes fecha plantel" [Ruben Fernandes closes squad] (in Portuguese). Varzim S.C. 6 August 2007. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ruben Fernandes renovou" [Ruben Fernandes renewed] (in Portuguese). Varzim S.C. 16 June 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Pimentel, Tiago (10 April 2011). "O Portimonense quase fez de São Jorge mas o "dragão" sobreviveu" [Portimonense nearly played Saint George but the "dragon" survived]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  5. ↑ Resendes, Manuel (27 May 2013). "Mercado: Estoril chega a acordo com Filipe Gonçalves e Rúben Fernandes" [Market: Estoril reach agreement with Filipe Gonçalves and Rúben Fernandes] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  6. ↑ Aitken, Nick (28 November 2013). "Sevilla eliminate Estoril to progress". UEFA. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "Ruben Fernandes não recusa renovação" [Ruben Fernandes does not refuse renewal]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 April 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "Rúben Fernandes (ex-Estoril) muda-se para a Bélgica" [Rúben Fernandes (formerly of Estoril) moves to Belgium] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  9. ↑ "Ruben Fernandes: "Pode ser que marque agora ao Anderlecht"" [Ruben Fernandes: "Maybe I could score against Anderlecht now"]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 September 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "Club Brugge begint met valse start aan competitie" [Club Brugge start competition with a false start] (in Dutch). Sporza. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  11. ↑ Geypen, Diederik (19 September 2015). "STVV duwt Westerlo verder de dieperik in" [STVV push Westerlo further down the abyss]. Voetbalkrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  12. ↑ "Ruben Fernandes assina com o Portimonense até 2019" [Ruben Fernandes signs with Portimonense until 2019]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 18 July 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  13. ↑ "Gil Vicente anuncia primeiro reforço para a próxima temporada" [Gil Vicente announce first addition for next season] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  14. ↑ Agre, João (17 April 2024). "Gil Vicente: Rúben Fernandes é o segundo jogador em atividade com mais jogos na Liga" [Gil Vicente: Rúben Fernandes is the active player with the second-most matches in the League]. A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  15. ↑ Agre, João (7 October 2024). "Rúben Fernandes alcança 300 jogos na Liga e aproxima-se de marca histórica pelo Gil Vicente" [Rúben Fernandes reaches 300 games in the League and approaches historic milestone for Gil Vicente]. A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  16. ↑ Alves, Armando (25 June 2025). "Farense confirma Rúben Fernandes como reforço" [Farense confirm Rúben Fernandes as addition]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  17. ↑ "Portugal "deu" seis a S. Tomé e Príncipe" [Portugal "hit" S. Tomé and Príncipe with six]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 6 October 2006. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rúben Fernandes at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rúben Fernandes at Soccerway
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