Rúben Vinagre

Rúben Vinagre
Personal information
Full name Rúben Gonçalo da Silva Nascimento Vinagre[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-09) 9 April 1999[2]
Place of birth Charneca de Caparica, Portugal
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position Wing-back
Team information
Current team
 Legia Warsaw
Number 19
Youth career
2008–2009 Barreirense
2009–2010 Sporting CP
2010–2012 Belenenses
2012–2015 Sporting CP
2015–2016 Monaco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Monaco 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 9 (1)
2018–2022 Wolverhampton Wanderers 34 (0)
2020 → Olympiacos (loan) 2 (0)
2021 → Famalicão (loan) 20 (0)
2021–2022 → Sporting CP (loan) 12 (0)
2022–2025 Sporting CP 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Everton (loan) 2 (0)
2023–2024 → Hull City (loan) 10 (0)
2024 → Hellas Verona (loan) 12 (0)
2024–2025 → Legia Warsaw (loan) 18 (0)
2025– Legia Warsaw 32 (2)
International career
2015 Portugal U16 7 (0)
2015–2016 Portugal U17 16 (0)
2016–2017 Portugal U18 3 (0)
2017–2018 Portugal U19 16 (0)
2019 Portugal U20 9 (0)
2018–2020 Portugal U21 4 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner2018 Finland
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner2016 Azerbaijan
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:36, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

Rúben Gonçalo da Silva Nascimento Vinagre (born 9 April 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left wing-back for Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw.

Club career

Early career

Born in Charneca de Caparica, Almada, Lisbon metropolitan area, Vinagre had two spells in the academy of Sporting CP[3] before joining Ligue 1 club Monaco on 12 June 2015.[4] After spending his first season with the youth side, he signed a professional contract.[5]

In August 2016, a deal was agreed for Vinagre to be loaned to LigaPro side Académica to gain experience,[6] but FIFA, whose approval was required due to the player being under 18, refused to sanction the deal.[7] After an unsuccessful appeal, he returned to his parent club without making any competitive appearances.[8]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Vinagre agreed to a new deal with Monaco in June 2017, running until summer 2022.[9] Shortly after, he moved on loan to English side Wolverhampton Wanderers for the upcoming season.[10] He made his senior debut on 8 August in a 1–0 win against Yeovil Town in the first round of the EFL Cup.[11] He scored his first goal in professional football on 30 September, the third of his team's 4–0 away victory over Burton Albion in the Championship.[12]

After their promotion to the Premier League as champions, Vinagre signed a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee on 30 June 2018.[13] The subsequent recruitment of Jonny meant that he was primarily used as a back-up,[14] but still made 17 appearances (21 in all competitions)[15] as they qualified for the UEFA Europa League through a seventh-place finish;[16] his first league match took place on 11 August 2018, when he came on as a late substitute in the 2–2 home draw with Everton.[17][18]

Vinagre made his European debut on 25 July 2019, in Wolves's 2–0 home win over Crusaders in the Europa League second qualifying round, closing the score in injury time.[19] With Jonny seriously injured,[20] he totalled 13 games in the team's run to the quarter-finals, where they were ousted by eventual winners Sevilla.[21]

On 5 October 2020, Vinagre moved to Olympiacos of the Super League Greece on a season-long loan, with an option to make the deal permanent.[22] However, after failing to impose himself at the Pedro Martins-led squad, mainly due to injury problems,[23][24] he joined Famalicão also on loan, rejoining former Wolverhampton teammates Leonardo Campana and Bruno Jordão.[25] He made his Primeira Liga debut for the latter on 8 January 2021, starting in a 1–4 home loss to Porto.[26]

Sporting CP

Vinagre was loaned to Sporting on 9 July 2021, with a buying option.[27] He made only 18 competitive appearances in his first season, and on 1 July 2022 the club signed him permanently.[28]

On 27 July 2022, Vinagre joined Everton on a season-long loan;[29] an option to buy was also included in the deal.[30] During his spell at Goodison Park, he totalled only four games.[31]

On 20 July 2023, Championship club Hull City announced the signing of Vinagre on loan for the season.[32] He made his debut on 5 August, in the 2–1 loss away to Norwich City.[33] He was recalled by Sporting on 26 January 2024[34] and, later that day, moved to Serie A club Hellas Verona until the end of the campaign, with a reported buying option of €4 million.[35][36]

Legia Warsaw

Vinagre joined Legia Warsaw of the Polish Ekstraklasa in July 2024, on a season-long loan with an option to make the move permanent.[37] On 6 February 2025, after providing nine assists in 28 appearances, a permanent move was agreed;[38] his transfer was linked to that of goalkeeper Vladan Kovačević due to Sporting having already reached their loan limit,[39] and Vinagre reportedly signed for a €2.3 million fee, the most expensive in the history of the Polish top division at the time.[40]

On 2 May 2025, Vinagre was one of seven players on target as Legia defeated Pogoń Szczecin 4–3 to win the Polish Cup.[41]

International career

Vinagre contributed five appearances as Portugal won the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Azerbaijan, following a penalty shoot-out defeat of Spain.[42] He helped the under-19s to the same achievement two years later, playing the entire 4–3 extra-time victory against Italy in Seinäjoki.[43]

On 11 October 2018, Vinagre won his first cap at under-21 level, in a 9–0 rout in Liechtenstein in the 2019 European Championship qualifiers.[44]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2017–18[45] EFL Championship 911030—131
2018–19[46] Premier League 1702020—210
2019–20[47] Premier League 150202013[c]2322
2020–21[48] Premier League 200010—30
Total 4315080132693
Olympiacos (loan) 2020–21[49] Super League Greece 2000—2[d]040
Famalicão (loan) 2020–21[49] Primeira Liga 20000——200
Sporting CP (loan) 2021–22[49] Primeira Liga 12020202[d]0180
Sporting CP 2022–23[49] Primeira Liga —————
2023–24[49] Primeira Liga —————
Total 0000000000
Everton (loan) 2022–23[50] Premier League 200020—40
Hull City (loan) 2023–24[51] EFL Championship 1000010—110
Hellas Verona (loan) 2023–24[49] Serie A 120———120
Legia Warsaw 2024–25[49] Ekstraklasa 33151—12[e]0502
2025–26[49] Ekstraklasa 15010—11[f]0270
Total 48161—230772
Career total 14921311304022155
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup, Taça de Portugal, Polish Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup, Taça da Liga
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  6. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Europa League, seven appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Olympiacos

Sporting CP

Legia Warsaw

Portugal U17

Portugal U19

Individual

  • UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2016[56]
  • UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2018[57]

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Portugal" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Rúben Vinagre" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  3. ↑ Silva, David (25 December 2018). "Rúben Vinagre: Um lateral moderno, na melhor liga do mundo" [Rúben Vinagre: A modern full-back, in the world's best league] (in Portuguese). O Ambidestro. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  4. ↑ Morais, André (12 June 2015). "Juvenil Rúben Vinagre assinou pelo Mónaco" [Youth player Rúben Vinagre signed for Monaco]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Ligue 1: Adrien Bongiovanni, l'ancienne pépite du Standard, signe son premier contrat pro à Monaco" [Ligue 1: Adrien Bongiovanni, former Standard prospect, signs his first pro contract at Monaco]. Le Soir (in French). 3 June 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "Rúben Vinagre e Ernest reforçam Académica" [Rúben Vinagre and Ernest bolster Académica] (in Portuguese). Académica Coimbra. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  7. ↑ Chambel, Ricardo (16 November 2016). "FIFA rejeita Rúben Vinagre" [FIFA rejects Rúben Vinagre]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  8. ↑ Pinto, Pedro Gonçalo (13 December 2016). "Rúben Vinagre regressa ao Monaco já em Janeiro" [Rúben Vinagre returns to Monaco already in January]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "Rúben Vinagre renovou com o Monaco por mais três épocas" [Rúben Vinagre renewed with Monaco for three more seasons] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "Ruben Vinagre: Wolves sign Monaco defender on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Yeovil Town". BBC Sport. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  12. ↑ "Burton Albion 0–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers". BBC Sport. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  13. ↑ "Wolves sign Bonatini and Vinagre". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  14. ↑ "Nuno Espirito Santo set to give Vinagre a taste of the action". Eurosport. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  15. ↑ Holland, James (13 April 2021). "Benfica 'set sights' on exciting Wolves full-back Vinagre". Football 365. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  16. ↑ Knight, Jim (24 July 2019). "Watch and bet on Europa League qualifying clashes including Wolves vs Crusaders". Goal. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  17. ↑ Hafez, Shamoon (11 August 2018). "Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Everton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  18. 1 2 Esteves, Adérito (7 September 2018). "Vinagre: do título europeu à estreia na Premier League com 19 anos" [Vinagre: from European title to Premier League debut at age 19] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  19. ↑ "Europa League: Wolves beat gritty Crusaders 2–0 on European return". BBC Sport. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  20. ↑ Keen, Liam (7 March 2020). "Nuno: Wolves' Ruben Vinagre is special". Express & Star. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  21. ↑ Begley, Emlyn (11 August 2020). "Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Sevilla". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  22. ↑ "Vinagre joins Olympiacos on loan". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  23. ↑ "Lesão ainda limita Rúben Vinagre e português não será titular contra o FC Porto" [Injury still limits Rúben Vinagre and the Portuguese will not start against FC Porto]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 27 October 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  24. ↑ "Pedro Martins elogia Rúben Vinagre: "Tem capacidade para ser lateral de eleição"" [Pedro Martins heaps praise on Rúben Vinagre: "He has what it takes to be a top-notch full-back"]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 April 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  25. ↑ Edwards, Joe (4 January 2021). "Wolves' Ruben Vinagre now heading on loan to Famalicao". Express & Star. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  26. ↑ Fernandes, Mariana (8 January 2021). "Taremi, o patinador que ofereceu uma escultura de gelo à ideia do treinador (a crónica do Famalicão-FC Porto)" [Taremi, the skater who offered an ice sculpture to the manager's idea (Famalicão-FC Porto match report)]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  27. ↑ "Rúben Vinagre é reforço do Sporting por empréstimo do Wolverhampton" [Rúben Vinagre is Sporting addition on loan from Wolverhampton]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 9 July 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  28. ↑ "Vinagre's Wolves exit becomes permanent". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  29. ↑ "Vinagre signs for Everton". Everton F.C. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  30. ↑ "Ruben Vinagre: Everton take Sporting Lisbon defender on loan". Sky Sports. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  31. ↑ "Conor Coady returns to Wolves as Everton pass up option on permanent deal". Keep Up. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  32. ↑ Cooper, Barry (20 July 2023). "Ex-Everton man Ruben Vinagre becomes Hull City's latest summer signing". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  33. ↑ "Norwich City 2–1 Hull City". BBC Sport. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  34. ↑ "Vinagre loan ends". Hull City A.F.C. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  35. ↑ "Ruben Vinagre è un nuovo difensore gialloblù!" [Ruben Vinagre is a new yellow-blue defender!] (in Italian). Hellas Verona F.C. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  36. ↑ "Mercado Sporting (oficial): Rúben Vinagre no Hellas Verona" [Sporting market (official): Rúben Vinagre at Hellas Verona]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 26 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  37. ↑ "Ruben Vinagre wypożyczony do Legii Warszawa" [Rúben Vinagre loaned to Legia Warsaw] (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  38. ↑ Ziółkowski, Maciej (6 February 2025). "Oficjalnie. Legia wykupiła Rubena Vinagre" [Official. Legia bought Rúben Vinagre] (in Polish). Legia.net. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  39. ↑ Koźmiński, Piotr (5 February 2025). "Legia podjęła decyzję w sprawie Vinagre. Czegoś takiego w historii Ekstraklasy jeszcze nie było [NOWE INFORMACJE]" [Legia made a decision about Vinagre. Nothing like this had ever happened in the history of the Ekstraklasa [NEW INFORMATION]] (in Polish). Goal. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  40. ↑ Bernaciak, Piotr (6 February 2025). "To już oficjalne! Hitowy transfer Legii Warszawa. Bije transferowy rekord" [It's official! Successful Legia Warsaw transfer. Transfer record broken]. Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish). Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  41. 1 2 Papuga, Wojciech (2 May 2025). "Legia Warszawa zdobywcą Pucharu Polski! W finale wygrała z Pogonią Szczecin [WIDEO]" [Legia Warsaw won Polish Cup! They beat Pogoń Szczecin in final [VIDEO]] (in Polish). TVP Sport. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  42. 1 2 Pinto, Pedro Gonçalo (21 May 2016). "Portugal sagra-se campeão europeu nos penáltis" [Portugal crowned European champions on penalties]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  43. 1 2 "Portugal conquista Europeu de Sub-19" [Portugal conquer Under-19 Euro]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 July 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
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  46. ↑ "Games played by Rúben Vinagre in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  47. ↑ "Games played by Rúben Vinagre in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  48. ↑ "Games played by Rúben Vinagre in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  49. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rúben Vinagre at Soccerway
  50. ↑ "Games played by Rúben Vinagre in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  51. ↑ "Games played by Rúben Vinagre in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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  53. ↑ Ribeiro, Patrick (29 January 2022). "Sporting defend their Taça da Liga title in second-half turnaround versus Benfica". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
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  55. ↑ "Italy 3–4 Portugal". UEFA. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  56. ↑ "Technical report" (PDF). UEFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  57. ↑ "Under-19 EURO team of the tournament". UEFA. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
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