Skip to content
Rúben Dias

Rúben Dias

Defender - Centre-Back  at Manchester City
Age29
CitizenshipPortugal
Height1.87 m
Footright
BornMay 14, 1997
at Manchester City 2,063 days · joined 2020-09-29
🏆Premier League 👕200+ Apps 🏴100+ Caps
Market value €65.00m
Centre-Back Defender

Honors & awards

Premier League Player of the Season
2020
view →

Career snapshot

4
clubs played for
14/15
debut season
0.04
goals / match
Manchester City
top club · 225 apps

Career highs

€80.00m
peak value · 2023
€71.60m
top transfer fee · 20/21
4
best season · 17/18
115 / 6
int'l caps / goals
431Appearances
16Goals
13Assists
79Yellow cards
2Red cards
105Full matches (90′)
Full nameRúben Dias
Name in home countryRúben Santos Gato Alves Dias
Date of birth1997-05-14 (29 yrs)
Place of birthAmadora, Portugal
CitizenshipPortugal
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height187.00 m
Current clubManchester City
Joined2020-09-29
Contract expires2029-06-30
AgentGestifute
OutfitterNike
Jul 2025
2025 — Manchester City
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2025
25/26 — Manchester City
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Feb 2025
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jan 2025
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Dec 2024
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Oct 2024
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Jul 2024
2024 — Manchester City
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2024
24/25 — Manchester City
41 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — Manchester City
44 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Dec 2022
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — Manchester City
43 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Mar 2022
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Manchester City
40 matches · 2 G · 5 A · across 5 competitions
Sep 2020
Transfer: Benfica → Man City
20/21 · Transfer · €71.60m
Jul 2020
20/21 — Manchester City, SL Benfica
53 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — SL Benfica
49 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — SL Benfica
55 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 6 competitions
Mar 2018
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Nov 2017
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — SL Benfica, SL Benfica B
31 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Benfica B → Benfica
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — SL Benfica B, SL Benfica UEFA U19
35 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — SL Benfica, SL Benfica B, SL Benfica UEFA U19
28 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Benfica U19 → Benfica B
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — SL Benfica UEFA U19
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2014
Transfer: Benfica U17 → Benfica U19
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2012
Transfer: Benfica U15 → Benfica U17
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2010
Transfer: Benfica Yth → Benfica U15
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2008
Transfer: Estrela A. F → Benfica Yth
08/09 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €80.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
9,452 min
Minutes played by club
Manchester City 53.9%
SL Benfica 46.1%
SL Benfica B 0.0%
SL Benfica UEFA U19 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Manchester City 8 20/21 25/26 225 4 5 5,094
SL Benfica 5 15/16 20/21 137 12 6 4,358
SL Benfica B 3 15/16 17/18 55 0 2 0
SL Benfica UEFA U19 3 14/15 16/17 14 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€20M4€40M5€60M7€80M15/1616/17 — 2 assists216/1717/18 — 4 goals (SL Benfica)417/1818/19 — 4 goals (SL Benfica)18/19 — 3 assists718/1919/20 — 3 goals (SL Benfica)19/20 — 3 assists619/2020/21 — 2 goals (Manchester City)220/2121/22 — 2 goals (Manchester City)21/22 — 5 assists721/2222/23 — 1 goals (Manchester City)122/2323/2424/2525/2615/16 — €25K16/17 — €800K17/18 — €2.5M18/19 — €28M19/20 — €38M20/21 — €60M21/22 — €75M22/23 — €75M23/24 — €80M24/25 — €80M25/26 — €70MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

14/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 4417/1818/19: 4418/1919/20: 3319/2020/21: 2220/212024: 0020242025: 00202521/22: 2221/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

14/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 3318/1919/20: 3319/2020/21: 0020/212024: 0020242025: 00202521/22: 5521/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Premier League Manchester City 3 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Champions League Manchester City 7 0 0 2 0 0
24/25 Community Shield Manchester City 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 EFL Cup Manchester City 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 FA Cup Manchester City 5 0 0 1 0 0
24/25 Premier League Manchester City 27 0 0 4 0 0
23/24 Champions League Manchester City 9 0 0 2 0 0
23/24 Community Shield Manchester City 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 EFL Cup Manchester City 0 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 FA Cup Manchester City 4 0 0 1 0 0
23/24 Premier League Manchester City 30 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 UEFA Super Cup Manchester City 0 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Champions League Manchester City 12 1 0 2 0 1,047
22/23 Community Shield Manchester City 1 0 0 1 0 0
22/23 EFL Cup Manchester City 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 FA Cup Manchester City 3 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Premier League Manchester City 26 0 0 3 0 0
21/22 Champions League Manchester City 8 0 1 0 0 0
21/22 Community Shield Manchester City 1 0 0 1 0 0
21/22 EFL Cup Manchester City 0 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 FA Cup Manchester City 2 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Premier League Manchester City 29 2 4 5 0 1,202
2025 Club World Cup Manchester City 3 0 0 0 0 0
2024 Club World Cup Manchester City 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Champions League Manchester City 11 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 Champions League Qu. SL Benfica 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 EFL Cup Manchester City 3 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 FA Cup Manchester City 4 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 Liga NOS SL Benfica 2 1 0 1 0 180
20/21 Premier League Manchester City 32 1 0 4 0 2,845
19/20 Allianz Cup SL Benfica 2 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Champions League SL Benfica 6 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 Europa League SL Benfica 2 1 0 0 0 180
19/20 Liga NOS SL Benfica 33 2 3 6 0 1,485
19/20 Supertaça SL Benfica 1 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 Taça de Portugal SL Benfica 5 0 0 4 0 0
18/19 Allianz Cup SL Benfica 3 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Champions League SL Benfica 5 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 Champions League Qu. SL Benfica 4 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 Europa League SL Benfica 6 1 1 0 0 570
18/19 Liga NOS SL Benfica 32 3 1 10 0 956
18/19 Taça de Portugal SL Benfica 5 0 1 1 0 0
17/18 Champions League SL Benfica 2 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 Ledman LigaPro SL Benfica B 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Liga NOS SL Benfica 24 3 0 4 0 717
17/18 Taça CTT SL Benfica 3 1 0 0 0 270
17/18 Taça de Portugal SL Benfica 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Ledman LigaPro SL Benfica B 28 0 2 13 0 0
16/17 UEFA Youth League SL Benfica UEFA U19 7 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Champions League SL Benfica 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Ledman LigaPro SL Benfica B 26 0 0 6 1 0
15/16 UEFA Youth League SL Benfica UEFA U19 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 UEFA Youth League SL Benfica UEFA U19 5 0 0 1 1 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
08/09 2008-07-01 Estrela A. F Benfica Yth Transfer 0
10/11 2010-07-01 Benfica Yth Benfica U15 Transfer 0
12/13 2012-07-01 Benfica U15 Benfica U17 Transfer 0
14/15 2014-07-01 Benfica U17 Benfica U19 Transfer 0
15/16 2015-07-01 Benfica U19 Benfica B Transfer 0
17/18 2017-07-01 Benfica B Benfica Transfer 1000000
20/21 2020-09-29 Benfica Man City Transfer 35000000 €71.60m
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
17/18 Appendectomy 2017-11-16 2017-12-14 29 7
17/18 Ankle injury 2018-03-19 2018-03-29 11 3
21/22 Knock 2022-03-03 2022-04-11 40 9
22/23 Hamstring injury 2022-12-22 2023-01-15 25 7
24/25 Calf injury 2024-10-30 2024-12-01 33 9
24/25 unknown injury 2024-12-20 2025-01-18 30 6
24/25 Hip injury 2025-01-24 2025-02-07 15 3
24/25 muscle stiffness 2025-02-13 2025-02-17 5 1
Current€65.00m
Peak€80.00m
Low€25k
Δ since start+€64.98m
€25k€20.02m€40.01m€60.01m€80.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €65.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €70.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €80.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €75.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €80.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €80.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €75.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €75.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €70.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €75.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €75.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €50.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €60.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €30.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €35.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €32.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €38.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €28.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €14.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €28.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €22.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €25k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #31372 #13 5 1 former national player
Team #16374 #3 4 0 former national player
Team #16373 #3 15 0 former national player
Team #16372 #3 21 2 former national player
Team #3300 #3 70 3 current national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Rafa Silva 2 2 0
Yuri Ribeiro 2 0 0
João Félix 2 2 0
Franco Cervi 2 0 0
Manuel Akanji 2 0 0
Pêpê 2 0 0
Odysseas Vlachodimos 2 0 0
Riyad Mahrez 3 1 0
Ferro 2 0 0
Haris Seferovic 2 2 0
Ederson 2 0 0
Diogo Gonçalves 2 1 0
Jack Grealish 2 1 0
Alejandro Grimaldo 2 1 0
Kyle Walker 2 0 0
João Cancelo 2 2 0
Pizzi 2 6 0
İlkay Gündoğan 2 0 0
Kevin De Bruyne 2 1 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
18/19 Liga NOS SL Benfica 3 32
17/18 Liga NOS SL Benfica 3 24
19/20 Liga NOS SL Benfica 2 33

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
21/22 Premier League Manchester City 4 29
19/20 Liga NOS SL Benfica 3 33
16/17 Ledman LigaPro SL Benfica B 2 28

Last 50 matches for Manchester City The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2025-05-17 GB1 Crystal Palace 1–0 Manchester City Available
2025-04-27 GB1 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Manchester City Available
2025-03-30 GB1 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Manchester City Available
2025-03-01 GB1 Manchester City 3–1 Plymouth Argyle Available
2024-10-30 CGB Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Manchester City INJURED Calf injury
2024-09-24 CGB Manchester City 2–1 Watford FC Available
2024-05-25 GB1 Manchester City 1–2 Manchester United Available
2024-04-20 GB1 Manchester City 1–0 Chelsea FC Available
2024-04-20 GB1 Manchester City 1–0 Chelsea FC Available
2024-03-16 GB1 Manchester City 2–0 Newcastle United Available
2024-03-16 GB1 Manchester City 2–0 Newcastle United Available
2024-02-27 GB1 Luton Town 2–6 Manchester City Available
2023-09-27 CGB Newcastle United 1–0 Manchester City Available
2023-06-10 CL Manchester City 1–0 Inter Available
2023-06-10 CL Manchester City 1–0 Inter Available
2023-06-03 GB1 Manchester City 2–1 Manchester United Available
2023-05-17 CL Manchester City 4–0 Real Madrid Available
2023-05-17 CL Manchester City 4–0 Real Madrid Available
2023-05-09 CL Real Madrid 1–1 Manchester City Available
2023-05-09 CL Real Madrid 1–1 Manchester City Available
2023-04-22 GB1 Manchester City 3–0 Sheffield United Available
2023-04-19 CL Bayern München 1–1 Manchester City Available
2023-04-19 CL Bayern München 1–1 Manchester City Available
2023-04-11 CL Manchester City 3–0 Bayern München Available
2023-04-11 CL Manchester City 3–0 Bayern München Available
2023-03-18 GB1 Manchester City 6–0 Burnley FC Available
2023-03-14 CL Manchester City 7–0 RB Leipzig Available
2023-03-14 CL Manchester City 7–0 RB Leipzig Available
2023-02-28 GB1 Bristol City 0–3 Manchester City Available
2023-02-22 CL RB Leipzig 1–1 Manchester City Available
2023-02-22 CL RB Leipzig 1–1 Manchester City Available
2023-01-11 CGB Southampton FC 2–0 Manchester City INJURED Hamstring injury
2022-12-22 CGB Manchester City 3–2 Liverpool FC INJURED Hamstring injury
2022-11-09 CGB Manchester City 2–0 Chelsea FC Available
2022-11-02 CL Manchester City 3–1 Sevilla FC Available
2022-10-25 CL Borussia Dortmund 0–0 Manchester City Available
2022-10-11 CL FC København 0–0 Manchester City Available
2022-10-05 CL Manchester City 5–0 FC København Available
2022-09-14 CL Manchester City 2–1 Borussia Dortmund Available
2022-09-06 CL Sevilla FC 0–4 Manchester City Available
2022-05-04 CL Real Madrid 3–1 Manchester City Available
2022-05-04 CL Real Madrid 3–1 Manchester City Available
2022-04-26 CL Manchester City 4–3 Real Madrid Available
2022-04-26 CL Manchester City 4–3 Real Madrid Available
2022-04-16 GB1 Manchester City 2–3 Liverpool FC Available
2022-04-13 CL Atlético Madrid 0–0 Manchester City Available
2022-04-13 CL Atlético Madrid 0–0 Manchester City Available
2022-04-05 CL Manchester City 1–0 Atlético Madrid INJURED Knock
2022-04-05 CL Manchester City 1–0 Atlético Madrid INJURED Knock
2022-03-20 GB1 Southampton FC 1–4 Manchester City INJURED Knock

Teams faced most often by Rúben Dias's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Liverpool FC 16 4 3 9 30 35 -5 25%
Sporting CP 14 7 5 2 30 15 +15 50%
Manchester United 12 6 0 6 17 15 +2 50%
Real Madrid 12 8 2 2 28 18 +10 67%
FC Porto 12 4 3 5 13 15 -2 33%
Chelsea FC 11 5 1 5 13 8 +5 45%
Tottenham Hotspur 11 7 1 3 20 14 +6 64%
Portimonense SC 10 7 1 2 26 10 +16 70%
CS Marítimo 10 9 0 1 30 4 +26 90%
CD Santa Clara 10 8 1 1 27 9 +18 80%
Vitória Guimarães 10 8 2 0 21 5 +16 80%
Sporting Braga 10 6 0 4 27 14 +13 60%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
14/15 Senior debut season
17/18 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 41 0 7 0 0 0
23/24 44 0 3 0 0 0
22/23 43 1,047 6 0 0 0.52
21/22 40 1,202 6 0 0 0.45
20/21 53 3,025 7 0 0 0.21
19/20 49 1,665 12 0 0 0.65
18/19 55 1,526 13 1 0 0.83
17/18 31 987 5 0 0 0.46
16/17 35 0 13 0 0 0
15/16 28 0 6 1 1 0
14/15 5 0 1 0 1 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Liga NOS
91 apps
9 G
4 A
Premier League
147 apps
3 G
4 A
Europa League
8 apps
2 G
1 A
Champions League
60 apps
1 G
1 A
Taça CTT
8 apps
1 G
0 A
Ledman LigaPro
55 apps
0 G
2 A
Taça de Portugal
11 apps
0 G
1 A
FA Cup
18 apps
0 G
0 A
EFL Cup
5 apps
0 G
0 A
Champions League Qu.
5 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Rúben Dias

Who is Rúben Dias?

Rúben Dias is a Portugal professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Manchester City.

How old is Rúben Dias?

Rúben Dias is 29 years old. He was born on May 14, 1997 in Amadora.

What position does Rúben Dias play?

Rúben Dias plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Rúben Dias play for?

Rúben Dias currently plays for Manchester City.

How many career goals has Rúben Dias scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Rúben Dias has scored 16 goals in 431 appearances.

What is Rúben Dias's market value?

Rúben Dias's most recent reported market value is €65.00m.