Rui Areias
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Career highs
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Shares 1993-11-22 · 5 players total
| Full name | Rui Areias |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Rui Manuel Linhares Areias |
| Date of birth | 1993-11-22 (32 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Guimarães, Portugal |
| Citizenship | Portugal |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 188.00 m |
| Current club | Floriana FC |
| Joined | 2025-07-01 |
| Contract expires | 2026-06-30 |
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floriana FC | 1 | 25/26 | 25/26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 78 |
| Varzim SC | 2 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 51 | 14 | 4 | 1,036 |
| AD Fafe | 1 | 21/22 | 21/22 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 229 |
| SC Covilhã | 1 | 20/21 | 20/21 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 256 |
| CD Mafra | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 627 |
| FC Penafiel | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 309 |
| FC Arouca | 1 | 17/18 | 17/18 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 581 |
| Vitória Guimarães SC | 4 | 12/13 | 16/17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FC Porto B | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 217 |
| Vitória Guimarães SC B | 4 | 12/13 | 16/17 | 92 | 25 | 4 | 737 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Premier League Opening Round | Floriana FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
| 25/26 | UECL Qualifiers | Floriana FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Liga 3 | Varzim SC | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 596 |
| 23/24 | Liga 3 - Promotion | Varzim SC | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 |
| 23/24 | Taça de Portugal | Varzim SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Liga 3 | Varzim SC | 19 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 175 |
| 22/23 | Liga 3 - Relegation round | Varzim SC | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 157 |
| 22/23 | Taça de Portugal | Varzim SC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Liga 3 | AD Fafe | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 229 |
| 21/22 | Taça de Portugal | AD Fafe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Liga Portugal 2 | SC Covilhã | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 256 |
| 20/21 | Taça de Portugal | SC Covilhã | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Allianz Cup | CD Mafra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | LigaPro | CD Mafra | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 627 |
| 19/20 | Taça de Portugal | CD Mafra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Allianz Cup | FC Penafiel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Ledman LigaPro | FC Penafiel | 28 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 229 |
| 18/19 | Taça de Portugal | FC Penafiel | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| 17/18 | Ledman LigaPro | FC Arouca | 23 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 470 |
| 17/18 | Taça de Portugal | FC Arouca | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 |
| 16/17 | Ledman LigaPro | FC Porto B | 24 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 217 |
| 16/17 | Ledman LigaPro | Vitória Guimarães SC B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Liga NOS | Vitória Guimarães SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Ledman LigaPro | Vitória Guimarães SC B | 37 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 279 |
| 15/16 | Liga NOS | Vitória Guimarães SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Allianz Cup | Vitória Guimarães SC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Liga NOS | Vitória Guimarães SC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Liga Portugal 2 | Vitória Guimarães SC B | 39 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 230 |
| 12/13 | Liga Portugal 2 | Vitória Guimarães SC B | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 228 |
| 12/13 | Liga ZON Sagres | Vitória Guimarães SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/07 | 2006-07-01 | Vitória SC Yth | Vitória SC U15 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-07-01 | Vitória SC U15 | Vitória SC U17 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | Vitória SC U17 | Vitória SC U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Vitória SC U19 | Guimarães B | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-08-31 | Guimarães B | FC Porto B | Loan | 350000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-06-30 | FC Porto B | Guimarães B | Return from loan | 450000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-08-18 | Guimarães B | Arouca | Loan | 450000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-06-30 | Arouca | Guimarães B | Return from loan | 300000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | Guimarães B | Penafiel | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-04 | Penafiel | Mafra | Transfer | 175000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-09-21 | Mafra | SC Covilhã | Transfer | 175000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-01 | SC Covilhã | Fafe | Transfer | 125000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-01 | Fafe | Varzim | Transfer | 125000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-01 | Varzim | Without Club | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-01 | Without Club | Floriana | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | unknown injury | 2018-08-08 | 2018-09-17 | 41 | 4 |
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €225k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €175k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €175k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #16373 | #18 | 2 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #16371 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Felipe | 1 | 1 | 774 |
| Carlos Tovar | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ricardo Gomes | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Joãozinho | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler Boyd | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| João Sidónio | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nassim Zitouni | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Guga | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paulo Moreira | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Bruno Alves | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Luís Rocha | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Vasco Braga | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lima Pereira | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| João Vigário | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Alvin Arrondel | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Léo | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Dénis Duarte | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Miguel Oliveira | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | Liga Portugal 2 | Vitória Guimarães SC B | 14 | 39 |
| 15/16 | Ledman LigaPro | Vitória Guimarães SC B | 9 | 37 |
| 22/23 | Liga 3 | Varzim SC | 7 | 19 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | Ledman LigaPro | FC Penafiel | 4 | 28 |
| 14/15 | Liga Portugal 2 | Vitória Guimarães SC B | 3 | 39 |
| 17/18 | Ledman LigaPro | FC Arouca | 2 | 23 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | 2018-06-30 | Arouca | Guimarães B | Return from loan | — | €300k |
| 17/18 | 2017-08-18 | Guimarães B | Arouca | Loan | — | €450k |
| 16/17 | 2017-06-30 | FC Porto B | Guimarães B | Return from loan | — | €450k |
| 16/17 | 2016-08-31 | Guimarães B | FC Porto B | Loan | — | €350k |
Teams faced most often by Rui Areias's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD Feirense | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 36 | -6 | 33% |
| Leixões SC | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 33% |
| Académico de Viseu | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 40% |
| SL Benfica B | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 37 | 52 | -15 | 33% |
| UD Vilafranquense | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 38% |
| Casa Pia AC | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 38 | -21 | 17% |
| Sporting Covilhã | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 46% |
| GD Chaves | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 30 | -4 | 27% |
| UD Oliveirense | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 32% |
| CD Nacional | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 36 | -9 | 27% |
| Académica de Coimbra | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 28% |
| FC Vizela | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 38% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | Senior debut season | |
| 12/13 | First senior goal | |
| 22/23 | Goal #50 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | 23 | 704 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 22/23 | 28 | 332 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.63 |
| 21/22 | 11 | 229 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.57 |
| 20/21 | 28 | 256 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.35 |
| 19/20 | 17 | 627 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.43 |
| 18/19 | 32 | 309 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.87 |
| 17/18 | 25 | 581 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.93 |
| 16/17 | 26 | 217 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.66 |
| 15/16 | 38 | 279 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.65 |
| 14/15 | 43 | 230 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3.52 |
| 12/13 | 15 | 228 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.39 |
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Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
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Frequently asked about Rui Areias
Who is Rui Areias?
Rui Areias is a Portugal professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Floriana FC.
How old is Rui Areias?
Rui Areias is 32 years old. He was born on November 22, 1993 in Guimarães.
What position does Rui Areias play?
Rui Areias plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Rui Areias play for?
Rui Areias currently plays for Floriana FC.
How many career goals has Rui Areias scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Rui Areias has scored 61 goals in 289 appearances.
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