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Rui Fonte

Rui Fonte

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Retired
Age36
CitizenshipPortugal
Height1.81 m
Footright
BornApril 23, 1990
👕200+ Apps 50+ Goals 🏴50+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Rating · 24/25 8.1 Top
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

13
clubs played for
08/09
debut season
0.19
goals / match
SC Braga
top club · 113 apps

Position rank · 24/25

#1183
goals rank
#888
assists rank
75
season goals
25
season assists

Among 3,489 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€6.00m
peak value · 2017
€9.13m
top transfer fee · 17/18
19
best season · 14/15
69 / 26
int'l caps / goals
392Appearances
75Goals
25Assists
57Yellow cards
1Red cards
71Full matches (90′)
Full nameRui Fonte
Name in home countryRui Pedro da Rocha Fonte
Date of birth1990-04-23 (36 yrs)
Place of birthPenafiel, Portugal
CitizenshipPortugal
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footright
Height181.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2025-07-01
Contract expires
Jul 2025
Transfer: Paços Ferreira → Retired
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — FC Paços de Ferreira
35 matches · 7 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2023
Transfer: Famalicão → Paços Ferreira
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — FC Paços de Ferreira
35 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — FC Famalicão
23 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: Estoril → Famalicão
22/23 · Transfer
Feb 2022
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Aug 2021
Transfer: SC Braga → Estoril
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — GD Estoril Praia, SC Braga
24 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Mar 2021
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2020
Injury: unknown
49 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — SC Braga
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2019
Transfer: Fulham → SC Braga
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — SC Braga, Fulham FC
37 matches · 6 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Jun 2019
Transfer: LOSC Lille → Fulham
18/19 · Return from loan
Dec 2018
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Sep 2018
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Aug 2018
Transfer: Fulham → LOSC Lille
18/19 · Loan
Jul 2018
18/19 — LOSC Lille, Fulham FC
21 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2017
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Aug 2017
Transfer: SC Braga → Fulham
17/18 · Transfer · €9.13m
Jul 2017
17/18 — Fulham FC, SC Braga
32 matches · 5 G · 5 A · across 6 competitions
Aug 2016
Transfer: Benfica → SC Braga
16/17 · Transfer · €3.40m
Jul 2016
16/17 — SC Braga
38 matches · 15 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2016
Transfer: SC Braga → Benfica B
15/16 · Return from loan
Feb 2016
Injury: unknown
36 games missed
Jan 2016
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Oct 2015
Injury: unknown
15 games missed
Oct 2015
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Aug 2015
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2015
Transfer: Benfica B → SC Braga
15/16 · Loan
Jul 2015
15/16 — SC Braga
28 matches · 8 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2015
Transfer: Belenenses → Benfica B
14/15 · Return from loan
Feb 2015
Transfer: Benfica B → Belenenses
14/15 · Loan
Jul 2014
14/15 — SL Benfica, CF Os Belenenses, SL Benfica B
35 matches · 19 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Sep 2013
Injury: unknown
66 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — SL Benfica B, SL Benfica
4 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2013
Injury: unknown
76 games missed
Jan 2013
Transfer: Espanyol → Benfica B
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — RCD Espanyol Barcelona, SL Benfica B
13 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: Sporting CP → Espanyol
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — RCD Espanyol Barcelona
24 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2011
Transfer: RCD Espanyol B → Sporting CP
10/11 · Return from loan
Jul 2010
10/11 — RCD Espanyol Barcelona
11 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2010
Transfer: Sporting CP → RCD Espanyol B
10/11 · Loan
Jun 2010
Transfer: Vitória Setúbal → Sporting CP
09/10 · Return from loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — Vitória Setúbal FC
16 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: Sporting CP → Vitória Setúbal
09/10 · Loan
Jun 2009
Transfer: Arsenal Res. → Sporting CP
08/09 · Return from loan
May 2009
Transfer: Crystal Palace → Arsenal Res.
08/09 · Return from loan
Jan 2009
Transfer: Arsenal Res. → Crystal Palace
08/09 · Loan
Jul 2008
08/09 — Crystal Palace, Arsenal FC
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2008
Transfer: Arsenal U18 → Arsenal Res.
08/09 · Transfer
Oct 2006
Transfer: Sporting U17 → Arsenal U18
06/07 · Loan
Jul 2005
Transfer: Sporting Sub-15 → Sporting U17
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2003
Transfer: Sporting Yth. → Sporting Sub-15
03/04 · Transfer
Jul 1999
Transfer: Sacavenense F. → Sporting Yth.
99/00 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €6.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 1196 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 24/25. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals7 total · 1.06/90
77
Assists3 total · 0.45/90
77
G+A10 total · 1.51/90
78
Yellow cards11 total · 1.66/90
1
6,400 min
Minutes played by club
FC Paços de Ferreira 15.8%
FC Famalicão 7.0%
SC Braga 28.9%
GD Estoril Praia 5.0%
Fulham FC 7.2%
LOSC Lille 9.7%
SL Benfica 0.0%
SL Benfica B 5.1%
CF Os Belenenses 8.8%
RCD Espanyol Barcelona 12.6%
Vitória Setúbal FC 0.0%
Arsenal FC 0.0%
Crystal Palace 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
FC Paços de Ferreira 2 23/24 24/25 70 12 4 1,013
FC Famalicão 1 22/23 22/23 23 1 0 447
SC Braga 6 15/16 21/22 113 31 10 1,850
GD Estoril Praia 1 21/22 21/22 23 4 1 321
Fulham FC 3 17/18 19/20 29 3 5 460
LOSC Lille 1 18/19 18/19 20 1 0 619
SL Benfica 2 13/14 14/15 1 0 1 0
SL Benfica B 3 12/13 14/15 26 18 1 324
CF Os Belenenses 1 14/15 14/15 13 2 1 561
RCD Espanyol Barcelona 3 10/11 12/13 47 3 2 805
Vitória Setúbal FC 1 09/10 09/10 16 0 0 0
Arsenal FC 1 08/09 08/09 1 0 0 0
Crystal Palace 1 08/09 08/09 10 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

6€1.5M11€3M17€4.5M22€6M09/1010/11 — 1 assists110/1111/12 — 3 goals (RCD Espanyol Barcelona)11/12 — 1 assists411/1212/1313/14 — 1 goals (SL Benfica B)113/1414/15 — 19 goals (CF Os Belenenses)14/15 — 3 assists2214/1515/16 — 8 goals (SC Braga)15/16 — 3 assists1115/1616/17 — 15 goals (SC Braga)16/17 — 3 assists1816/1717/18 — 5 goals (Fulham FC)17/18 — 5 assists1017/1818/19 — 1 goals (LOSC Lille)118/1919/20 — 6 goals (SC Braga)19/20 — 4 assists1019/2020/2121/22 — 4 goals (GD Estoril Praia)21/22 — 1 assists521/2222/23 — 1 goals (FC Famalicão)122/2323/24 — 5 goals (FC Paços de Ferreira)23/24 — 1 assists623/2424/25 — 7 goals (FC Paços de Ferreira)24/25 — 3 assists1024/2509/10 — €300K10/11 — €500K11/12 — €600K12/13 — €1.5M13/14 — €1.5M14/15 — €1M15/16 — €2M16/17 — €2M17/18 — €6M18/19 — €6M19/20 — €3M20/21 — €2M21/22 — €2M22/23 — €1M23/24 — €600K24/25 — €75KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

08/09: 0008/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 3311/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 191914/1515/16: 8815/1616/17: 151516/1717/18: 5517/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 6619/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 4421/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 5523/2424/25: 7724/25

Assists by season

08/09: 0008/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 1110/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 3314/1515/16: 3315/1616/17: 3316/1717/18: 5517/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 4419/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 1121/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 1123/2424/25: 3324/25
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
24/25 Liga Portugal 2 FC Paços de Ferreira 31 6 3 10 0 417
24/25 Play-Off Liga Portugal 2 FC Paços de Ferreira 2 0 0 1 0 0
24/25 Taça de Portugal FC Paços de Ferreira 2 1 0 0 0 180
23/24 Allianz Cup FC Paços de Ferreira 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Liga Portugal 2 FC Paços de Ferreira 33 5 1 5 0 416
23/24 Taça de Portugal FC Paços de Ferreira 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Allianz Cup FC Famalicão 2 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Liga Portugal FC Famalicão 18 1 0 3 0 447
22/23 Taça de Portugal FC Famalicão 3 0 0 1 0 0
21/22 Liga Portugal GD Estoril Praia 23 4 1 3 0 321
21/22 Liga Portugal SC Braga 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Liga NOS SC Braga 5 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Taça de Portugal SC Braga 0 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Allianz Cup SC Braga 4 1 0 0 0 185
19/20 Championship Fulham FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Europa League SC Braga 5 1 0 0 0 131
19/20 Liga NOS SC Braga 25 4 2 0 0 196
19/20 Taça de Portugal SC Braga 3 0 2 1 0 0
18/19 Coupe de France LOSC Lille 1 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 Coupe de la Ligue LOSC Lille 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 EFL Cup Fulham FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Ligue 1 LOSC Lille 18 1 0 1 0 619
17/18 Championship Fulham FC 27 3 5 2 0 460
17/18 Championship Play-Offs Fulham FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 EFL Cup Fulham FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Europa League Qualifying SC Braga 2 1 0 0 0 210
17/18 FA Cup Fulham FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Liga NOS SC Braga 2 1 0 1 0 180
16/17 Allianz Cup SC Braga 5 2 1 2 0 225
16/17 Europa League SC Braga 4 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 Liga NOS SC Braga 26 11 2 6 0 201
16/17 Taça de Portugal SC Braga 3 2 0 1 0 127
15/16 Allianz Cup SC Braga 3 2 0 0 0 124
15/16 Europa League SC Braga 7 0 1 0 0 0
15/16 Liga NOS SC Braga 15 4 2 0 1 212
15/16 Taça de Portugal SC Braga 3 2 0 1 0 59
14/15 Allianz Cup SL Benfica 1 0 1 0 0 0
14/15 Liga NOS CF Os Belenenses 13 2 1 5 0 561
14/15 Liga Portugal 2 SL Benfica B 21 17 1 2 0 106
14/15 Taça de Portugal SL Benfica 0 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Liga Portugal 2 SL Benfica B 4 1 0 2 0 218
13/14 Liga ZON Sagres SL Benfica 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Copa del Rey RCD Espanyol Barcelona 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 LaLiga RCD Espanyol Barcelona 10 0 0 2 0 0
12/13 Liga Portugal 2 SL Benfica B 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Copa del Rey RCD Espanyol Barcelona 5 2 0 0 0 86
11/12 LaLiga RCD Espanyol Barcelona 19 1 1 2 0 719
10/11 LaLiga RCD Espanyol Barcelona 11 0 1 2 0 0
09/10 Allianz Cup Vitória Setúbal FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Liga Sagres Vitória Setúbal FC 13 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Taça de Portugal Vitória Setúbal FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Championship Crystal Palace 10 0 0 2 0 0
08/09 League Cup Arsenal FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
99/00 1999-07-01 Sacavenense F. Sporting Yth. Transfer 0
03/04 2003-07-01 Sporting Yth. Sporting Sub-15 Transfer 0
05/06 2005-07-01 Sporting Sub-15 Sporting U17 Transfer 500000
06/07 2006-10-01 Sporting U17 Arsenal U18 Loan 2500000
08/09 2008-07-01 Arsenal U18 Arsenal Res. Transfer 0
08/09 2009-01-30 Arsenal Res. Crystal Palace Loan 0
08/09 2009-05-31 Crystal Palace Arsenal Res. Return from loan 0
08/09 2009-06-30 Arsenal Res. Sporting CP Return from loan 200000
09/10 2009-07-01 Sporting CP Vitória Setúbal Loan 200000
09/10 2010-06-30 Vitória Setúbal Sporting CP Return from loan 300000
10/11 2010-07-01 Sporting CP RCD Espanyol B Loan 300000
10/11 2011-06-30 RCD Espanyol B Sporting CP Return from loan 0
11/12 2011-07-14 Sporting CP Espanyol Transfer 0
12/13 2013-01-31 Espanyol Benfica B Transfer 1500000
14/15 2015-02-02 Benfica B Belenenses Loan 1000000
14/15 2015-06-30 Belenenses Benfica B Return from loan 2000000
15/16 2015-07-30 Benfica B SC Braga Loan 2000000
15/16 2016-06-30 SC Braga Benfica B Return from loan 2000000
16/17 2016-08-31 Benfica SC Braga Transfer 2000000 €3.40m
17/18 2017-08-17 SC Braga Fulham Transfer 3000000 €9.13m
18/19 2018-08-31 Fulham LOSC Lille Loan 5000000
18/19 2019-06-30 LOSC Lille Fulham Return from loan 2500000
19/20 2019-08-21 Fulham SC Braga Transfer 2500000
21/22 2021-08-31 SC Braga Estoril Transfer 2000000
22/23 2022-07-01 Estoril Famalicão Transfer 1000000
23/24 2023-07-17 Famalicão Paços Ferreira Transfer 300000
25/26 2025-07-01 Paços Ferreira Retired Transfer 50000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
12/13 Cruciate ligament tear 2013-02-04 2013-08-15 193 76
13/14 Cruciate ligament tear 2013-09-16 2014-03-20 186 66
15/16 Knock 2015-08-13 2015-08-31 19 6
15/16 minor knock 2015-10-15 2015-10-19 5 1
15/16 minor knock 2015-10-29 2015-12-03 36 15
15/16 minor knock 2016-01-28 2016-02-01 5 1
15/16 Foot injury 2016-02-29 2016-09-14 199 36
17/18 Knock 2017-08-26 2017-09-19 25 6
18/19 Groin injury 2018-09-28 2018-10-23 26 5
18/19 Calf injury 2018-12-20 2019-01-20 32 4
19/20 Cruciate ligament tear 2020-07-21 2021-03-15 238 49
20/21 Fitness 2021-03-16 2021-04-08 24 5
21/22 Nose surgery 2022-02-07 2022-03-15 37 5
Current
Peak€6.00m
Low
Δ since start+—
€1.50m€3.00m€4.50m€6.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €125k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #31372 12 3 former national player
Team #23137 #9 13 2 former national player
Team #16374 #9 22 8 former national player
Team #16373 #9 5 2 former national player
Team #16372 #9 12 8 former national player
Team #16371 #9 5 3 former national player
Team #3300 0 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Marafona 1 0 0
Wilson Eduardo 2 3 0
Ricardo Horta 2 5 0
Erick Ferigra 1 0 0
Matheus 2 0 0
Welton 1 0 0
Costinha 1 1 0
Marcos Paulo 1 0 0
Pedro Santos 2 4 0
Ricardo Esgaio 2 1 0
Pedro Mendes 2 0 0
Ronaldo Lumungo 1 0 0
Diogo Viana 2 1 0
Fransérgio 2 1 0

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

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
14/15 Liga Portugal 2 SL Benfica B 17 21
16/17 Liga NOS SC Braga 11 26
24/25 Liga Portugal 2 FC Paços de Ferreira 6 31

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
17/18 Championship Fulham FC 5 27
24/25 Liga Portugal 2 FC Paços de Ferreira 3 31
15/16 Liga NOS SC Braga 2 15

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
18/19 2019-06-30 LOSC Lille Fulham Return from loan €2.50m
18/19 2018-08-31 Fulham LOSC Lille Loan €5.00m
15/16 2016-06-30 SC Braga Benfica B Return from loan €2.00m
15/16 2015-07-30 Benfica B SC Braga Loan €2.00m
14/15 2015-06-30 Belenenses Benfica B Return from loan €2.00m
14/15 2015-02-02 Benfica B Belenenses Loan €1.00m
10/11 2011-06-30 RCD Espanyol B Sporting CP Return from loan
10/11 2010-07-01 Sporting CP RCD Espanyol B Loan €300k
09/10 2010-06-30 Vitória Setúbal Sporting CP Return from loan €300k
09/10 2009-07-01 Sporting CP Vitória Setúbal Loan €200k
08/09 2009-06-30 Arsenal Res. Sporting CP Return from loan €200k
08/09 2009-05-31 Crystal Palace Arsenal Res. Return from loan
08/09 2009-01-30 Arsenal Res. Crystal Palace Loan
06/07 2006-10-01 Sporting U17 Arsenal U18 Loan €2.50m

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

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Brentford FC 16 4 4 8 19 30 -11 25%
Rio Ave FC 14 6 7 1 20 13 +7 43%
Liverpool FC 14 3 3 8 18 28 -10 21%
Vitória Guimarães 14 2 2 10 13 29 -16 14%
Cardiff City 14 4 6 4 21 21 0 29%
Moreirense FC 14 3 7 4 25 24 +1 21%
FC Porto 14 3 2 9 14 31 -17 21%
Everton FC 13 4 3 6 18 28 -10 31%
FC Arouca 12 3 3 6 16 19 -3 25%
Casa Pia AC 12 5 3 4 17 13 +4 42%
CD Santa Clara 12 5 2 5 15 14 +1 42%
Birmingham City 12 6 2 4 14 13 +1 50%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
08/09 Senior debut season
11/12 First senior goal
17/18 Goal #50 (career)

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

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 35 597 11 0 0 1.66
23/24 35 416 5 0 0 1.08
22/23 23 447 4 0 0 0.81
21/22 24 321 3 0 0 0.84
19/20 37 512 1 0 0 0.18
18/19 21 619 2 0 0 0.29
17/18 32 850 3 0 0 0.32
16/17 38 553 10 0 0 1.63
15/16 28 395 1 0 1 0.46
14/15 35 667 7 0 0 0.94
13/14 4 218 2 0 0 0.83
12/13 13 0 2 0 0 0
11/12 24 805 2 0 0 0.22
10/11 11 0 2 0 0 0
08/09 11 0 2 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Liga Portugal 2
90 apps
29 G
5 A
Liga ZON Sagres
141 apps
27 G
8 A
Taça de Portugal
16 apps
5 G
2 A
Allianz Cup
18 apps
5 G
2 A
Championship
37 apps
3 G
5 A
Copa del Rey
7 apps
2 G
0 A
LaLiga
40 apps
1 G
2 A
Europa League
16 apps
1 G
1 A
Ligue 1
18 apps
1 G
0 A
Europa League Qualifying
2 apps
1 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Rui Fonte

Who is Rui Fonte?

Rui Fonte is a Portugal professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.

How old is Rui Fonte?

Rui Fonte is 36 years old. He was born on April 23, 1990 in Penafiel.

What position does Rui Fonte play?

Rui Fonte plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Rui Fonte play for?

Rui Fonte currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Rui Fonte scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Rui Fonte has scored 75 goals in 392 appearances.