Ruca
Defender - Left-Back
at Anadia FC
at Anadia FC
327 days · joined 2025-07-01
👕200+ Apps
⏳Veteran
Market value
—
Left-Back Defender
Career snapshot
10
clubs played for
09/10
debut season
0.06
goals / match
CD Feirense
top club · 44 apps
Career highs
€600k
peak value · 2016
—
top transfer fee
4
best season · 18/19
2 · 16.7%
pens / of goals
Born the same day
Shares 1990-09-11 · 5 players total
213Appearances
12Goals
19Assists
27Yellow cards
1Red cards
73Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Ruca |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Rui Pedro Coimbra Chaves |
| Date of birth | 1990-09-11 (35 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Tondela, Portugal |
| Citizenship |  Portugal |
| Position | Defender - Left-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 189.00 m |
| Current club | Anadia FC |
| Joined | 2025-07-01 |
| Contract expires | 2026-06-30 |
Jul 2025
25/26 — Anadia FC
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2025
Transfer: S. João Ver → Anadia
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — SC São João de Ver
33 matches · 4 G · 11 A · across 3 competitions
Sep 2023
Transfer: Without Club → S. João Ver
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — SC São João de Ver
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2023
Transfer: Coimbra → Without Club
23/24 · Transfer
Jan 2023
Transfer: Beroe → Coimbra
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
Transfer: Penafiel → Beroe
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Beroe Stara Zagora, Académica Coimbra
22 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — FC Penafiel
25 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: Feirense → Penafiel
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — CD Feirense
24 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — CD Feirense
20 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: Mafra → Feirense
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2018
Transfer: Tondela → Mafra
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — CD Mafra
31 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2018
Transfer: Alki Oroklini → Tondela
17/18 · Return from loan
Jan 2018
Transfer: Tondela → Alki Oroklini
17/18 · Loan
Jul 2017
17/18 — Alki Oroklini (-2023), CD Tondela
13 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2017
Transfer: Vitória Setúbal → Tondela
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Vitória Setúbal FC, CD Tondela
11 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Vitória Setúbal FC
28 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Mafra → Vitória Setúbal
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — CD Mafra
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2014
Transfer: Gil Vicente → Mafra
14/15 · Transfer
Jun 2014
Transfer: Mirandela → Gil Vicente
13/14 · Return from loan
Jul 2013
Transfer: Gil Vicente → Mirandela
13/14 · Loan
Jun 2013
Transfer: Oliveira Frades → Gil Vicente
12/13 · Return from loan
Aug 2012
Transfer: Gil Vicente → Oliveira Frades
12/13 · Loan
Jun 2012
Transfer: Tondela → Gil Vicente
11/12 · Return from loan
Jul 2011
Transfer: Gil Vicente → Tondela
11/12 · Loan
Jun 2011
Transfer: Oliveira Frades → Gil Vicente
10/11 · Return from loan
Jan 2011
Transfer: Gil Vicente → Oliveira Frades
10/11 · Loan
Dec 2010
Transfer: Vilaverdense → Gil Vicente
10/11 · Return from loan
Jul 2010
Transfer: Gil Vicente → Vilaverdense
10/11 · Loan
Jun 2010
Transfer: Tondela → Gil Vicente
09/10 · Return from loan
Jan 2010
Transfer: Gil Vicente → Tondela
09/10 · Loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — CD Tondela
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2009
Transfer: Beira-Mar U19 → Gil Vicente
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2007
Transfer: Repesenses S17 → Beira-Mar U19
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2005
Transfer: Repesenses S15 → Repesenses S17
05/06 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €600k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
Anadia FC
0.0%
SC São João de Ver
32.3%
Académica Coimbra
0.0%
Beroe Stara Zagora
0.0%
FC Penafiel
26.6%
CD Feirense
0.0%
CD Mafra
7.9%
CD Tondela
0.0%
Alki Oroklini (-2023)
10.9%
Vitória Setúbal FC
22.2%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anadia FC | 1 | 25/26 | 25/26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC São João de Ver | 2 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 34 | 4 | 11 | 2,127 |
| Académica Coimbra | 1 | 22/23 | 22/23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beroe Stara Zagora | 1 | 22/23 | 22/23 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FC Penafiel | 1 | 21/22 | 21/22 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1,754 |
| CD Feirense | 2 | 19/20 | 20/21 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CD Mafra | 2 | 14/15 | 18/19 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 521 |
| CD Tondela | 3 | 09/10 | 17/18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alki Oroklini (-2023) | 1 | 17/18 | 17/18 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 720 |
| Vitória Setúbal FC | 2 | 15/16 | 16/17 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 1,461 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | CP - Série B | Anadia FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Liga 3 | SC São João de Ver | 17 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 699 |
| 24/25 | Liga 3 - Relegation round | SC São João de Ver | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 895 |
| 24/25 | Taça de Portugal | SC São João de Ver | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 533 |
| 23/24 | Taça de Portugal | SC São João de Ver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Bulgarian Cup | Beroe Stara Zagora | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | efbet Liga | Beroe Stara Zagora | 15 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Liga 3 | Académica Coimbra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Liga 3 - Relegation round | Académica Coimbra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Allianz Cup | FC Penafiel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Liga Portugal 2 | FC Penafiel | 20 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1,513 |
| 21/22 | Taça de Portugal | FC Penafiel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 241 |
| 20/21 | Liga Portugal 2 | CD Feirense | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Taça de Portugal | CD Feirense | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Allianz Cup | CD Feirense | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | LigaPro | CD Feirense | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Taça de Portugal | CD Feirense | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Allianz Cup | CD Mafra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Ledman LigaPro | CD Mafra | 28 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 521 |
| 18/19 | Taça de Portugal | CD Mafra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Protathlima Cyta | Alki Oroklini (-2023) | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 720 |
| 17/18 | Relegation Round | Alki Oroklini (-2023) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Taça de Portugal | CD Tondela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Allianz Cup | Vitória Setúbal FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Liga NOS | CD Tondela | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Liga NOS | Vitória Setúbal FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Taça de Portugal | Vitória Setúbal FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Allianz Cup | Vitória Setúbal FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Liga NOS | Vitória Setúbal FC | 24 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1,461 |
| 15/16 | Taça de Portugal | Vitória Setúbal FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Taça de Portugal | CD Mafra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Taça de Portugal | CD Tondela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | Repesenses S15 | Repesenses S17 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 07/08 | 2007-07-01 | Repesenses S17 | Beira-Mar U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | Beira-Mar U19 | Gil Vicente | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 09/10 | 2010-01-01 | Gil Vicente | Tondela | Loan | 0 | — |
| 09/10 | 2010-06-30 | Tondela | Gil Vicente | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | Gil Vicente | Vilaverdense | Loan | 0 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-12-01 | Vilaverdense | Gil Vicente | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 10/11 | 2011-01-01 | Gil Vicente | Oliveira Frades | Loan | 0 | — |
| 10/11 | 2011-06-30 | Oliveira Frades | Gil Vicente | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-07-01 | Gil Vicente | Tondela | Loan | 0 | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-06-30 | Tondela | Gil Vicente | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-08-01 | Gil Vicente | Oliveira Frades | Loan | 0 | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-06-01 | Oliveira Frades | Gil Vicente | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-01 | Gil Vicente | Mirandela | Loan | 0 | — |
| 13/14 | 2014-06-01 | Mirandela | Gil Vicente | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Gil Vicente | Mafra | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | Mafra | Vitória Setúbal | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-02 | Vitória Setúbal | Tondela | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-01-03 | Tondela | Alki Oroklini | Loan | 300000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-06-30 | Alki Oroklini | Tondela | Return from loan | 300000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-04 | Tondela | Mafra | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | Mafra | Feirense | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-01 | Feirense | Penafiel | Transfer | 75000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-26 | Penafiel | Beroe | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-31 | Beroe | Coimbra | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-01 | Coimbra | Without Club | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-09-14 | Without Club | S. João Ver | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-01 | S. João Ver | Anadia | Transfer | 0 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current—
Peak€600k
Low—
Δ since start−€400k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flávio Silva | 1 | 0 | 688 |
| Diogo Barbosa | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| João Amorim | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Harramiz | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Juary Soares | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Cuca | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Rebelo | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Fabrício | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Paulo Lima | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Feliz | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Tavares | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Berna | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| João Victor | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Edgar Almeida | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Caio Secco | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gui Ramos | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| André Claro | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Edson Farias | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | Ledman LigaPro | CD Mafra | 4 | 28 |
| 24/25 | Liga 3 | SC São João de Ver | 2 | 17 |
| 15/16 | Liga NOS | Vitória Setúbal FC | 1 | 24 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | Liga 3 | SC São João de Ver | 4 | 17 |
| 24/25 | Liga 3 - Relegation round | SC São João de Ver | 4 | 10 |
| 24/25 | Taça de Portugal | SC São João de Ver | 3 | 6 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | 2018-06-30 | Alki Oroklini | Tondela | Return from loan | — | €300k |
| 17/18 | 2018-01-03 | Tondela | Alki Oroklini | Loan | — | €300k |
| 13/14 | 2014-06-01 | Mirandela | Gil Vicente | Return from loan | — | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-01 | Gil Vicente | Mirandela | Loan | — | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-06-01 | Oliveira Frades | Gil Vicente | Return from loan | — | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-08-01 | Gil Vicente | Oliveira Frades | Loan | — | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-06-30 | Tondela | Gil Vicente | Return from loan | — | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-07-01 | Gil Vicente | Tondela | Loan | — | — |
| 10/11 | 2011-06-30 | Oliveira Frades | Gil Vicente | Return from loan | — | — |
| 10/11 | 2011-01-01 | Gil Vicente | Oliveira Frades | Loan | — | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-12-01 | Vilaverdense | Gil Vicente | Return from loan | — | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | Gil Vicente | Vilaverdense | Loan | — | — |
| 09/10 | 2010-06-30 | Tondela | Gil Vicente | Return from loan | — | — |
| 09/10 | 2010-01-01 | Gil Vicente | Tondela | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by Ruca'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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Porto B | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 13% |
| GD Chaves | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 57% |
| Académico de Viseu | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 29% |
| CD Feirense | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 33% |
| SL Benfica B | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 50% |
| Leixões SC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 33% |
| CD Trofense | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 50% |
| União Leiria | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 50% |
| Estrela Amadora | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 50% |
| UD Oliveirense | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 25% |
| Rio Ave FC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 25% |
| FC Alverca | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 25% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 09/10 | Senior debut season | |
| 15/16 | First senior goal |
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′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 33 | 2,127 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 23/24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | 25 | 1,754 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 20/21 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19/20 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | 31 | 521 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.86 |
| 17/18 | 13 | 720 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 16/17 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | 28 | 1,461 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
LigaPro
87 apps
5 G
3 A
Liga 3
19 apps
2 G
4 A
Taça de Portugal
21 apps
2 G
3 A
Liga 3 - Relegation round
13 apps
1 G
4 A
Protathlima Cyta
8 apps
1 G
1 A
Liga NOS
33 apps
1 G
1 A
efbet Liga
15 apps
0 G
2 A
Allianz Cup
8 apps
0 G
1 A
Relegation Round
5 apps
0 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Ruca
Who is Ruca?
Ruca is a Portugal professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Anadia FC.
How old is Ruca?
Ruca is 35 years old. He was born on September 11, 1990 in Tondela.
What position does Ruca play?
Ruca plays as a left-back (Defender - Left-Back).
What club does Ruca play for?
Ruca currently plays for Anadia FC.
How many career goals has Ruca scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Ruca has scored 12 goals in 213 appearances.