Rui Moreira (footballer)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Araújo and the second or paternal family name is Moreira.

Rui Moreira

Personal information
Full name	Rui Filipe Araújo Moreira
Date of birth	(1996-05-31) 31 May 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Central Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Olympiakos Nicosia
Number	8
Youth career
2004–2007	Varzim
2007–2015	Porto
2011–2012	→ Padroense (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2019	Porto B	74	(2)
2018–2019	→ Cartagena (loan)	4	(0)
2019–2021	Varzim	51	(0)
2022–2023	Leça	10	(1)
2023	Moncarapachense	15	(1)
2023–2024	Sanjoanense	19	(4)
2024-	Olympiakos Nicosia	14	(1)
International career^‡
2011–2012	Portugal U16	14	(3)
2012–2013	Portugal U17	14	(5)
2013	Portugal U18	2	(1)
2015	Portugal U19	2	(0)
2016	Portugal U20	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 August 2023

Rui Filipe Araújo Moreira (born 31 May 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cypriot club Olympiakos Nicosia.

Football career

Born in Póvoa de Varzim, Moreira developed at hometown club Varzim before joining FC Porto at the age of 11. On 24 May 2015, he made his professional debut with Porto B in a 2014–15 Segunda Liga match against Marítimo B, a goalless draw.[1] He played just over a third of the matches in 2015–16 as the reserve team won the second-tier championship, being ineligible for promotion to Primeira Liga.

On 31 August 2018, Moreira was loaned to Spanish club Cartagena, as was teammate Luís Mata.[2] He played only four matches during his time with the Segunda División B club, one coming in the Copa del Rey.

Moreira ended his 12-year association with Porto in July 2019, when he returned to second-tier Varzim on a two-year deal.[3]

On 23 September 2022, Moreira signed a one-year contract for Campeonato de Portugal club Leça FC.[4]

On 11 January 2023, Moreira moved to Liga 3 side Moncarapachense.[5]

On 24 August 2023, fellow Liga 3 club Sanjoanense announced the signing of Moreira for one season.[6]

References

1. "Marítimo B 0-0 FC Porto B". ForaDeJogo. 24 May 2015.
2. "OFICIAL: FC Porto empresta Rui Moreira" [OFFICIAL: FC Porto loans Rui Moreira] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
3. "Rui Moreira confirmado no Varzim" [Rui Moreira confirmed at Varzim]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 18 July 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
4. "Rui Moreira reforça meio-campo do Leça FC" [Rui Moreira reinforces Leça FC's midfield] (in European Portuguese). Record. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
5. "Rui Moreira, formado no FC Porto, deixa o Leça e reforça o Moncarapachense" [Rui Moreira, trained at FC Porto, leaves Leça and joins Moncarapachense] (in European Portuguese). O Jogo. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
6. "Bem vindo, Rui Moreira" [Welcome, Rui Moreira]. Sanjoanense (in European Portuguese). 24 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.

External links

• Rui Moreira at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Rui Moreira at Soccerway
• Stats and profile at LPFP (in Portuguese)
• National team data (in Portuguese)