Rúben Gouveia

Rúben Gouveia
	Gouveia playing for Angola against Iran (2014)
Personal information
Full name	Rúben Sílvio Lino Gouveia
Date of birth	13 March 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sacavenense
Number	10
Youth career
1995–1996	Olivais
1996–1998	Sporting CP
1998–2000	Olivais
2000–2001	Oriental
2001–2004	Alverca
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2005	Desportivo Beja
2005–2006	Sintrense
2006–2007	Estrela Vendas Novas
2007–2008	Peniche
2008–2009	Real Massamá
2009	→ Halesowen Town (loan)
2009–2011	Atlético Reguengos
2011	Torreense
2012–2013	Libolo
2014	Caála
2015	Benfica Luanda
2016–2017	Académica Lobito
2017–2018	Vilafranquense
2018	Casa Pia
2018–2019	Oriental
2019–2020	União Santarém
2020–2021	Oriental
2021–2023	Alta de Lisboa
2023–	Sacavenense
International career
2014	Angola
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:48, 16 June 2024 (UTC)

Rúben Sílvio Lino Gouveia (born 13 March 1985) is an Angolan professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club Sacavenenseas a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Lisbon, Gouveia never played at the professional level in his homeland, amassing third division totals of 186 matches and 30 goals over ten seasons whilst in representation of Estrela de Vendas Novas, Real SC, Atlético SC, S.C.U. Torreense, U.D. Vilafranquense, Casa Pia AC, Clube Oriental de Lisboa (two spells) and União de Santarém. In January 2009, he went on loan to Halesowen Town of the English Isthmian League.^[2]

Gouveia signed with Girabola club C.R.D. Libolo in 2012. He continued to compete in the Angolan top flight the following years.^[3]^[4]

After being awarded the country's citizenship, Gouveia made his debut for Angola on 28 May 2014 at the age of 29, in a 2–0 friendly win against Morocco.^[5]^[6]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Rúben Gouveia" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
^ Travassos, Nuno (18 December 2020). "Jogou com Ronaldo, é internacional angolano e dita modas na Alta de Lisboa" [He played with Ronaldo, he's an Angolan international and he's a trendsetter at Alta de Lisboa] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
^ "Direção do Caála suspende Rúben Gouveia" [Caála board suspends Rúben Gouveia] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
^ "Académica do Lobito apresenta novos rostos" [Académica do Lobito present new faces] (in Portuguese). Claque Magazine. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
^ "Estreante Ruben Gouveia promete "muito trabalho" para continuar entre os eleitos" [Newcomer Ruben Gouveia promises "hard work" to continue amongst chosen ones] (in Portuguese). Angola Press News Agency. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
^ Bento, Domingos; Rodrigues, António (5 September 2014). "Quase metade da selecção formada na diáspora" [Nearly half of the national team born from diaspora] (in Portuguese). Rede Angola. Retrieved 8 May 2017.