Rúben Neves

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Not to be confused with Rúben das Neves.

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This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is da Silva and the second or paternal family name is Neves.

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Rúben Neves
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Neves playing for Portugal U17 in 2014
Personal information
Full name Rúben Diogo da Silva Neves
Date of birth (1997-03-13) 13 March 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Mozelos, Portugal
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Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Porto
Number 6
Youth career
2005–2014 Porto
2012–2013 → Padroense (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Porto 46 (2)
International career‡
2012–2013 Portugal U16 10 (1)
2012–2014 Portugal U17 31 (2)
2013 Portugal U18 2 (0)
2014– Portugal U21 10 (2)
2016– Portugal U23 1 (1)
2015– Portugal 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2015

Rúben Diogo da Silva Neves (born 13 March 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for FC Porto as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Mozelos (Santa Maria da Feira), Aveiro District, Neves joined FC Porto's youth system at the age of 8. He was also loaned for one year to Padroense FC, who acted as Porto's under-16 squad.[1]

In the beginning of July 2014, Neves was supposed to by-pass Porto's under-19 team and play with the reserve side, but following the injury of teammate Mikel Agu he was called by Julen Lopetegui to be part of the main squad's pre-season, with the manager being impressed enough to keep him until its closure.[2]

On 15 August 2014, aged only 17 years and five months, Neves made his Primeira Liga debut, starting in a 2–0 home win against C.S. Marítimo and becoming the youngest player in the club's history to score a goal in the competition.[3] He played his first game in the UEFA Champions League five days later, breaking another record by being the youngest Portuguese to appear in the tournament as he featured 73 minutes in a 1–0 success at Lille OSC for the play-off round.[4]

On 10 December 2014, during a Champions League group phase contest against FC Shakhtar Donetsk, Neves was injured in his right knee following a collision in midfield with Alex Teixeira. At the end of the game, the club explained that he suffered a sprain, with apparent damage to the internal lateral ligament.[5] After almost a month, he returned to the pitch in a 3–1 home win over C.F. União for the domestic League Cup.[6]

On 20 October 2015, aged 18 years and 221 days, Neves became the youngest player to start as captain in the Champions League, helping Porto to a 2–0 win against Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. in the group stage and surpassing previous record holder Rafael van der Vaart who held it since 16 September 2003.[7] On 5 December, in a 2–1 success over F.C. Paços de Ferreira also at the Estádio do Dragão, he broke another record by becoming the youngest player to achieve 50 games for the club, surpassing players like Fernando Gomes and Jaime Magalhães.[8]

Neves scored his second competitive goal on 3 February 2016, opening the scoreline in a 3–0 triumph at Gil Vicente F.C. for the semi-finals of the Taça de Portugal.[9]

International career

Neves represented Portugal at the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, helping the country reach the semi-finals as team captain. For his performances, he was named among the top ten talents of the tournament by a selection of UEFA reporters.[10]

On 29 August 2014, still aged 17, Neves was called by coach Rui Jorge to be part of the Portuguese under-21 side.[11] He scored his first goal on 14 October, helping to a 5–4 home win against the Netherlands for the playoff round of the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[12]

When the finals began in the Czech Republic, Neves broke a new record by becoming the youngest player to debut for the Portuguese under-21s in the tournament, aged 18 years and three months, playing five minutes to help beat England 1–0 in the group stage opener.[13] It was his only appearance, as the country reached the final and lost it to Sweden in a penalty shootout.[14]

Neves was first called up to the senior squad on 10 November 2015, ahead of friendlies against Russia and Luxembourg as an injury replacement for João Moutinho.[15] He made his debut in the former match, featuring 17 minutes in the 0–1 loss in Krasnodar,[16] then played the entire 2–0 win against the latter at the Stade Josy Barthel, sharing the midfield area with clubmates Danilo Pereira and André André.[17][18]

Style of play

An article in UEFA.com described Neves as a defensive midfielder that is not afraid to go forward and prompt attacks, showing great maturity combined with an accurate passing skill, great vision and an astute sense of positioning. His playing attributes also granted him comparisons to Portuguese international João Moutinho for his fine first touch, similar desire to press his opponents and excellent distribution.[19]

Statistics

Club

As of 22 May 2016[20][21]
Club Season Division League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Porto 2014–15 Primeira Liga 24 1 1 0 3 0 9a 0 37 1
2015–16 22 1 6 1 2 0 8b 0 38 2
Career Total 46 2 7 1 5 0 17 0 75 3

Honours

Club

Porto

Country

Portugal

Individual

References

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External links

Awards
Preceded by
Ivo Oliveira
 Portuguese Young Promise
2015		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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