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View all matchesSPL Community Shield 2024/25
- Jalan Besar Stadium
- Saturday 4 May 2024, 7:00 pm
Albirex Niigata FC (S) vs Lion City Sailors FC
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Saturday 4 May 2024, 7:00 pm, Jalan Besar StadiumLion City Sailors FC vs Balestier Khalsa FC
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Friday 10 May 2024, 7:45 pm, Jalan Besar StadiumPLAYERS
Nationality: Portuguese
DOB/Age: 22 March 1998 (26)
Previous Clubs: FC Porto B (2016-2019), Troyes (2019-2022), FC Paços de Ferreira (2021-2022 – loan, 2022-2023)
Rui is a defensive midfielder who spent a large portion of his youth career progressing through the ranks at FC Porto, featuring in their Under-15, U17 and U19 sides.
He was promoted to Porto’s B side to play in Liga Portugal 2, the second tier of Portuguese football, before moving permanently to French Ligue 2 side Troyes. After two seasons there, the midfielder moved back to play in the Portuguese top tier, the Primeira Liga, on loan with FC Paços de Ferreira before the deal was made permanent.
Rui previously captained Portugal’s national age-group sides on a regular basis and was called up till the U20 level. In 2017, he put up a solid display throughout the UEFA European Under-19 Championship, earning him a place in the Team of the Tournament.
After making six appearances for the Sailors in the 2023/24 AFC Champions League campaign, he is looking forward to make his mark domestically for the club in the coming Singapore Premier League season.
LION CITY SAILORS
Our name reflects our pride in our home town of Singapore - the Lion City - as well as our affiliation with homegrown internet company Sea, where colleagues are known as ‘sailors’. The club’s five values - we serve, we adapt, we run, we commit, we stay humble - reflect those of Sea and represent our commitment to setting a new standard of excellence for Singapore football.
LION CITY SAILORS
Our name reflects our pride in our home town of Singapore - the Lion City - as well as our affiliation with homegrown internet company Sea, where colleagues are known as ‘sailors’. The club’s five values - we serve, we adapt, we run, we commit, we stay humble - reflect those of Sea and represent our commitment to setting a new standard of excellence for Singapore football.