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View all matchesCOE U21 League 2023 – Round 18
- Bishan Stadium
- Tuesday 3 October 2023, 7:45 pm

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Lion City Sailors FC U21 vs Albirex Niigata FC (S) U21
COE U21 League 2023 – Round 18
Tuesday 3 October 2023, 7:45 pm, Bishan Stadium

Kitchee SC vs Lion City Sailors FC
AFC Champions League 2023/24 – Group F, Matchday 2
Wednesday 4 October 2023, 8:00 pm, Hong Kong Stadium

Lion City Sailors FC U21 vs Young Lions B
COE U21 League 2023 – Round 18
Tuesday 10 October 2023, 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.
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.