Rúben Gonçalo da Silva Nascimento Vinagre (born 9 April 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left wing-back for Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw, on loan from Primeira Liga club Sporting CP.

Rúben Vinagre
Personal information
Full name Rúben Gonçalo da Silva Nascimento Vinagre[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-09) 9 April 1999 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Charneca de Caparica, Portugal
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Wing-back
Team information
Current team
Legia Warsaw
(on loan from Sporting CP)
Number 19
Youth career
2008–2009 Barreirense
2009–2010 Sporting CP
2010–2012 Belenenses
2012–2015 Sporting CP
2015–2016 Monaco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Monaco 0 (0)
2017–2018Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 9 (1)
2018–2022 Wolverhampton Wanderers 34 (0)
2020Olympiacos (loan) 2 (0)
2021Famalicão (loan) 20 (0)
2021–2022Sporting CP (loan) 12 (0)
2022– Sporting CP 0 (0)
2022–2023Everton (loan) 2 (0)
2023–2024Hull City (loan) 10 (0)
2024Hellas Verona (loan) 12 (0)
2024–Legia Warsaw (loan) 17 (0)
International career
2015 Portugal U16 7 (0)
2015–2016 Portugal U17 16 (0)
2016–2017 Portugal U18 3 (0)
2017–2018 Portugal U19 16 (0)
2019 Portugal U20 9 (0)
2018–2020 Portugal U21 4 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European U19 Championship
Winner 2018
UEFA European U17 Championship
Winner 2016
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:27, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Early career

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Born in Charneca de Caparica, Almada, Lisbon metropolitan area, Vinagre had two spells in the academy of Sporting CP[3] before joining Ligue 1 club Monaco on 12 June 2015.[4] After spending his first season with the youth side, he signed a professional contract.[5]

In August 2016, a deal was agreed for Vinagre to be loaned to LigaPro side Académica to gain experience,[6] but FIFA, whose approval was required due to the player being under 18, refused to sanction the deal.[7] After an unsuccessful appeal, he returned to his parent club without making any competitive appearances.[8]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

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Vinagre agreed to a new deal with Monaco in June 2017, running until summer 2022.[9] Shortly after, he moved on loan to English side Wolverhampton Wanderers for the upcoming season.[10] He made his senior debut on 8 August in a 1–0 win against Yeovil Town in the first round of the EFL Cup.[11] He scored his first goal in professional football on 30 September, the third of his team's 4–0 away victory over Burton Albion in the Championship.[12]

After their promotion to the Premier League as champions, Vinagre signed a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee on 30 June 2018.[13] The subsequent recruitment of Jonny meant that he was primarily used as a back-up,[14] but still made 17 appearances (21 in all competitions)[15] as they qualified for the UEFA Europa League through a seventh-place finish;[16] his first league match took place on 11 August 2018, when he came on as a late substitute in the 2–2 home draw with Everton.[17][18]

Vinagre made his European debut on 25 July 2019, in Wolves's 2–0 home win over Crusaders in the Europa League second qualifying round, closing the score in injury time.[19] With Jonny seriously injured,[20] he totalled 13 games in the team's run to the quarter-finals, where they were ousted by eventual winners Sevilla.[21]

On 5 October 2020, Vinagre moved to Olympiacos of the Super League Greece on a season-long loan, with an option to make the deal permanent.[22] However, after failing to impose himself at the Pedro Martins-led squad, mainly due to injury problems,[23][24] he joined Famalicão also on loan, rejoining former Wolverhampton teammates Leonardo Campana and Bruno Jordão.[25] He made his Primeira Liga debut for the latter on 8 January 2021, starting in a 1–4 home loss to Porto.[26]

Sporting CP

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Vinagre was loaned to Sporting on 9 July 2021, with a buying option.[27] He made only 18 competitive appearances in his first season, and on 1 July 2022 the club signed him permanently.[28]

On 27 July 2022, Vinagre joined Everton on a season-long loan;[29] an option to buy was also included in the deal.[30] During his spell at Goodison Park, he totalled only four games.[31]

On 20 July 2023, Championship club Hull City announced the signing of Vinagre on loan for the season.[32] He made his debut on 5 August, in the 2–1 loss away to Norwich City.[33] He was recalled by Sporting on 26 January 2024[34] and, later that day, moved to Serie A club Hellas Verona until the end of the campaign, with a reported buying option of €4 million.[35][36]

Vinagre joined Legia Warsaw of the Polish Ekstraklasa in July 2024, on a season-long loan with an option to make the move permanent.[37]

International career

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Vinagre contributed five appearances as Portugal won the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Azerbaijan, following a penalty shoot-out defeat of Spain.[38] He helped the under-19s to the same achievement two years later, playing the entire 4–3 extra-time victory against Italy in Seinäjoki.[39]

On 11 October 2018, Vinagre won his first cap at under-21 level, in a 9–0 rout in Liechtenstein in the 2019 European Championship qualifiers.[40]

Career statistics

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As of match played 5 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2017–18[41] EFL Championship 9 1 1 0 3 0 13 1
2018–19[42] Premier League 17 0 2 0 2 0 21 0
2019–20[43] Premier League 15 0 2 0 2 0 13[c] 2 32 2
2020–21[44] Premier League 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
Total 43 1 5 0 8 0 13 2 69 3
Olympiacos (loan) 2020–21[45] Super League Greece 2 0 0 0 2[d] 0 4 0
Famalicão (loan) 2020–21[45] Primeira Liga 20 0 0 0 20 0
Sporting CP (loan) 2021–22[45] Primeira Liga 12 0 2 0 2 0 2[d] 0 18 0
Sporting CP 2022–23[45] Primeira Liga
2023–24[45] Primeira Liga
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Everton (loan) 2022–23[46] Premier League 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
Hull City (loan) 2023–24[47] EFL Championship 10 0 0 0 1 0 11 0
Hellas Verona (loan) 2023–24[45] Serie A 12 0 12 0
Legia Warsaw (loan) 2024–25[45] Ekstraklasa 17 0 2 0 8[e] 0 27 0
Career total 118 1 9 0 13 0 25 2 165 3
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Taça de Portugal, Polish Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup, Taça da Liga
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

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Wolverhampton Wanderers

Olympiacos

Sporting CP

Portugal U17

Portugal U19

Individual

  • UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2016[52]
  • UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2018[53]

References

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  4. ^ Morais, André (12 June 2015). "Juvenil Rúben Vinagre assinou pelo Mónaco" [Youth player Rúben Vinagre signed for Monaco]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 February 2022.
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