Rúben Fonseca
Rúben Miguel Valente Fonseca (born 24 February 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for C.D. Tondela as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rúben Miguel Valente Fonseca[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 February 2000[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Sanfins, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team  | Tondela | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019–2011 | Futsal | ||
| 2011–2012 | Feirense | ||
| 2012–2016 | Benfica | ||
| 2016–2018 | Feirense | ||
| 2018–2019 | Tondela | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | 
| 2019– | Tondela | 13 | (0) | 
| 2021 | → Salgueiros (loan) | 12 | (2) | 
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 April 2021 | |||
Club career
    
Born in Sanfins (Santa Maria da Feira), Fonseca played youth football for three clubs, including S.L. Benfica from ages 12 to 16.[2] On 23 May 2019, after leading all scorers in the junior championship with 20 goals,[3] the 19-year-old signed his first professional contract with C.D. Tondela.[4]
Fonseca made his competitive debut with the first team on 3 August 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 away loss against F.C. Penafiel in the second round of the Taça da Liga.[5] He first appeared in the Primeira Liga the following 5 January, featuring 17 minutes in the 1–1 home draw with Gil Vicente FC.[6]
On 5 January 2021, Fonseca was loaned to third division club S.C. Salgueiros until the end of the season.[7]
References
    
- "Rúben Fonseca" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
 - Tavares, Ruben (8 June 2020). "Ruben Fonseca e a titularidade no Estádio da Luz: «Foi um sonho para mim»" [Ruben Fonseca and starting at the Estádio da Luz: "It was a dream for me"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 February 2021.
 - "Tondela empresta Rúben Fonseca ao Salgueiros" [Tondela loan Rúben Fonseca to Salgueiros] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
 - "Tondela renova com Jaquité e assina primeiro contrato com Rúben Fonseca" [Tondela renew with Jaquité and sign first contract with Rúben Fonseca]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 May 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
 - "Penafiel-Tondela, 1–0: Golo de Pires vale apuramento para a fase de grupos" [Penafiel-Tondela, 1–0: Pires goal gives qualification for group stage]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 August 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
 - "Tondela e Gil Vicente empatam a um golo na I Liga" [Tondela and Gil Vicente draw one-all in I League] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
 - "Tondela empresta Rúben Fonseca ao Salgueiros" [Tondela loan Rúben Fonseca to Salgueiros] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
 
External links
    
- Rúben Fonseca at ForaDeJogo
 - Rúben Fonseca at Soccerway