.jpg) Fonte playing for Fulham in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rui Pedro da Rocha Fonte[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 April 1990[2][3] | ||
| Place of birth | Penafiel, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Paços Ferreira | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Sacavenense | ||
| 1999–2006 | Sporting CP | ||
| 2006–2009 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Sporting CP | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Espanyol B (loan) | 22 | (8) |
| 2010–2011 | → Espanyol (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Espanyol | 29 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Benfica B | 26 | (18) |
| 2013–2016 | Benfica | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Belenenses (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | → Braga (loan) | 15 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | Braga | 28 | (13) |
| 2017–2019 | Fulham | 27 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | → Lille (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Braga | 31 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | Estoril | 23 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | Famalicão | 18 | (1) |
| 2023– | Paços Ferreira | 36 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Portugal U16 | 12 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Portugal U17 | 13 | (2) |
| 2008 | Portugal U18 | 5 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | Portugal U19 | 12 | (8) |
| 2010 | Portugal U20 | 5 | (2) |
| 2008–2012 | Portugal U21 | 22 | (8) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:27, 30 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
Rui Pedro da Rocha Fonte (born 23 April 1990) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga Portugal 2 club Paços de Ferreira.
After signing for Arsenal as a 16-year-old, he only made one competitive appearance for the club before signing with Sporting CP, who loaned him several times for the duration of his contract, including at Espanyol, who acquired him permanently in 2011. He subsequently joined Benfica, where injury problems saw him feature sparingly until his release; with his next team, Braga, he notably won the 2016 Taça de Portugal.
All youth levels comprised, Fonte earned 69 caps for Portugal and scored 26 goals.[4]
- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Fulham" (PDF). English Football League. p. 16. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Rui Fonte" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "Rui Fonte". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ^ "Seleção: Fernando Santos chama Ricardo Pereira e Rui Fonte" [National team: Fernando Santos calls Ricardo Pereira and Rui Fonte] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2023.