Rui Da Gracia

Rui
Personal information
Full nameRui Fernando da Gracia Gomes
Date of birth28 May 1985
Place of birthBembibre, Spain
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing positionCentral defender
Club information
Current team
Hibernians
Youth career
Bembibre
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
Bembibre
2005–2006Elche B
2006–2007Elche Ilicitano
2007–2009Real Ávila73(7)
2009–2011Palencia57(3)
2011–2012Logroñés11(0)
2012–2013Enosis Neon Paralimni30(0)
2013–2014Real Ávila28(0)
2014–Hibernians6(0)
National team‡
2010–Equatorial Guinea18(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 January 2015
This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is da Gracia and the second or paternal family name is Gomes.

Rui Fernando da Gracia[1] Gomes (born 28 May 1985 in Bembibre, Spain), simply known as Rui, is a naturalized Equatoguinean football defender, who plays for Hibernians in the Maltese Premier League.

International career

Rui, who is a Spanish-born to Cape Verdean parents from São Nicolau,[2] represented Cape Verde in the 2009 Mundialito.[3] Previously, he played for the Spanish autonomous team of Castile and León.[4][5]

In July 2010, he received his first call for the Equatoguinean senior team and to play a friendly match against Morocco on 11 August 2010. However, he didn't attend due to injury.

His first incursion with Equatorial Guinea on 12 October 2010, when he participated in a friendly lost against Botswana by 0–2 in Malabo.[6]

He was part of the squad for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, being a first-choice defender for his country.

References

  1. ↑ Rui Da Gracia on Twitter
  2. ↑ (Portuguese)
  3. ↑ (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Federación de Castilla y León de Fútbol (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Federación de Castilla y León de Fútbol (Spanish)
  6. ↑ (Spanish)

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