Rúben Vezo
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Vezo playing for Valencia in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rúben Miguel Nunes Vezo | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Setúbal, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Valencia | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2005 | Pelezinhos | ||
| 2005–2013 | Vitória Setúbal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Vitória Setúbal | 12 | (0) |
| 2014– | Valencia | 31 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Granada (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2013 | Portugal U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | Portugal U20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Portugal U21 | 5 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2017. | |||
Rúben Miguel Nunes Vezo (born 25 April 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Valencia CF as a central defender.
Club career
Vitória Setúbal
Born in Setúbal to a Cape Verdean father and a Portuguese mother,[1] Vezo joined local Vitória Futebol Clube's youth system at the age of 11. He was promoted to the first team for the 2013–14 season[2] and, on 18 August, made his top division debut, starting in a 1–3 home loss against F.C. Porto.[3]
During his short spell, Vezo featured the full 90 minutes in all the league games he appeared in, save for the last five minutes of a 4–1 win at Vitória S.C. where he was sent off,[4] and 34 against F.C. Arouca (1–0 home success) for the same reason.
Valencia
On 4 November 2013, Vezo signed a four-year contract with La Liga club Valencia CF for a reported fee of €1.5 million, with the move being made effective in the January transfer window.[5] He made his debut in the competition on 8 February 2014, playing the last nine minutes in a 5–0 home win over Real Betis;[6] on the 23rd, profiting from suspension to compatriot Ricardo Costa, he played the full 90 minutes against Granada CF also at the Mestalla Stadium, and scored his first goal as a professional after netting from a free kick taken by Daniel Parejo to help the hosts come from behind in the 90th minute and win it 2–1,[7] and become the club's youngest ever foreigner to score in the process.[8]
On 31 August 2016, Vezo was loaned to fellow league team Granada in a season-long deal.[9]
International career
Vezo earned his first cap for the Portugal under-21 side on 5 March 2014 – one month shy of his 20th birthday – playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 home win against Macedonia for the 2015 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.[10] He scored his first goal in that level in the same competition, on 14 October, helping defeat the Netherlands 5–4 in the play-offs, in Paços de Ferreira (7–4 on aggregate).[11]
Club statistics
- As of 26 February 2016[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vitória Setúbal | 2013–14 | Primeira Liga | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| Valencia | 2013–14 | La Liga | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |
| 2014–15 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| Total | 27 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||
| Career totals | 39 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 3 | ||
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga
References
- ↑ "Nélson Semedo: e Portugal lá pescou mais um «tubarão»..." [Nélson Semedo: and Portugal fished yet another «shark»...] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ↑ "Hassan e Rúben Vezo já são profissionais" [Hassan and Rúben Vezo are already professionals]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 May 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ↑ "V. Setúbal 1–3 FC Porto: campeão entra a meio gás" [V. Setúbal 1–3 FC Porto: champion begins at half-strength] (in Portuguese). Relvado. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ↑ "Castigo de Vezo obriga a mexer na defesa" [Vezo ban forces defensive changes]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 September 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ↑ "El Valencia hace oficial el fichaje de Rúben Vezo" [Valencia makes signing of Rúben Vezo official] (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ↑ "Pizzi devuelve la solvencia al Valencia" [Pizzi returns resolve to Valencia]. Marca (in Spanish). 8 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ↑ "Vezo apaga el fuego" [Vezo puts out the fire]. Marca (in Spanish). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ↑ "Vezo, llegar y besar el santo" [Vezo, veni, vidi, vici]. Marca (in Spanish). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ↑ "Comunicado oficial | Rúben Vezo" [Official announcement | Rúben Vezo] (in Spanish). Valencia CF. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "Perfect Portugal dispatch FYROM". UEFA.com. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ↑ "Portugal through after nine-goal thriller". UEFA.com. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ↑ "Rúben Vezo". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
External links
- Rúben Vezo at TheFinalBall.com
- Rúben Vezo at ForaDeJogo
- Rúben Vezo at BDFutbol
- National team data (in Portuguese)