Ruan Oliveira
Brazilian footballer
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Ruan de Oliveira Ferreira (born 23 March 2000), known as Ruan Oliveira or simply Ruan, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Zorya Luhansk, on loan from Metropolitano.[1][2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ruan de Oliveira Ferreira | ||
| Date of birth | 23 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Paraíso do Norte, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zorya Luhansk | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Metropolitano | |||
| 2019–2020 | → Corinthians (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Metropolitano | 19 | (2) |
| 2020–2024 | → Corinthians (loan) | 32 | (2) |
| 2025 | → Cuiabá (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2025– | Zorya Luhansk | 9 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 December 2025 | |||
Career
Ruan Oliveira made his professional debut for Metropolitano during the 2018 Campeonato Catarinense Série B, before signing with Corinthians' youth squad after the 2019 Campeonato Catarinense.[4]
He made his senior debut for Sport Club Corinthians Paulista in a 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A away match against Atlético Mineiro on 13 August 2020.[5] He played in four matches, before suffering a season ending knee injury on 1 September.[6] Ruan suffered an additional knee injury as he resumed training with Corinthians, and extended his contract until June 2023 while he recovered.[7]
Ruan returned to action on 10 June 2023, after being nearly three years sidelined; replacing Guilherme Biro, he scored the equalizer in a 1–1 home draw against Cuiabá.[8] He would feature regularly under head coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo, but lost space under Mano Menezes.
On 7 December 2023, Ruan suffered another knee injury, with his contract with Corinthians having to be renewed until his recovery.[9]
Career statistics
- As of 2 January 2024.[3]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Metropolitano | 2018 | Catarinense Série B | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 2019 | Catarinense | — | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||||
| Total | — | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||||||
| Corinthians | 2020 | Série A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 19 | 2 | — | 4 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 23 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 4 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
Honours
Metropolitano