Rúben Vinagre
Portuguese footballer (born 1999)
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Rúben Gonçalo da Silva Nascimento Vinagre (born 9 April 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left wing-back for Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw.
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| Full name | Rúben Gonçalo da Silva Nascimento Vinagre[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1999[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Charneca de Caparica, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Wing-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Legia Warsaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Barreirense | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Sporting CP | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Belenenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Sporting CP | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Monaco | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Monaco | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 34 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | → Olympiacos (loan) | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | → Famalicão (loan) | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Sporting CP (loan) | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | Sporting CP | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Everton (loan) | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → Hull City (loan) | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | → Hellas Verona (loan) | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → Legia Warsaw (loan) | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Legia Warsaw | 32 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Portugal U16 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Portugal U17 | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Portugal U19 | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Portugal U20 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Portugal U21 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:36, 3 August 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Early career
Born in Charneca de Caparica, Almada, Lisbon metropolitan area, Vinagre had two spells in the academy of Sporting CP[3] before joining Ligue 1 club Monaco on 12 June 2015.[4] After spending his first season with the youth side, he signed a professional contract.[5]
In August 2016, a deal was agreed for Vinagre to be loaned to LigaPro side Académica to gain experience,[6] but FIFA, whose approval was required due to the player being under 18, refused to sanction the deal.[7] After an unsuccessful appeal, he returned to his parent club without making any competitive appearances.[8]
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Vinagre agreed to a new deal with Monaco in June 2017, running until summer 2022.[9] Shortly after, he moved on loan to English side Wolverhampton Wanderers for the upcoming season.[10] He made his senior debut on 8 August in a 1–0 win against Yeovil Town in the first round of the EFL Cup.[11] He scored his first goal in professional football on 30 September, the third of his team's 4–0 away victory over Burton Albion in the Championship.[12]
After their promotion to the Premier League as champions, Vinagre signed a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee on 30 June 2018.[13] The subsequent recruitment of Jonny meant that he was primarily used as a back-up,[14] but still made 17 appearances (21 in all competitions)[15] as they qualified for the UEFA Europa League through a seventh-place finish;[16] his first league match took place on 11 August 2018, when he came on as a late substitute in the 2–2 home draw with Everton.[17][18]
Vinagre made his European debut on 25 July 2019, in Wolves's 2–0 home win over Crusaders in the Europa League second qualifying round, closing the score in injury time.[19] With Jonny seriously injured,[20] he totalled 13 games in the team's run to the quarter-finals, where they were ousted by eventual winners Sevilla.[21]
On 5 October 2020, Vinagre moved to Olympiacos of the Super League Greece on a season-long loan, with an option to make the deal permanent.[22] However, after failing to impose himself at the Pedro Martins-led squad, mainly due to injury problems,[23][24] he joined Famalicão also on loan, rejoining former Wolverhampton teammates Leonardo Campana and Bruno Jordão.[25] He made his Primeira Liga debut for the latter on 8 January 2021, starting in a 1–4 home loss to Porto.[26]
Sporting CP
Vinagre was loaned to Sporting on 9 July 2021, with a buying option.[27] He made only 18 competitive appearances in his first season, and on 1 July 2022 the club signed him permanently.[28]
On 27 July 2022, Vinagre joined Everton on a season-long loan;[29] an option to buy was also included in the deal.[30] During his spell at Goodison Park, he totalled only four games.[31]
On 20 July 2023, Championship club Hull City announced the signing of Vinagre on loan for the season.[32] He made his debut on 5 August, in the 2–1 loss away to Norwich City.[33] He was recalled by Sporting on 26 January 2024[34] and, later that day, moved to Serie A club Hellas Verona until the end of the campaign, with a reported buying option of €4 million.[35][36]
Legia Warsaw
Vinagre joined Legia Warsaw of the Polish Ekstraklasa in July 2024, on a season-long loan with an option to make the move permanent.[37] On 6 February 2025, after providing nine assists in 28 appearances, a permanent move was agreed;[38] his transfer was linked to that of goalkeeper Vladan Kovačević due to Sporting having already reached their loan limit,[39] and Vinagre reportedly signed for a €2.3 million fee, the most expensive in the history of the Polish top division at the time.[40]
On 2 May 2025, Vinagre was one of seven players on target as Legia defeated Pogoń Szczecin 4–3 to win the Polish Cup.[41]
International career
Vinagre contributed five appearances as Portugal won the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Azerbaijan, following a penalty shoot-out defeat of Spain.[42] He helped the under-19s to the same achievement two years later, playing the entire 4–3 extra-time victory against Italy in Seinäjoki.[43]
On 11 October 2018, Vinagre won his first cap at under-21 level, in a 9–0 rout in Liechtenstein in the 2019 European Championship qualifiers.[44]
Career statistics
- As of match played 23 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2017–18[45] | EFL Championship | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |
| 2018–19[46] | Premier League | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[47] | Premier League | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13[c] | 2 | 32 | 2 | |
| 2020–21[48] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 43 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 69 | 3 | ||
| Olympiacos (loan) | 2020–21[49] | Super League Greece | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Famalicão (loan) | 2020–21[49] | Primeira Liga | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Sporting CP (loan) | 2021–22[49] | Primeira Liga | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Sporting CP | 2022–23[49] | Primeira Liga | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2023–24[49] | Primeira Liga | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Everton (loan) | 2022–23[50] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Hull City (loan) | 2023–24[51] | EFL Championship | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| Hellas Verona (loan) | 2023–24[49] | Serie A | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Legia Warsaw | 2024–25[49] | Ekstraklasa | 33 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 12[e] | 0 | 50 | 2 | |
| 2025–26[49] | Ekstraklasa | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11[f] | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Total | 48 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 23 | 0 | 77 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 149 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 215 | 5 | ||
- Includes FA Cup, Taça de Portugal, Polish Cup
- Includes EFL Cup, Taça da Liga
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Four appearances in UEFA Europa League, seven appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Olympiacos
Sporting CP
Legia Warsaw
Portugal U17
Portugal U19
Individual
