Ryan Guilherme
Brazilian footballer (born 2002)
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Ryan Guilherme da Silva Pae (born 7 December 2002), known as Ryan Guilherme, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Rio Ave.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryan Guilherme da Silva Pae | ||
| Date of birth | 7 December 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rio Ave | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Boavista | |||
| 2021–2023 | Fortaleza | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Boavista | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Fortaleza | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Boavista (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Boavista (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Operário Ferroviário (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Boavista (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Volta Redonda (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → União Leiria (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | Cruzeiro | 6 | (0) |
| 2026– | Rio Ave | 12 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026 | |||
Career
A Boavista youth graduate, Ryan Guilherme made his first team debut in 2021 before moving to Fortaleza on 8 July 2021, initially for the under-20 team.[1] In 2022, however, he returned to his previous club on loan.
Back to Fortaleza in May 2022, Ryan Guilherme again played with the under-20 squad before rejoining Boavista on another loan spell for the 2023 Campeonato Carioca. On 17 April 2023, he was announced at Operário Ferroviário also in a temporary deal.[2]
On 11 January 2024, Ryan Guilherme returned to Boavista again on loan.[3] On 5 April, he was announced at Volta Redonda also on loan,[4] but only played eight matches before leaving for Liga Portugal 2 side União de Leiria on 5 July, also on loan.[5]
On 2 August 2025, Fortaleza announced Ryan Guilherme's loan to Belgian side Royal Antwerp,[6] but the deal later collapsed.[7] On 2 September, he moved to Cruzeiro on a contract until December 2029.[8]
On 1 February 2026, Ryan Guilherme joined Primeira Liga club Rio Ave on a contract until June 2030, for a reported fee of €1.8 million.[9][10]
Career statistics
- As of 16 September 2025[11]
| Club | Season | League | State league | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Boavista | 2021 | Série D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Fortaleza | 2021 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Boavista (loan) | 2022 | Carioca | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Boavista (loan) | 2023 | Carioca | — | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Operário Ferroviário (loan) | 2023 | Série C | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Boavista (loan) | 2024 | Carioca | — | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Volta Redonda (loan) | 2024 | Série C | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| União de Leiria (loan) | 2024–25 | Liga Portugal 2 | 27 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| Cruzeiro | 2025 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 41 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 4 | ||