Rui Silva (handballer)

Rui Sousa Martins Silva (pronounced [ˈʁuj ˈsilvɐ]; born 28 April 1993) is a Portuguese handballer for FC Porto and the Portuguese national team.[1][2][3]

Rui Silva
Personal information
Full name Rui Sousa Martins Silva
Born (1993-04-28) 28 April 1993 (age 31)
Guimarães, Portugal
Nationality Portuguese
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club FC Porto
Number 14
Youth career
Years Team
2004–2009
Xico Andebol
Senior clubs
Years Team
2008–2010
Xico Andebol
2010–2015
Sporting CP
2015–
FC Porto
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Portugal 78 (124)

He represented Portugal at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship and the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship.[4][5]

Honours

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Xico Andebol
Sporting CP
Porto

References

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  1. ^ "Rui Silva at zerozero". zerozero.pt. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Rui Silva at EHF". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  3. ^ "- Rui Silva: "The match last week was a wake-up call"". fcporto.pt. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  4. ^ "EHF Euro 2020: Grupo fechado para o Campeonato da Europa". portal.fpa.pt. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  5. ^ "2020 European Men's Handball Championship squad" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-01-11. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
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