Rui Fonte

Who is this?

Rui Pedro da Rocha Fonte (born 23 April 1990) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a forward. After signing for Arsenal as a 16-year-old, he only made one competitive appearance for the club before signing with Sporting CP, who loaned him several times for the duration of his contract, including at Espanyol, who acquired him permanently in 2011. He subsequently joined Benfica, where injury problems saw him feature sparingly until his release; with his next team, Braga, he notably won the 2016 Taça de Portugal. All youth levels comprised, Fonte earned 69 caps for Portugal and scored 26 goals.

Career

1. 1990
   Born
2. 2006
   Joined Portugal national under-17 football team
3. 2008
   Joined Arsenal F.C.
4. 2008
   Joined Portugal national under-18 football team
5. 2008
   Joined Portugal national under-19 football team
6. 2008
   Joined Portugal national under-21 football team
7. 2009
   Joined Crystal Palace F.C.
8. 2009
   Joined Vitória F.C.
9. 2009
   Joined Sporting CP
10. 2010
    Joined RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
11. 2010
    Joined RCD Espanyol B
12. 2010
    Joined Portugal national under-20 football team
13. 2011
    Joined RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
14. 2013
    Joined S.L. Benfica B
15. 2013
    Joined S.L. Benfica
16. 2015
    Joined C.F. Os Belenenses
17. 2015
    Joined S.C. Braga
18. 2016
    Joined S.C. Braga
19. 2017
    Joined Fulham F.C.
20. 2018
    Joined Lille OSC

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Lisbon
• •Citizenship: Portugal
• •Known as: association football player
• •Sport: association football