Ruan Oliveira

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Oliveiraand the second or paternal family name is Ferreira.

Ruan Oliveira

Personal information
Full name	Ruan de Oliveira Ferreira
Date of birth	(2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth	Paraíso do Norte, Brazil
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Corinthians
Number	33
Youth career
	Metropolitano
2019–2020	→ Corinthians (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	Metropolitano	19	(2)
2020–	→ Corinthians (loan)	23	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:02, 2 January 2024 (UTC)

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 Brazilian club Corinthians. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

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 [lower-alpha 1]	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

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Metropolitano

• Campeonato Catarinense Série B: 2018

References

1. "Ruan Oliveira treina bem e pode ser utilizado pelo Corinthians na temporada". gazetaesportiva.com.
2. "Lembra dele? Ruan Oliveira está de volta ao Corinthians".
3. Ruan Oliveira at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
4. Staff (19 April 2019). "Corinthians acerta com meia titular de clube da primeira divisão do catarinense" (in Portuguese). eotimedopovo.com.br. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
5. "Corinthians escalado com "prata da casa" no meio-campo e Otero no banco". Universo Online (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 25 September 2020.
6. "Ruan Oliveira rompe ligamento do joelho e será submetido a cirurgia". Gazeta Esportiva (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 25 September 2020.
7. "Ruan, do Corinthians, passa por nova cirurgia no joelho; recuperação é estimada em oito meses - Gazeta Esportiva". www.gazetaesportiva.com.
8. "Estrela de Ruan Oliveira brilha, e Corinthians se salva de vexame em casa, contra o Cuiabá" [Ruan Oliveira's star shines, and Corinthians save themselves from embarassment at home, against Cuiabá] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
9. "Ruan Oliveira, do Corinthians, sofre ruptura no ligamento cruzado e deve ficar oito meses afastado" [Ruan Oliveira, from Corinthians, suffers tear in cruciate ligament and may stay eight months sidelined] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.

External links

• Corinthians profile (in Brazilian Portuguese)