Rui Areias

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Linharesand the second or paternal family name is Areias.

Rui Areias

Personal information
Full name	Rui Manuel Linhares Areias [1]
Date of birth	(1993-11-22) 22 November 1993 (age 30) [1]
Place of birth	Guimarães, Portugal
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Varzim
Number	49
Youth career
2003–2012	Vitória de Guimarães
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012−2016	Vitória de Guimarães B	122	(37)
2014−2018	Vitória de Guimarães	4	(0)
2016−2017	→ Porto B (loan)	24	(6)
2017−2018	→ Arouca (loan)	23	(2)
2018−2019	Penafiel	28	(3)
2019−2020	Mafra	15	(1)
2020−2021	Covilhã	26	(3)
2021–2022	Fafe	26	(11)
2022–	Varzim	32	(11)
International career
2012	Portugal U20	2	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:59, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

Rui Manuel Linhares Areias (born 22 November 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 3 club Varzim.

Club career

Born in Guimarães, Areias joined the academy of local club Vitória S.C. at the age of 9. He made his senior debut with their reserves on 11 December 2012, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0−0 home draw against C.F. União in the Segunda Liga. ^[2] His first goals came also that season, but his brace was achieved in a 2−4 home loss to F.C. Penafiel on 12 May 2013. ^[3]

Areias' first appearance in the Primeira Liga with the first team occurred on 14 December 2014, when he played 15 minutes of the 0−0 home draw against Rio Ave FC. ^{[4] [5]} He spent the 2016–17 and 2017–18 campaigns on loan to second-division sides FC Porto B ^[6] and F.C. Arouca. ^[7]

In June 2018, the free agent Areias signed a one-year contract with Penafiel also of the second tier. ^[8] He scored six competitive goals during his spell at the Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril, including two in a 3–2 away victory over C.D. Trofense in the second round of the Taça de Portugal. ^[9] He also found the net in both league fixtures against Guimarães B (3–2 and 5–4 wins). ^{[10] [11]}

On 4 July 2019, Areias agreed to a one-year deal at C.D. Mafra of the same division. ^[12] He scored on his league debut, a 3–2 home defeat of C.D. Cova da Piedade on 10 August, ^[13] but added no more goals and moved to S.C. Covilhã on 21 September 2020. ^[14]

Areias subsequently dropped into the third tier for the first time in seven years, spending one season at AD Fafe before moving to Varzim S.C. in 2022, both in the new Liga 3. ^[15]

International career

Areias earned two caps for Portugal at under-20 level, both at the SBS Cup in Japan in 2012. On 16 August he made his debut in a 3–1 loss to the hosts, and the following day he came off the bench to score the only goal of a win over South Korea at the Kusanagi Athletic Stadium. ^[16]

References

1. "Areias" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
2. "V. Guimarães B-U. Madeira, 0−0: Equilíbrio dita nulo" [V. Guimarães B-U. Madeira, 0−0: Balance equals nil]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 December 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
3. "V. Guimarães B-Penafiel, 2−4: Eficácia supera domínio" [V. Guimarães B-Penafiel, 2−4: Efficiency overrides domination]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
4. "Rui Vitória obrigado a revolucionar a convocatória" [Rui Vitória forced to make revolution in call-up]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 December 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
5. "V. Guimarães-Rio Ave, 0−0: Ponto da ordem na tolerância zero" [V. Guimarães-Rio Ave, 0−0: Obligatory point in zero tolerance]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 December 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
6. Gouveia, Carlos (31 August 2016). "Areias a caminho da equipa B do FC Porto" [Areias on his way to B team of FC Porto]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 May 2020.
7. Gonçalves, André (18 August 2017). "Jubal chega por empréstimo do Arouca" [Jubal arrives on loan from Arouca]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 May 2020.
8. Alves, Pedro (24 June 2018). "Areias e José Pedro são reforços" [Areias and José Pedro are additions]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 May 2020.
9. "Penafiel vence na Trofa e segue em frente na Taça de Portugal" [Penafiel win in Trofa and go through in Portuguese Cup]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 30 September 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
10. "Penafiel-V. Guimarães B, 3–2: Reviravolta vale subida ao sexto lugar" [Penafiel-V. Guimarães B, 3–2: Comeback enables climb to sixth place]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 December 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
11. "Nove golos e seis cartões na vitória do Penafiel em Guimarães" [Nine goals and six bookings in Penafiel win in Guimarães]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 8 April 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
12. "Futebol | Rui Areias é a nova contratação do Mafra para a época 2019/2020" [Football | Rui Areias is Mafra's new signing for the 2019/2020 season]. Jornal de Mafra (in Portuguese). 4 July 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
13. "Mafra bate Cova da Piedade e entra a vencer na II Liga" [Mafra beat Cova da Piedade and start II League with a win]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 10 August 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
14. "Rui Areias reforça frente de ataque do Sp. Covilhã" [Rui Areias bolsters Sp. Covilhã attacking line]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 September 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
15. "Varzim anuncia décimo reforço, o terceiro vindo de Fafe" [Varzim announce tenth addition, the third to come from Fafe]. Mais Semánario (in Portuguese). 4 July 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
16. Morgado, Óscar (17 August 2012). "Portugal vence Coreia do Sul com um golo de Rui Areias" [Portugal beat South Korea with a goal by Rui Areias]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 May 2023.

External links

• Rui Areias at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Portuguese League profile (in Portuguese)
• Rui Areias national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
• Rui Areias at Soccerway