Rui Modesto

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Rui Modesto
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Personal information
Full name Rui Manuel Muati Modesto
Date of birth (1999-10-07) 7 October 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Vendas Novas, Portugal
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 AIK
Number 32
Youth career
2007–2012 Afeiteira
2012–2018 Estrela V.N.
2015–2016 → Juventude Évora (youth loan)
2016–2017 → Lusitano Évora (youth loan)
2018–2020 Vitória Setubal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Estrela V.N. 28 (0)
2020 Honka II 3 (0)
2020–2022 Honka 50 (9)
2023– AIK 33 (8)
International career
2023– Angola 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2024

Rui Manuel Muati Modesto (born 7 October 1999) is a footballer who plays as a right winger for Allsvenskan club AIK. Born in Portugal, he plays for the Angola national team.

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Career

He was born in Vendas Novas and spent his youth career in Afeiteira, Estrela Vendas Novas, Juventude Évora, Lusitano Évora and Vitória Setubal U23. [1]

FC Honka

On 17 September 2020, Modesto transferred to Veikkausliiga club Honka. [2] In the 2022 season, he scored 7 goals and gave 12 assists in the league, and was awarded for the most assists of the season. [3] [4]

AIK

He spent two and a half seasons in Finland, before he was acquired by Allsvenskan club AIK ahead of the 2023 season. He signed a three-year deal with the club, for a transfer fee of €500,000. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

After his first season with AIK, Modesto was named The Player of the Season by the fans of the club. [10] He finished the season scoring 7 goals in 34 matches, in all competitions combined.

National team

In June 2023, Modesto got a call-up to Angola national team for 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Central African Republic, Madagascar and Ghana, but he remained an unused substitute.

Modesto made his debut for the Angola national team on 12 September 2023, in a 4–0 friendly loss against Iran. [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 April 2024 [12]
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Estrela V.N. 2017–18 Campeonato de Portugal 28000——280
Honka II 2020 Kakkonen 30–——30
Honka 2020 Veikkausliiga 300000—30
2021 Veikkausliiga212614 [lower-alpha 2] 0—313
2022 Veikkausliiga26710—4 [lower-alpha 3] 1318
Total5097140416511
AIK 2023 Allsvenskan 29651——347
2024 Allsvenskan4253——95
Total33810400004312
Career total11417175404113923

Honours

FC Honka

Individual

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References

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  2. ↑ "Honka vahvistuu kahdella uudella pelaajalla". esporthonka.com. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Veikkausliigakauden syöttöpörssin voittaja siirtyy Hongasta Ruotsiin". Helsingin Sanomat . Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Captain's Ball 2022 - palkitut osa 1". Finnish FA . Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Rui Modesto klar för AIK Fotboll". aikfotboll.se. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Rui Modesto: An under-the-radar gem at wing back". totalfootballanalysis.com. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  7. ↑ Veikkausliigan pörssiykkönen siirtyy Ruotsin pääsarjan suurseuraan, MTV Oy, 28 November 2022
  8. ↑ ”Hände väldigt snabbt och jag var inte redo”, Aftonbladet, 3 September 2023
  9. ↑ Sällsynt mycket pengar – men krävde VPS verkligen tillräckligt för målkungen Michael? Sportchefen om spelet då stjärnan såldes: ”Vi är inte HJK”, Svenska Yle, 25 January 2024
  10. ↑ Säsongsbetyg: Målvakter och försvarare, svenskafans.com, 25 November 2023
  11. ↑ Rui Modesto at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  12. ↑ Rui Modesto at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  13. ↑ "Rui Modesto Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja". jpy.fi (in Finnish). 7 August 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  14. ↑ "Perinteinen Koplajoukkue nimetty - jalkapallotoimittajien valinnat kauden parhaiksi". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). 16 October 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
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