Fernando Rui Valadares Pinto Sampaio (born 29 May 1987) is a former Portuguese professional

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who is best know for playing in

S.C. Beira-Mar Sport Clube Beira-Mar () is a Portuguese sports club based in Aveiro, Portugal. Its football team currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal, the fourth national level, having gained promotion by winning the Aveiro FA First Division 2018/19 ...

as a

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Club career

Born in

Vila Pouca de Aguiar Vila Pouca de Aguiar () is a municipality in the district of Vila Real in northern Portugal. Its population in 2011 was 13,187,Vila Real District The District of Vila Real ( pt, Distrito de Vila Real ) is a district of northern Portugal. With an area of , the district is located east of the port city of Porto and north of the Douro River. Vila Real has always belonged to the historical ...

, Sampaio spent his first four seasons as a senior in the Segunda Liga, appearing in the competition for

G.D. Chaves Grupo Desportivo de Chaves, commonly known as Chaves (), is a Portuguese association football, football football team, club from Chaves, Portugal, Chaves currently playing in the Primeira Liga. They were founded in 1949 and currently play at Está ...

F.C. Penafiel Futebol Clube de Penafiel ( or ) is a Portuguese Association football, football club founded on 8 February 1951 and based in the city of Penafiel, Portugal, Penafiel. Brief history Penafiel first reached the Portuguese Liga, first division in Po ...

and

. In 2009–10, he scored a career-best six goals for the latter club to help it to return to the

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (; English: Premier League, also written as Liga Portugal 1), also known as Liga Portugal Bwin for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal, ...

after a three-year absence. Sampaio made his debut in the Portuguese top division on 15 August 2010, coming on as 29th-minute substitute in a 0–0 home draw against

U.D. Leiria União Desportiva de Leiria, commonly known as União de Leiria (), is a Portuguese football club based in Leiria, central Portugal. Founded on 6 June 1966, it currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal, holding home matches at Estádio Dr. M ...

. He went on to start in 28 of his 30 appearances, helping his team to

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their recently-acquired status; on 18 September, he scored in the 1–1 draw with

C.S. Marítimo Club Sport Marítimo MH M, commonly known as Marítimo ( locally ), is a Portuguese sports club founded in Funchal, Madeira, in 1910. Marítimo is best known for its football team playing in Portugal's top-flight competition, the Primeira Liga. ...

also at the

Estádio Municipal de Aveiro The Estádio Municipal de Aveiro is a football stadium in Aveiro, Portugal. It was designed for the UEFA Euro 2004 tournament by Portuguese architect Tomás Taveira. It has a capacity of 32,830 spectators, making it the fifth largest football sta ...

. On 31 August 2011, Sampaio signed with

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side

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for

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600,000. He played only seven competitive matches during his stint in Italy (one goal, in the

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), being consecutively loaned to

S.C. Olhanense Sporting Clube Olhanense () is a Portuguese sports club from Olhão, Algarve. Its football team was founded on 27 April 1912 and currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal, the fourth tier of Portuguese football. It holds home matches at the ...

and Beira-Mar and being released in January 2014, following which he agreed to a permanent one-and-a-half-year contract at

F.C. Arouca Futebol Clube de Arouca () is a football club based in Arouca, Porto Metropolitan Area, Portugal. Founded in 1951, the club plays in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at Estádio Municipal de Arouca, with a 5,000-seat capacity. History Founde ...

also in his country's top flight. In the summer of 2015, Bastos joined French

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team

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alongside his compatriot

Vítor Bastos Vítor Manuel Santos Bastos (born 1 May 1990) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga 3 club Canelas. Club career Born in the village of Gondar in Guimarães, Bastos appeared in one Primeira Liga during his ...

. He was sparingly played at the

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, and from January 2017 onwards resumed his career in the Portuguese second tier, where he represented

S.C. Freamunde Sport Clube Freamunde is a Portuguese Association football, football club based in Freamunde, Paços de Ferreira. Founded on 19 March 1933, it currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal (league), Campeonato de Portugal, holding home matches at ...

and

C.D. Cova da Piedade Clube Desportivo Cova da Piedade is a football club established in the parish of Cova da Piedade, municipality of Almada, Portugal. History Clube Desportivo Cova da Piedade was founded on 28 January 1947, resulting from the merge between União ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sampaio, Rui 1987 births Living people Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Vila Real District Men's association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players G.D. Chaves players F.C. Penafiel players S.C. Beira-Mar players S.C. Olhanense players S.C. Freamunde players F.C. Arouca players Académica de Coimbra (football) players C.D. Cova da Piedade players Serie A players Cagliari Calcio players Ligue 2 players Red Star F.C. players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in France Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Italy Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in France