Rúben Sílvio Lino Gouveia (born 13 March 1985) is an Angolan professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club União Desportiva Alta de Lisboa as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Gouveia never played at the professional level in his homeland, amassing third division totals of 186 matches and 30 goals over ten seasons whilst in representation of

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, Real SC, Atlético SC,

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, Casa Pia AC,

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(two spells) and União de Santarém. In January 2009, he went on loan to

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of the English

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. Gouveia signed with

Girabola Girabola, or ''Campeonato Nacional de Futebol em Séniores Masculinos'', is the top division of Angolan football. It is organized by the Angolan Football Federation. The league winner and runner-up qualify for the CAF Champions League. Gira ...

club

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in 2012. He continued to compete in the Angolan top flight the following years.

International career

After being awarded the country's citizenship, Gouveia made his debut for

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on 28 May 2014 at the age of 29, in a 2–0 friendly win against

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gouveia, Ruben 1985 births Living people People with acquired Angolan citizenship Angolan people of Portuguese descent Portuguese sportspeople of Angolan descent Portuguese men's footballers Angolan men's footballers Footballers from Lisbon Men's association football midfielders Segunda Divisão players C.D. Beja players S.U. Sintrense players G.D. Peniche players Real S.C. players Atlético S.C. players S.C.U. Torreense players U.D. Vilafranquense players Casa Pia A.C. players Clube Oriental de Lisboa players Isthmian League players Halesowen Town F.C. players Girabola players C.R.D. Libolo players C.R. Caála players S.L. Benfica (Luanda) players Académica Petróleos do Lobito players Angola men's international footballers Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Angolan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Angolan expatriate sportspeople in England