Rúben Barcelos de Sousa Lameiras (born 22 December 1994) is a Portuguese

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who plays as a

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for

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. Formed at

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, he spent his early career in

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, making 131 appearances and scoring 20 goals for

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and

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and winning the

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with the former in

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. From 2019, he played in the

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for Famalicão and

Club career

Tottenham Hotspur

Lameiras moved to

's academy in July 2011 and signed a professional contract with the

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club in July 2014. He made eight appearances, including five starts, in the Under-21 Premier League in the 2014–15 season, scoring once in the process. On 26 March 2015, Tottenham announced they had reached an agreement with Swedish club

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for the transfer of Lameiras on loan until June, with an option to extend the deal. He made his professional debut on 5 April, in a 1–0 loss away to

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for the season's

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. After 14 appearances, he returned to Tottenham, where his contract expired on 30 June.

Coventry City

Lameiras signed a two-year deal with

on 24 July 2015, after impressing manager

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whilst on trial at the club. He made his debut in senior English football on 8 August, starting in a 2–0 win over

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at the

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in the first game of the

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. A week later, he scored the first senior goal of his career, in a 4–0 away win over

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. Lameiras scored three goals in six games as Coventry won the 2016–17 EFL Trophy. He played the full 90 minutes of the final on 2 April at

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, a 2–1 win over

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Plymouth Argyle

On 8 June 2017, after the Sky Blues' relegation from League One,

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Lameiras joined newly promoted club

. He made his debut for the Pilgrims on 5 August as a 72nd-minute substitute for

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in a 2–1 loss at

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, and afterwards he was praised by his midfield partner Graham Carey. On 4 May 2019, Lameiras was awarded the Plymouth Argyle Player of the Season award following a career-best campaign in his second season as a Pilgrim, having been involved directly in 35% of the Pilgrims' competitive goals – netting 11 times in League One and providing nine assists. He was offered a new contract by Plymouth Argyle at the end of the 2018–19 season.

Famalicão

After two years in

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, Lameiras returned to his home country of Portugal to play for newly promoted to the

Famalicão, with whom he signed a four-year contract on 24 June 2019. He made his debut on 10 August in the team's first top-flight game for 25 years, starting in a 2–0 win at

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; on 23 September he scored his first goal to equalise in a 2–1 win at

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Vitória de Guimarães

On 8 January 2021, Lameiras joined fellow Primeira Liga side

on a three-and-a-half year deal, agreeing a contract with a €50 million release clause. He played 11 remaining games of the season, scoring a consolation in a 4–2 home loss to

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on 14 March. Lameiras played his first game in European competition on 21 July 2022, scoring a fourth-minute opener in a 3–0 win over Hungary's

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at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques in the second qualifying round of the

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Career statistics

Honours

Club

Coventry City *

: 2016–17

Individual

*Plymouth Argyle Player of the Season: 2018–19

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lameiras, Ruben 1994 births Living people Footballers from Lisbon Portuguese footballers Association football midfielders Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Åtvidabergs FF players Coventry City F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players F.C. Famalicão players Allsvenskan players English Football League players Primeira Liga players Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Sweden Portuguese expatriates in England Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Sweden