Rúben Gonçalo da Silva Nascimento Vinagre (born 9 April 1999) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a left wing-back for

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club Everton, on loan from

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Club career

Early career

Born in Charneca de Caparica,

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, Vinagre had two spells in the academy of

before joining Ligue 1 club

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on 12 June 2015. After spending his first season with the youth side, he signed a professional contract. In August 2016, a deal was agreed for Vinagre to be loaned to LigaPro side Académica to gain experience, but FIFA, whose approval was required due to the player being under 18, refused to sanction the deal. After an unsuccessful appeal, he returned to his parent club without making any competitive appearances.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Vinagre agreed to a new deal with Monaco in June 2017, running until summer 2022. Shortly after, he moved on loan to English side

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for the upcoming season. He made his senior debut on 8 August in a 1–0 win against

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in the first round of the EFL Cup. He scored his first goal in professional football on 30 September, the third of his team's 4–0 away victory over

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in the

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. After their promotion to the

as champions, Vinagre signed a five-year-contract for an undisclosed fee on 30 June 2018. The subsequent recruitment of

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meant that he was primarily used as a back-up, but still made 17 appearances (21 in all competitions) as they qualified for the

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through a seventh-place finish; his first league match took place on 11 August 2018, when he came on as a late substitute in the 2–2 home draw with Everton. Vinagre made his European debut on 25 July 2019, in Wolves's 2–0 home win over

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in the Europa League second qualifying round, closing the score in injury time. With Jonny seriously injured, he totalled 13 games in the team's run to the quarter-finals, where they were ousted by eventual winners

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. On 5 October 2020, Vinagre moved to

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of the Super League Greece on a

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-long loan, with an option to make the deal permanent. However, after failing to impose himself at the Pedro Martins-led squad, mainly due to injury problems, he joined Famalicão also on loan, rejoining former Wolverhampton teammates

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and Bruno Jordão. He made his Primeira Liga debut for the latter on 8 January 2021, starting in a 1–4 home loss to

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Sporting CP

Vinagre was loaned to Sporting on 9 July 2021, with a buying option. He made only 18 competitive appearances in his first season, and on 1 July 2022 the club signed him permanently. On 27 July 2022, Vinagre joined Everton on a

-long loan; an option to buy was also included in the deal.

International career

Vinagre contributed five appearances as

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won the

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in Azerbaijan, following a

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defeat of

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. He helped the under-19s to the same achievement two years later, playing the entire 4–3

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victory against

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in Seinäjoki. On 11 October 2018, Vinagre won his first

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at under-21 level, in a 9–0 rout in

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in the 2019 European Championship qualifiers.

Career statistics

Honours

Wolverhampton Wanderers * EFL Championship: 2017–18 Olympiacos * Super League Greece: 2020–21 Sporting CP * Taça da Liga: 2021–22 *

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Portugal U17 *

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Portugal U19 *

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Individual *UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament:

*UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament:

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vinagre, Ruben 1999 births Living people Sportspeople from Almada Portuguese footballers Association football defenders AS Monaco FC players Premier League players English Football League players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Everton F.C. players Super League Greece players Olympiacos F.C. players Primeira Liga players F.C. Famalicão players Sporting CP footballers Portugal youth international footballers Portugal under-21 international footballers Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Monaco Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Greece Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Monaco Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in England Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Greece