Ruan Gregório Teixeira (born 29 May 1995), known simply as Ruan, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Career

On 16 January 2019, Ruan joined

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club Orlando City on a one-year loan from Brazilian club

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. He had previously had loan spells in Brazil with Madureira, Boa, Internacional and Ponte Preta. He made 28 appearances for Orlando across all competitions and was named to the MLS Team of the Week three times in

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. On 22 November 2019, Orlando announced the permanent transfer of Ruan ahead of the

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season, signing him to a two-year contract with an option for a third. Ruan remained the first choice right-back for Orlando when available, making 52 appearances across the next two seasons including 46 starts. He registered four assists in each of the 2020 and 2021 seasons. Following the team's run to the

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final, Ruan was named in the MLS is Back Best XI. Having not scored during 2019 or 2020, Ruan scored his first goal for the club on 15 September 2021 in a 4–2 defeat to

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, before scoring again in the following game four days later, a 3–1 defeat against

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. Ahead of the 2022 season, Ruan signed a new two-year deal with the option for a third year. On 21 December 2022, Ruan was traded to D.C. United in exchange for the #2 overall selection in the

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Career statistics

Honours

Orlando City * U.S. Open Cup:

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ruan 1995 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian men's footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Madureira Esporte Clube players Boa Esporte Clube players SC Internacional players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Orlando City SC players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Men's association football fullbacks Major League Soccer players D.C. United players CF Montréal players FC Dallas players Atlético Clube Goianiense players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen