Rubens Antonio Dias (born 21 June 2001), known as just Rubens, is a Brazilian professional
footballer
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who plays for
Atlético Mineiro
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*Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy
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. Mainly a
midfielder
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, he can also play as a
left-back
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.
Career
Born in
Tumiritinga, Rubens joined the
youth academy of
Atlético Mineiro
Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to:
Sports Teams Athletico
*Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy
*Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic Cl ...
in 2016, winning the
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20
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title in 2020.
On 7 March 2021, Rubens made his professional debut in a
Campeonato Mineiro
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The history of Campeonato Mineiro can be divided into two parts: bef ...
4–0 home win over
Uberlândia
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. On 25 June 2022, he scored his first goal as a professional in a
Campeonato Brasileiro 3–2 home win over
Fortaleza
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.
Career statistics
Honours
;Atlético Mineiro
*
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
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:
2021
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Copa do Brasil
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:
2021
Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...
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Campeonato Mineiro
The Campeonato Mineiro is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. It is run by the Minas Gerais Football Federation (FMF).
The history of Campeonato Mineiro can be divided into two parts: bef ...
:
2021
Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...
,
2022
The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
,
2023
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,
2024
The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...
,
2025
So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...
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Supercopa do Brasil
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:
2022
The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
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Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20
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: 2020
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Campeonato Mineiro
The Campeonato Mineiro is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. It is run by the Minas Gerais Football Federation (FMF).
The history of Campeonato Mineiro can be divided into two parts: bef ...
Team of the Year:
2024
The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...
References
External links
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2001 births
Living people
Brazilian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Clube Atlético Mineiro players
21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
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