Rúben Daniel Fonseca Macedo (born 9 March 1996) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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Club career

Porto

Born in Amarante,

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of Swiss descent, Macedo joined

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's academy at the age of 11. On 1 February 2015, still a junior, he made his professional debut with the

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, coming on as a late substitute for

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in a 4–0 home win against

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in the Segunda Liga. On 3 October that year, the week after finding the net against Chelsea in the

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( 3–3 group stage home draw), he scored his first league goal, helping the visitors defeat

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2–0. Macedo contributed 34 matches (14 starts) and four goals in the 2015–16 season, as his team became the first reserve one to win the second division championship. On 3 January 2018, he was loaned to

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in the same league, reuniting with his former coach Capucho. On 12 June 2018, Macedo renewed his contract with Porto until 2020. In December, he went on loan to G.D. Chaves of the

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. His maiden appearance in the competition took place on 13 January 2019, when he started the 2–1 victory over C.D. Tondela.

Aves

Deemed surplus to requirements by manager

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, Macedo left the

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and signed a three-year contract with C.D. Aves on 4 July 2019. He scored his only goal for the bottom-placed team on 18 August, in the 3–1 home defeat of

C.S. Marítimo Club Sport Marítimo MH M (), commonly known as Marítimo or Marítimo da Madeira, is a Portuguese professional sports club based in the city of Funchal, on the island of Madeira. Established in 1910, Marítimo is best known for its football team ...

Marítimo

On 18 August 2020, Macedo joined Marítimo on a two-year deal. The following 22 February, he gave away an injury-time

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against his former club Porto – who won 2–1 as a result of that action, after Otávio converted it– being subsequently subjected to abuse on his social media.

Nacional

Macedo remained in the island of

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in the second half of the 2021–22 campaign, signing a contract with second-tier

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running until June 2024. In 2023–24, he scored twice from 33 appearances in a promotion as runners-up. During his tenure, Macedo totalled 117 games, seven goals and seven assists.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Macedo, Ruben 1996 births Living people Portuguese people of Swiss descent Sportspeople from Amarante, Portugal 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Porto District Men's association football wingers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Padroense F.C. players FC Porto B players Varzim S.C. players G.D. Chaves players C.D. Aves players C.S. Marítimo players C.D. Nacional players K League 2 players Gyeongnam FC players Portugal men's youth international footballers Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in South Korea