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

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Vinagre had two spells in the academy of

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

before joining

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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

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side Académica to gain experience, but

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, 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 Yeovil Town in the

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of the

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. 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

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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

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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

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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

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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 Leonardo Campana and

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. He made his

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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. During his spell at

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, he totalled only four games. On 20 July 2023, Championship club

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announced the signing of Vinagre on loan for the season. He made his debut on 5 August, in the 2–1 loss away to

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. He was recalled by Sporting on 26 January 2024 and, later that day, moved to

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club

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until the end of the campaign, with a reported buying option of €4 million.

Legia Warsaw

Vinagre joined

of the Polish

in July 2024, on a

-long loan with an option to make the move permanent. On 6 February 2025, after providing nine assists in 28 appearances, a permanent move was agreed; his transfer was linked to that of goalkeeper

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due to Sporting having already reached their loan limit, and Vinagre reportedly signed for a €2.3 million fee, the most expensive in the history of the Polish top division. On 2 May 2025, Vinagre was one of seven players on target as Legia defeated

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4–3 to

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the

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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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. 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 *

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: 2017–18 Olympiacos *

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Sporting CP *

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: 2021–22 *

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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 ...

Legia Warsaw *

: 2024–25 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

External links

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