Rúben Gouveia


Rúben Sílvio Lino Gouveia is a Portuguese-Angolan professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club Sacavenense as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Lisbon, Gouveia never played at the professional level in his homeland of Portugal. At the third division, he amassed total of 186 appearances and 30 goals over ten seasons, representing Estrela de Vendas Novas, Real SC,
Atlético SC, S.C.U. Torreense, U.D. Vilafranquense, Casa Pia AC, Clube Oriental de Lisboa and União de Santarém. In January 2009, he went on loan to Halesowen Town of the English Isthmian League.
Gouveia signed for Girabola side C.R.D. Libolo in 2012. He continued to compete in the Angolan top flight the following years.

International career

After receiving Angolan citizenship, Gouveia made his debut for the Angolan national team on 28 May 2014, at the age of 29, in a 2–0 win against the Moroccan national team in a friendly match.