Rúben Neves

Rúben Neves: Biography in Details

Who is Rúben Neves?

Rúben Neves aka Rúben Diogo da Silva Neves is a well-known Portuguese professional footballer. Currently, he is the captain of the Premier League club, Wolverhampton Wanderers, and for the Portugal national team as a midfielder.

He was named in Portugal’s preliminary 55-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar in October 2022.

Rúben Neves- Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education

The Portuguese player, Rúben was born on March 13, 1997, in Mozelos, Portugal. As of 2022, he is 25 years old and holds Portuguese nationality.

Similarly, he is of European ethnicity and according to the astrologers, his birth sign is Pisces.

Rúben Neves was born to his father, José Neves while the name of his mother, is not unknown. At the moment, his parent’s profession is not known and it is also not known whether he has siblings or not.

There is no further info on his early educational life.

Rúben Neves- Professional Life, Careers

Beginning his soccer career as a soccer player, he played for the sports academy, Porto. From 2004 to 2014, he played at the amateur level.

While playing for the port, he was loaned to Padroense and also received critical acclaim from his coach, Luis Castro.

Talking about his international career, he played his senior career too by playing for his favorite club, Porto in 2014. After playing for three years at the Porto, he transferred to the EFL side and joined Wolverhampton on 8 July 2017. He went on to win several individual awards and achievements including, the EFL Goal of the year award in 2018. On 25 September 2019, he was selected as the captain. Altogether, he has made 191 appearances and 22 goals.

Briefing about his International career, he played from the youth level to the senior level.

Rúben Neves represented Portugal from U15 to U23. During a match against Russia, he made his debut for Portugal as a substitute on 10 November 2015.

He has been part of various international matches including the UEFA Nation League, UEFA European U21 Championship, etc. Furthermore, Neves is a UEFA Nationa League gold medalist. All total, the athlete has recorded 30 international appearances for the Portugal senior squad.

FIFA World Cup 2022

Rúben Neves was an active player in the 2022 FIFA World Cup 2022, representing Portugal.

During the opening match at 947 Stadium Qatar, Portugal beat Ghana by 3-2 on November 24, Thursday, 2022 at FIFA World Cup 2022.

With a solid ongoing match, Portugal won over Uruguay by 2-0, on November 28, 2022, at Lusail Stadium, Qatar.

Recently, On December 2, 2022, Portugal played against South Korea at Education City Stadium and lost the match by 2-1 in the end.

Though Portugal lost in the end, it was able to keep its place in round 16.

On December 7, 2022, Portugal lost against Croatia by 0-1 and was out of the FIFA World Cup 2022.

Rúben Neves- Net worth, Salary

The 25-year-old Portuguese footballer, Rúben Neves is one of the wealthiest EFL players who earn millions.

According to salary sport, his current net worth is estimated to be around  $14 Million (as of 2022). Being a signed player for Wolverhampton Wanderers, he is paid  £3,016,000 manually and £58,000 weekly.

Apart from these, Rúben Neves also earned through his collaboration with Nike, a sports brand. His current market value is  €40 million.

Rúben Neves- Rumors, Controversy

The 25-year-old footballer, Rúben Neves is not involved in any rumors or controversies. As he is able to maintain a clean profile, he stays away from the unnecessary limelight.

Body Features- Height, Weight

The Portuguese national footballer, Rúben has an athletic body standing at the height of 5 feet 11 inches and weighs around 80 kg.

Furthermore, Rúben Neves has a fair complexion, along with a set of hazel eyes and black hair.

Social Media

On his Instagram account, @rubendsneves, he is followed by more than 532k followers.

On the other side, he joined Twitter on December 2017 and has racked up over 107.7k followers.

There is also an official Facebook page under his name, which has garnered nearly 1.1 million followers.

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